By Sophia Mittman ’22 Mixing the mortar for our frescoes Today we woke up to our first rainy day in Italy, although the clouds cleared up by the time we set up tables outside to try […]
By Sophia Mittman ’22 Mixing the mortar for our frescoes Today we woke up to our first rainy day in Italy, although the clouds cleared up by the time we set up tables outside to try […]
Sophia Mittman ’22 We’ve always known that the Romans were master engineers and artists, but during ONE-MA3 we’ve been learning that they were also incredible chemists! Today, after the usual yet satisfying breakfast of bread, cheese, […]
By Sophia Mittman ’22 Students examining the ruins at the Gardens of Ninfa First of all, sorry for the cheesy title. Second of all (and more importantly), I never imagined that one day I’d be walking […]
By Sophia Mittman ’22 Today was our first official visit to an archeological site that is relatively new and currently undergoing restoration. Only two-minute walk from the beach in Sabaudia, the site consisted of two large […]
By Sophia Mittman ’22 Today we launched into our mission of learning about one of the most important materials used in Roman engineering: lime. Not the fruit. And not just limestone. I will explain the basics […]
By Sophia Mittman ’22 After a much-needed night of sleep to catch up from jet lag, some of us woke up to a relaxing class of yoga in the castle courtyard. We sampled our first classic […]
[fusion_text]Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Professor Admir Masic, and teaching assistants Linda Seymour and Chad Loh, led a group of ten students around Italy for the second annual summer fieldwork program on Materials in […]