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The Bays of East Attica Regional Survey

An archaeological project centred on the bay of Porto Rafti

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Bartek and a military training vessel on the way to Modi.
Eleni and Matthias seem to have discovered something of interest near the so-called “nose” of Raftis. What could it be? Alas, the drone is too far away to help us answer this question.
Captain Vasilis steers the mighty Afrodite in June 2023 while modelling the BEARS 2022 Raftis-themed project shirt (Photo by Phil Sapirstein)
The drone gets the drop on Murray & Rob as they ponder the mysteries of architectural foundations on Raftis on a bright summer day.
The Koroni Valley and saddle as seen from the drone during the 2023 study season.
Raftis statue covered in photogrammetry targets and ready for its closeup. Note that Phil is demonstrating perfect drone pilot posture in this quintessential drone selfie.
Braden doing SCIENCE in the Brauron museum during the 2023 study season.
Eleni demonstrates ideal groundstone analysis posture on Raftis during the 2023 study season.
Eleni assesses the flatness of a ventral surface.
Eleni demonstrates an “old school” weighing technique with a grinding slab.
First thing’s first – tireless groundstone documentation involves a lot of waiting for the iPad to communicate correctly with BEARS’ online database……..
Rob in good spirits on Raftis during the 2023 study season.
The 2022 team looking happy at the end of the season (S. Murray)
Grace, Elliott, and Taylor await a ride home after a day of work on Raftis Island. Photo S. Dunn.
Intensive survey on the slopes north of the bay. Photo S. Dunn.
Shannon on the steep slopes of Raftis
The arduous pottery sort after a unit on Raftis
Chatting between units on Raftis
Clambering up the side of Raftis on a brilliant June morn.
Taylor, Braden, and Elliott bask in the comfort of Raftis’s shady bowers during a work break.
One of Praso’s notorious BIG tile piles
Miriam works diligently to finish documentation of the Koroni acropolis architecture as BEARS 2022 presses on into a final bonus week!
Surveyors board the Aphrodite straight after a morning voyage to Koroni islet. Photo S. Murray.
Maeve and team document a feature in Porto Rafti
A survey team hard at work counting and bagging collected artifacts
Miriam, Isabella, and Izzy brave windy conditions to map the Koroni fortification wall. Photo E. Fuller.
Avery photographing a groundstone
Avery photographing a groundstone
The intensive survey team explores a fig orchard around Porto Rafti
Dr. Myrto Georgakopoulou and Braden Cordivari analyze finds from 2019 and 2021 with a pXRF (portable X-ray fluorescence) device in the Brauron Museum. Photo G. Erny.
Isabella and a graduate student using a dGPS
Izzy tackling the technologies of Koroni
Grace analyzes groundstones on Raftis (S. Murray)
The Afroditi mast at full attention while anchored off Praso (D. Buckingham).
The shoreline and views south from Praso (D. Buckingham).
The view from a tile pile on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Joey and Phil check out the survey grid on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Kat strikes a serious pose while analyzing tile on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Eleni shows off one of many obsidian lithics found on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Tile smiles on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Tile notes on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Life amongst the tile on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Mel and Kat dwarfed by a tile pile on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Phil measures a tile on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Tile analysis on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Matthias, Joey, and Eleni sort tiles on Praso (D. Buckingham).
There is no shortage of tile fragments on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Matthias, Joey, and Eleni process tiles on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Bricks and tiles on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Phil analyzes a tile on Praso (D. Buckingham).
The team hikes through the grid on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Grace wrangles the iPad on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Tile, glorious tile! (D. Buckingham).
Matthias working a tile pile on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Mel cherishing quality time with tiles on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Vasilis takes Joey, Shannon, and Mel to Praso on the mini-Afroditi (D. Buckingham).
The gruelling morning commute to Praso (D. Buckingham).
Boats at anchor in Porto Rafti bay (D. Buckingham).
The Porto Rafti limani (D. Buckingham).
Eleni prepares tags for artifacts to be collected from a unit on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Rob processes finds on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Eleni and Joey process finds on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Joey takes notes while processing a unit on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Heaping buckets of finds from a unit on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Tiles being counted on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Eleni and Sarah process finds on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Rob demonstrating his infectious positivity during survey on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Rob harvesting finds in a survey unit on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Joey shows off a fresh Late Roman dish rim (D. Buckingham).
Sherdage in action! (D. Buckingham).
Rob and Joey hike along the shore of Prasonisi (D. Buckingham).
Rob, Joey, and Eleni head to a unit on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Captain Vasilis looking stunning in purple (D. Buckingham).
Sarah and Eleni strategize about the day’s work while Vasilis steers the ship (D. Buckingham).
Boat’s eye view of the morning commute on BEARS 2021 (D. Buckingham).
Rob and Joey check the survey map aboard the trusty Afroditi (D. Buckingham).
Rob happy to be at work on Koroni (D. Buckingham).
Denéa, Matthias, Kat, Phil, Joey, Mel, and Eleni after a day of tile analysis on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Vasilis’s boat off the shore at Praso (D. Buckingham).
Matthias, Joey, and Eleni sort finds on Praso (D. Buckingham).
A quiet morning at the Porto Rafti limani (D. Buckingham).
Lithics on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Artifact glamor shot on Praso, a piece of technical ceramic preserving copper prills (D. Buckingham).
Sarah and Eleni sort finds after surveying a unit on Praso (D. Buckingham).
CANELA, world’s best port dog, knows what time it is when the team arrives in the morning (D. Buckingham).
Cruisin, BEARS 2021 style (D. Buckingham).
Eleni at work on the Praso survey (D. Buckingham).
Cruisin, BEARS 2021 style (D. Buckingham).
View through the Koroni shrubbery to Koroni islet (D. Buckingham).
Cruisin, BEARS 2021 style (D. Buckingham).
A bright orange flag marks the corner of a survey unit on Koroni (D. Buckingham).
Denéa, Maeve, Shannon, Joey and Rob glorious after a day of survey on Koroni (D. Buckingham).
Shannon wields the Sharpie, a survey archaeologist’s most valuable tool! (D. Buckingham).
Joey enjoying a day of survey on Koroni (D. Buckingham).
Feature documentation in action (D. Buckingham).
Joey in the weeds on Koroni (D. Buckingham).
The Koroni team plots their next move (D. Buckingham).
Figuring out coordinates at Koroni (D. Buckingham).
Rob and Joey strategize their next move while surveying on Koroni (D. Buckingham).
The team plans their next survey unit on Koroni (D. Buckingham).
Joey, Rob, Shannon, and Maeve plan a survey unit on Koroni (D. Buckingham).
A team amidst the wilds of the eastern Koroni peninsula (D. Buckingham).
Cliffs and brush and views on Koroni (D. Buckingham).
A team at work on Koroni, with a view to Koroni islet in the background (D. Buckingham).
Shannon and Rob amongst the features on Koroni (D. Buckingham).
The view towards Avlaki beach and Mt. Mavronori from atop Koroni (D. Buckingham).
A dramatic morning view of life amongst the many features of Koroni (D. Buckingham).
Rob sorts sherds on Praso (D. Buckingham).
Rob sorts sherds on Praso (D. Buckingham).
One of many perforated handles encountered in the Praso assemblages (D. Buckingham).
Praso sherd glamor shot (D. Buckingham)
Shannon counts a pile of sherds after surveying a unit on Praso (D. Buckingham)
Eleni and Sarah sort pottery after surveying a unit on Praso (D. Buckingham)
Rob and Shannon count and weigh sherds after surveying a unit on Praso (D. Buckingham)
Sarah and Shannon sort sherds after surveying a unit on Praso (D. Buckingham)
Sarah, Rob, and Shannon strategize ahead of a day of survey on Praso (D. Buckingham)
Captain Vasilis gets the dinghy ready (D. Buckingham)
Rob, Shannon, and Eleni on the boat (D. Buckingham)
Sarah and Vasilis heading to Praso in week 4 of the 2021 season (D. Buckingham)
Survey-style view towards Koroni through the bushes (D. Buckingham)
The 2019 team
The 2019 BEARS team on the final day of the season (Photo credit: S. Murray)
The BEARS mascot assists with dGPS mapping on Koroni peninsula (Photo credit: M. McHugh)
Phil demonstrates how to read tiles in the field (Photo credit: S. Murray)
Grace wrangles data on a project iPad during survey on the slopes of the Koroni peninsula (Photo credit: S. Murray)
Maeve and Joey map extensive features on the Koroni peninsula using the EMLID unit (Photo credit: S. Murray)
A team of surveyors after a successful day at the office (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Grace and other BEARS team members survey the Pounta peninsula (Artist rendering credit: M. McHugh)
Bartek lays down some knowledge about LH IIIC pottery during a visit to Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Kat, Taylor, and Joey await instructions during a day of survey on Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Sortin' sherds
Sorting finds from a unit on Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Survey finds on Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
The team sorts finds on Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Taylor, Herakles, and Joey sort finds after finishing a unit on Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
The survey team gathers to get organized after finishing a unit on Raftis island.(Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Kat displays a find during survey on Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
An andesite grindstone on Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Surveyors on Raftis island (Photo credit: T. Stark)
Kat surveying on Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Taylor surveying on Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Herakles ponders the infinite possibilities of survey finds (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
On Raphtis Island
Joey surveys on Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
The team and the topography on Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Isabella, Cassandra, and Taylor assess the survey finds from 2019’s first unit on Raftis island (S. Murray)
Checking out the material on Raftopoula during a recon visit (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Taylor during a recon visit on Raftopoula (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Surveyor with seagulls (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Two important BEARS boats (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Captain Vasilis helps Bartek, Joey, and Kat reach shore on Raftopoula (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
The trusty dinghy (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Rob watches the drone landing atop Raftis island (Photo credit: S. Murray)
Jenny and Irum enjoy the boat ride to Raftis island with Captain Vasilis at the helm (S. Murray)
Captain Vasilis gets instructions from his first mate Odysseus (Photo credit: S. Murray)
“Captain” Rob above board en route to Raftis (photo credit: S. Murray)
Dimitri brings the drone in for landing (Photo credit: S. Murray)
The northwestern slope of the island of Raftis (Photo credit: S. Murray)
Rob, Dimitri, and Odysseus depart Raftis island (Photo credit: S. Murray)
Approaching Raftis and Raftopoula by sea (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Rob brings the drone in for landing (Photo credit: S. Murray)
A drone’s eye view of the Pounta peninsula with some team members (Photo credit: D. Nakassis)
A view to the northeast from Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Raftis island as seen from Raftopoula (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Raftis island as seen from Raftopoula (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Pounta (foreground) and Koroni (background) peninsulas as seen when exiting the Porto Rafti harbour by boat (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
The bay of Porto Rafti as seen from Raftis island (Photo credit: S. Murray)
Raftopoula and northern Porto Rafti as seen from Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
Koroni peninsula and island as seen from Raftis island (Photo credit: K. Alexakis)
A view of the Bay of Porto Raphti
View of the area of Porto Rafti from the north (D. Nakassis)
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