by Margaret Ahlberg | Aug 16, 2026 | Research Blog
Before I went to Türkiye, when I was reading these “advice posts” from students last year, I thought they were being so dramatic. Everyone was talking about the heat, humidity, and work and how difficult everything was. It IS hard, BUT my time in Gazipaşa was the most...
by Margaret Ahlberg | Aug 7, 2026 | Research Blog
From July 11th to August 8th, 2026, I was part of an archaeological research team working on Antiochia ad Cragum in Gazipaşa, Türkiye. For the past two weeks, I have been working at the Acropolis in unit ANS8. Our team consisted of four undergraduate interns and a...
by Margaret Ahlberg | Aug 3, 2026 | Research Blog
In an ideal world, I wouldn’t panic about any question asked and would answer everything beautifully and eloquently. This blog post is set in an ideal world. If an employer noticed archaeology on my résumé and asked me about it, I would probably start by saying...
by Margaret Ahlberg | Jul 26, 2026 | Research Blog
On Friday, I experienced my very first soil change. Before that, in the outer storeroom of the Great Baths I’ve been excavating, we had been working to remove one very substantial layer of soil that had been intentionally placed there all at one time. Likely when the...
by Margaret Ahlberg | Jul 18, 2026 | Research Blog
These first few days working at Antiochia have been simultaneously extremely challenging, interesting, and rewarding. I have been deeply interested in archaeology since I was very young, but this is the first time I have had the opportunity to participate in...
