Department Students Shine in Maryland Today Video on Villa Adrianna Field School at Stabiae

Mekayla May explains the importance of this unique opportunity for undergraduate students to connect directly with ancient Roman material culture

In today's Maryland Today students from the Department feature prominently in a video about this summer's field school documenting fresco cycles and other architectural features at the Villa Adrianna at Castellmare di Stabia (Stabiae to the ancient Romans), an elite villa that was destroyed, but in a preserved state, when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E. For twenty years UMD has run a field school that has excavated this particular site. In this, apparently the last field school year, students focused on documenting thoroughly the well-preserved fresco cycles found throughout the villa.

In the video accompanying the article, Mekalyla May provides important context for the work the students performed this summer and its significance for future scholarship at the site. 

Be sure to check out the video and congratulations to Mekayla, Professor Joseph Williams, and everyone involved in this long-running project and its successful completion!