June 23rd

After a day and a half at the beach we returned several shades tanner and sunburned to the Cabras Museum. Roberto got assistance from David and Eddie in moving the large boxer fragment we call Rocco into the courtyard. And wet cleaning continued on the archer torso and lower abdomen fragment which we discovered fit together. Around mid morning we took a trip to the opposite side of the lake in Cabras where a team of archeologists had began new excavations on the Monte Prama site. Already 16 new tombs had been discovered, but the primary purpose of the dig was to excavate the mysterious stone structure beside the tombs. It's meaning may shed light on where the Monte Prama statues originally stood and why. 
After visiting the excavation Roberto gave the group a tour of an ancient fishing village where an early roman cistern was repurposed as a church when Christianity was an "underground" religion. One of the most interesting elements of the church is the 2nd century roman graffiti showing fishing boats, women, and animals.
When we returned to the museum it was time to remove the stones that had become encrusted on Rocco, the boxer statue. Then the fragment was run through the atomizer. 
After dinner, Roberto lectured on the CCA's conservation of the mosaic of the Saint Catherine Monastery on Mount Sinai. The descriptions of the problems they faced and their ultimate success left us speechless.