by Riley Holets | Aug 16, 2025 | Research Blog
If you’re reading this, my time in Gazipaşa has come to an end (for now) and the time has come for me to impart my wisdom onto the next souls who will embark on this journey of dusty sinuses, curiosity, and rocks. I think a question many may ask is, “after...
by Riley Holets | Aug 10, 2025 | Research Blog
I walk into an office, sit in a stiff but cushioned chair, and make eye contact with the interviewer across from me. I know what’s coming. They are going to ask about that most out-there thing on my resume: Archaeological Work in Türkiye. They, of course, will...
by Riley Holets | Aug 2, 2025 | Research Blog
For those of you reading this, without having heard the conversations that circulate in my unit, I have been dubbed a dwarf. There is some irony in this as I am not short, have no beard, and am not very good with metal working– HOWEVER, I have an avarice for...
by Riley Holets | Jul 27, 2025 | Research Blog
Let me start with saying: Jetlag is schist– heavy, in my experience. The first few days in the city were exhausting and I don’t know if I was really awake for all of it or if I was just a zombie stumbling along with the group while we explored the area and...
by Riley Holets | Jul 15, 2025 | Research Blog
Do you ever imagine the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, content at home alone, not thinking too much of the world outside, until some weird wizard comes around saying “I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it’s very difficult to...
