The Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project

Find out what actually goes on at a dig. Follow the progress of the Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project as Dr. David Romano and his team of researchers work at the Sanctuary of Zeus during field season 2009.

One of the most famous Pan-Hellenic sanctuaries of ancient Greece, located only 17 miles from its more well-known neighbor at Olympia, Mt. Lykaion claims a spectacular mountain-top location. Find out what the researchers do in the trenches as they work to uncover, conserve, document, illustrate and register objects.