Preparation is crucial.....

This involves mapping surface-visible remains in detail at 1:50 and planning at 1:20 in the areas  we want to excavate and thinking about trench layout. This was completed in 2022 along with topographical surface mapping at the nearby settlement of Papoura with our topographer Giorgos Damaskinakis. We recorded variations in surface level within our planned trench area and established reference datum points of known height near our excavation areas, all ready for rapid on-site measurements of deposit height during excavation.