STUDENT DAYNOTES                                                                                                        AMHEIDA 2008

Name: Adam Prins      Supervisor(s): Bruno Bazzani and Angela Cervi                                Date: 2/6/08

Excavation              Small Finds            Topography           Photography          Ceramics

└►Area:                                                        Room(s):                                                         X Data entry

What I have done:

 

Today I began the day at 8:30 am by digitizing a backlogged site plan, Room 9 in Area 1.3, from the 2006 Amheida season. I finished at 11:50 pm.

 

At 11:50 I began digitizing a backlogged section drawing of Room 6 in Area 1.3 from the 2006 Amheida season. I finished at 2:25 pm.

 

At 2:25 pm I began entering data from the photograph list for the current Ain el-Gedida excavation. I finished at 3:45 pm.

 

At 4:45 pm Jennifer Thum, supervised by Angela Cervi, showed me how to fill out data forms for ostraka. I analyzed and filled out forms for three ostraka.

 

At 5:00 I began digitizing a backlogged section drawing of Room 5 in Area 1.3 from the 2006 Amheida season. I finished at 6:15 pm.

 

What I have learned:

 

Today I learned how to analyze ostraka and record object forms for them.

 

Problems I have found:

 

I did not encounter any problems today.