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Fashions in the field, archaeology-style

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by Irma Havlicek
Powerhouse Museum Web Producer

Beatrice McLoughlin
Beatrice McLoughlin would look as stylish at the Melbourne Cup Carnival as she does here at Zagora in the hat bought for her in Tinos by Andrew Wilson. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
As it’s the Melbourne Cup Carnival here in Australia, and so many people are obsessed with ‘fashions on the field’ – I thought I’d put up a post of our own ‘fashions in the field – archaeology-style’, from among the many photos I took during the season this year.

Following are photos featuring members of the 2013 Zagora Archaeological Project team wearing hats or scarves – valuable Sun and wind protection in the field. Most are published here for the first time but some have illustrated other posts on this blog.

This post is a light-hearted way of providing more glimpses of Zagora 2013. More serious archaeologically-related posts will follow in coming weeks.

Elaine Lin
Elaine Lin. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Elaine Lin wearing happy sunny glasses
Elaine Lin wearing her happy sunny glasses; Damien Stone is behind her, smiling; photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Project directors, site supervisors and site architect/surveyors heading across the site for the first time during the 2013 Zagora excavation season
And they’re off…. Project directors, site supervisors and site architect/surveyors heading across the site for the first time during the 2013 Zagora excavation season. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Stavros Paspalas and Andrew Wilson
From left: Stavros Paspalas and Andrew Wilson. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Inspecting Excavation Area 4 prior to excavation in 2013
Project directors, site architects/surveyors and site supervisors inspect Excavation Area 4 (EA4) before excavation begins. From left: Mel Melnyczek, Stavros Paspalas, Richard Anderson (mostly hidden), Hugh Thomas, Lesley Beaumont, Andrew Wilson, Paul Donnelly, Ivana Vetta, Meg Miller and Kristen Mann (trench supervisor of EA4). Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
From left: Ivana Vetta and Andrew Wilson
From left: Ivana Vetta and Andrew Wilson. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM.
Meg Miller
Meg Miller. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM.
Andrew Smith, Paul Donnelly and Lesley Beaumont
From left: Andrew Smith, Paul Donnelly and Lesley Beaumont on the clifftop at the south of Zagora. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM.
Paul Donnelly
Paul Donnelly. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Taking refreshments near Excavation Area 5
Flemington Racecourse car park may be the place to take refreshments during the Melbourne Cup – but the views near Excavation Area 5 at Zagora are hard to beat. From left: Julia Manouras, Chris Moutafis, Kate McAllan, Andrew Smith, Tessa Morgan, Steve Vassilakis, Hannah Morris, Paul Donnelly, Meg Dains. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Chris Moutafis
Chris Moutafis. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Hannah Morris, Julia Manouras and Kate McAllan standing near Excavation area 5 at the southern end of Zagora
From left: Hannah Morris, Julia Manouras and Kate McAllan standing near Excavation area 5 at the southern end of Zagora. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
At the top of the climb from Zagora, to the rest spot by the church. From left: Sami Beaumont-Cankaya (seated), Sue Jorgenson, Elaine Lin, Damien Stone and Kristen Man
At the top of the climb from Zagora after a hard day’s work to the rest spot by the church. From left: Sami Beaumont-Cankaya (seated), Sue Jorgenson, Elaine Lin, Damien Stone and Kristen Mann. Most of us wrapped our heads in scarves like this and wore sunglasses or eye protection goggles on the particularly windy days to protect ourselves from the flying dust. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Adam and Hugh bring the kite down
From left: Adam Carr and Hugh Thomas, bringing the aerial photography kite down. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Site supervisors: Paul Donnelly, Hugh Thomas, Ivana Vetta, Mel Melnyczek and Kristen Mann
Site supervisors, from left: Paul Donnelly, Hugh Thomas, Ivana Vetta, Mel Melnyczek and Kristen Mann. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
The southern end of the Zagora site
The southern end of the Zagora site. From left: Andrew Wilson, Meg Miller, Stavros Paspalas, Paul Donnelly (behind), Lesley Beaumont, Ivana Vetta, Hugh Thomas, Kristen Mann. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Anthoulla Vassiliades
Anthoulla Vassiliades, archaeologist and AAIA Athens office Administrative Officer. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Hugh Thomas, Mel Melnyczek, Kristen Mann, Andrew Wilson, Stavros Paspalas, Meg Miller, Lesley Beaumont's hat, Ivana Vetta and Paul Donnelly
From left: Hugh Thomas, Mel Melnyczek, Kristen Mann, Andrew Wilson, Stavros Paspalas, Meg Miller, Lesley Beaumont’s hat, Ivana Vetta and Paul Donnelly. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
EA5 clifftop tea break area
Another shot of the EA5 clifftop tea break area with a view. From left: Julia Manouras, Kate McAllan, Andrew Smith, Meg Dains, Tessa Morgan, Steve Vassilakis and Hannah Morris. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Hannah Gwyther
Hannah Gwyther. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Damien Stone and Hayley Jones
From left: Damien Stone (using a total station) and Hayley Jones. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Meg Dains
Meg Dains. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Matt McCallum
Matt McCallum. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Claire Gavin
Claire Gavin. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Annette Dukes
Annette Dukes. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Kate McAllen
Kate McAllen. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Antonio Bianco
Antonio Bianco. OK, so he’s not wearing a hat – but with that stylish stripey shirt and the bandana – well, he wouldn’t look out of place at the Melbourne Cup. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Working in Excavation Area 3
Hugh provided some protection from the Sun – and a holiday feel – to his trench with this Sun umbrella. From left: Rehan Scharenguivel, Jane McMahon (wearing sombrero), Kate Boyd (in trench) and Tessa Boyd (standing, looking through the soil debris in the wheelbarrow. If I find a better photo of Jane wearing her fabulous sombrero, I’ll post it here later. © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Peter Londey, Archondia Thanos and tree root.
Peter Londey and Archondia Thanos trying to come to grips with the giant tree root in the middle of EA2. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Petra working on the PDA, with Zagora in the background
Petra Janouchova doing fieldwork wearing her kangaroo hat for Sun protection. Zagora is in the background. Photo by Adela Sobotkova.
Sue Jorgensen and Kristen Mann at Excavation Area 4
Sue Jorgensen and Kristen Mann at Excavation Area 4. © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Hugh Thomas pulling the wheelbarrow back to EA3
Hugh Thomas having put a wheelbarrow load of soil debris from the trench onto the soil heap, now returns the wheelbarrow to the trench for the next load…. © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Mel Melnyczek
Mel Melnyczek. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Ivana Vetta, trench supervisor of Excavation Area 1,
Ivana Vetta, trench supervisor of Excavation Area 1, considers the work ahead of her during the first week of work at Zagora in 2013. © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Amy Boyd on site at Zagora
Amy Boyd. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Mel Kennedy
Mel Kennedy. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM.
Irma Havlicek, Steve Vassilakis and Anastasia Miller-Csapo
That’s me (Irma Havlicek) with my trusty new trowel, starting to help clear the topsoil from Excavation Area 5 during the first days of the 2013 season. In the background, from left: Steve Vassilakis and Anastasia Miller-Csapo.

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6 thoughts on “Fashions in the field, archaeology-style”

    • Thanks, Mark. I’m planning another (hopefully, amusing) post on the glamour at Zagora…. when we’re all protected up with knee-pads, scarves and goggles against wind, and with dust on every exposed bit of skin. Hope the Melbourne Cup festivities at the Powerhouse were fun. Cheers, Irma

  3. It really has been a wonderful journey following this blog.
    Who would have ever thought that an archæological dig would have been filled with thus amazing stories filled with events such as kite flying and wasp traps and people looking like Paris-Dakar motorcycle riders with their dust rimmed faces 🙂
    So much happened and I hear there were even some good dinner nights and swimming excursions ,and even some romance blossoming with/among members of the group as well.
    It is quite amazing how much work was accomplished by looking at the photo’s over the time of the did.
    I do hope that Zagora over time with more digs,reveals many more secrets about the long forgotten past in Greece. History reminds us where we came from and to where we are going. Thankyou to all for allowing myself and many other blogreaders to partake such a wonderful journey that you all have had. Cheers and beers to all.

    • Thanks so much, SeismicGeo Guy. It’s been marvellous feeling you were along for the ride. I’m planning more posts – some light-hearted, some more serious (which take more time to get right, for example about the remote sensing/satellite imaging work that was done). So I hope you will check back with the blog from time to time. Your comments have really helped to breathe life into the blog – so thank you, really! I have almost 6000 photos from the 2013 Zagora Archaeological Season. So there’s plenty of images around which to build posts – even if only to provide further glimpses of what life and work were like there during the season. And thanks for the cheers and the beers, gratefully accepted!

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