Induction of ZAP team 2

Briefing session for those beginning participation in ZAP 2014 in the second half of the season
Meg Miller giving the briefing session on Monday morning 13 October in the Kantouni dining room to those participating in the Zagora 2014 excavations for the first time. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
by Irma Havlicek
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As you probably know by now, some excavators work on the six-week Zagora Archaeological Project (ZAP) for the entire six weeks, some for weeks 1-3 and some for weeks 4-6.

Those working only the second half generally arrived last weekend, and received a briefing from ZAP project director, Meg Miller, in the Kantouni dining room on the morning of Monday 13 October.

This was followed by the usual daily drive to Stavropeda, some 20 minutes from our accommodation in Batsi, and then the half-hour or so walk down to Zagora.

Following are some photographs providing glimpses of the induction.

Briefing session for those beginning participation in ZAP 2014 in the second half of the season
ZAP team members starting their participation in the project receive their briefing from Meg Miller in the Kantouni dining room. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
The second ZAP team walking down to the Zagora site
ZAP inductees begin their participation in week 4 of the project with a walk down the path to the site. You can just see the Zagora headland in the distance towards the left of the frame (with ZAP project director, Lesley Beaumont, facing the camera in front of it). © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
Zagora as seen from the path
This was one of the first views of Zagora for the second ZAP team on their first walk down to the site. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
Lesley Beaumont shows Zagora participants a stone-built animal shelter off the path to Zagora
The Zagora project directors take every opportunity to provide a learning experience to team members. Here, Lesley Beaumont shows the team a stone-built animal shelter just off the path down to Zagora. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
Stone-built animal shelter near Zagora
The construction of this stone-built animal shelter is similar to some of the settlement and more recent field wall and animal shelter stone construction found at Zagora. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
Stavros Paspalas inducting Zagora team 2 by the fortification wall and gate
ZAP director, Stavros Paspalas, (centre/right of frame, facing camera), telling the new Zagora team members about the settlement fortification wall and gate near which this photo was taken. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
Stavros Paspalas' induction of ZAP team 2 from the fortification wall area
Another shot of Stavros’ induction of team 2 from the fortification wall area. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
ZAP team 2 participants receive their briefing about Trench 4
ZAP team 2 participants receive their briefing from trench supervisor, Kristen Mann (not visible). © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek

There may appear to be some repetition in the images below – especially those around the building structures excavated in the 1960s and 70s by Professor Alexander Cambitoglou. I included them for two reasons: 1) I thought it was an opportunity to show different angles of the building walls that may be of interest to some readers; and 2) I know family and friends are keen to see their near-and-dear ones on this blog and I hoped this may give an opportunity for everyone to be facing the camera in at least one shot.

Zagora team 2 induction at Area J houses
Stavros telling ZAP team 2 members about the excavations of the 1960s and 70s under the direction of Professor Alexander Cambitoglou. Here they are in the remains of houses of Area J. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
Zagora team 2 participants receiving induction from Stavros Paspalas in the J houses area
You can get a good idea of the construction of Zagora houses in this shot of J houses excavated in the 1960s and 70s. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
Another angle of the J houses construction. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
Another angle of the J houses construction. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
Another angle of J houses construction
And another….
Induction of team 2 in J area houses
And yet another angle….
Stavros Paspalas inducting Zagora team 2 in the J houses area
And another, this time with a water view….
Stavros pointing out a detail to Zagora team 2 participants
Stavros pointing out a detail to Zagora team 2 participants. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
Mel Melnyczek, supervisor of Trench 7, briefing the new ZAP participants about Trench 7
Trench supervisor, Mel Melnyczek, briefing the new ZAP participants about his trench. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
Ivana Vetta, supervisor of Trench 5, briefing the new ZAP participants about Trench 5
Trench supervisor, Ivana Vetta, briefing the new ZAP participants about her trench. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek
Stavros Paspalas' induction of ZAP team 2
As well as trench site specifics, Stavros’ induction of ZAP team 2 included a general history of the settlement, surrounding archaeological sites and the history of the project. © AAIA; photo by Irma Havlicek

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