Saying Goodbye to Archaeology (For Now)

After this month, I feel like some advice I would give to someone considering or preparing to go on this internship, is that while the work can be difficult at times, in the end it definitely feels worth it. I knew going in that some aspects of this internship,...

Looking Back at Gazipaşa

From my experience at Antiochia ad Cragum I believe that I learned a lot, and not just the technical skills relating to archaeology. When I first got to Gazipaşa, I wasn’t sure what to expect from both the dig site and the area around here, but I quickly found...

Writing from Far Away

Although I tragically was unable to see the progress the rest of my team made in the final two days of the week, hearing more about the plaster surface that we reached on Wednesday was very interesting. I think that by seeing layers like this– ones that could...

A First Week with Archaeology

A week ago, I landed in Turkey not knowing fully what to expect from the work, archaeology, and Gazipaşa. Throughout these last few days, I have found myself learning a lot, not only about how to do the archaeological work, but also about how much water I should...

Understanding History

After reading and learning about the way that houses and households were set up, I am most excited to see this as it translates into the real world, and be able to better understand how these worked first hand. Although it was fascinating to learn about the styles of...