Week four marked the last day of the campaign, our numbers were cut short by the departure of the Canadian team, yet our spirits remained high.The weather was a bit hotter than usual for this time of the year, but at least there was no more rain to slow us down, however the ground was …
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Week 4 – Florian B.
I woke up at 6 a.m. like usual. The shock of the early time is not as strongly felt as in the previous weeks. After I prepared myself for the excavation, I went outside and I instantly realized that is not the same vibe of loud chattering and laughing, a sort of emptiness wrapped the …
Week 3 Excursion – Charlie
Though the dig ended on Saturday, the fun did not stop! For our final excursion we visited three places Castelul Corvinilor, Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, and the Densus church. The castle was certainly majestic, the kind of place you wouldn’t be surprised to see Dracula show up in. The stairs were twisty and small but the …
Third week in Area A – Veronica
It’s hard to believe that after all our weeks together, (most of) the Canadian team is heading home. I know that I, for one, will miss our days spent together digging in the trench and looking up to the fields of alfalfa and sunflowers and the distant mountains. The thing I’ll miss the least, however, …
ARVP 2024 Week 3 Update – Lisa R
This post marks the third week of the dig, which is also the final stretch for most of the Canadian student team, including myself. It’s been an incredible experience and I’m amazed by how much we’ve done and learned in such a short time. I’ve been assigned to Trench C for the duration of this …
ARVP 2024 – 2nd weekend excursion – Caroline Armstrong
AVRP 2024 2nd Weekend Excursion to Turda:Our second weekend excursion this AVRP season consisted of a short bus ride to Turda, a lovely city southeast of Cluj, famous for its salt mine. Before going into Salina Turda, we took a quick peruse through the Museum of Sandulesti, where we familiarized ourselves with the local archaeology …
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ARVP 2024: An Update from Trench C – Brendan Kay
I am not, by training, an archaeologist, so the last two weeks have been intense but fantastically educational. If I had to summarize the many and varied lessons of the ARVP season so far, it would serve to state that archaeological trenches are quite like ogres. That is, they are (literally) dirty, (unavoidably) smelly, they …
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The second week – Ally McCallum
Hello from Trench A! Week two on the project has gone well. The sunflowers are in full bloom and the heat is high as ever. Our three trenches have progressed significantly, with C and D hitting sterile dirt in parts of their excavations. Trench A continues into a refuse context from the medival era. This …
The first weekend – Margaret Peters
The citadel of Alba Iulia The first full Sunday of our 2024 stay in Romania meant two things: a later wale-up call, and an excursion. Where 10am would usually be halfway through a morning of work, today it saw us walking the streets of Alba Iulia, making our way towards the citadel. Upon arrival at …
First impressions – ALEX M.
The Roman villa at Oarda-Bulza is beautiful. The mountains seen on the horizon fill you with awe. The only downside is the heat, which has been terrorizing us. My family originates from Romania, but I haven’t visited in over 8 years. It feels good to be back in the country, and even better to help …
Apulum Roman Villa Project 