Dig Life

We present a number of short films recorded during the 2019 field season to present an idea of a typical excavation in a Mediterranean site. From drone footage to action in the trenches, we hope these give some insight into the processes of excavations.
All videos are copyrighted to the Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project.

Drone footage of the theatre of Nea Paphos, captured by Dr Rowan Conroy in 2019.

Drone footage taken flying over the site of the ancient theatre of Nea Paphos in October 2019, captured by Dr Rowan Conroy

Drone footage of the western parodos, orchestra and cavea of the Paphos Theatre captured by Dr Rowan Conroy in October 2019.

Recording in Trench 19C as captured by drone in October 2019 by Dr Rowan Conroy.

The find. Excavating a near intact vessel in Trench 19D, captured by Dr Bob Miller in October 2019.

Retrieving an intact vessel from Trench 19D, footage captured by Dr Bob Miller in 2019.

Finds processing tables and conversation tables on site seen by drone as captured by Dr Rowan Conroy in October 2019.

Fly over the Roman paved road, 2019. Footage captured by Dr Rowan Conroy.

Excavating in the area of the Roman road, video taken by Dr Bob Miller in late 2019.