Elveda

  On Friday, August 15, 2014, Julia Marie Irons <irons@stolaf.edu> I had no real idea, before Antiochia, of what it meant to look at a wall, or room, or soil, or piece of pottery, and see points of access for interpretation. It’s not as though...

Elveda

I would not venture to attempt a complete packing list, but I would say, besides dig clothes that might get trashed, to be sure to bring: a water bottle, work gloves, sunglasses, duct tape, ziplock bags, sunscreen, a hat, several bandanas, swim goggles, a tablet or...

De Titulis

That title is actually somewhat misleading, in that Antiochia doesn’t have much to offer by way of Latin inscriptions. (There is at least one: a milestone, erected in the Julio-Claudian period, situated a bit away from our usual stomping grounds.) But what...

Mystery as Motivation

It’s been an exciting week at the northeast temple. We seem to have hit a particularly rich layer: although the soil color and consistency have not changed, in recent days we’ve seen an uptick in exciting finds, including a small amphora, two small lamps,...

Soil, Bedrock, and the Learning Curve

Our work during the first week at Antiochia has been divided (somewhat unevenly, it’s true) between the acropolis and the northeast temple. I’ve been very fortunate in getting to work at both sites. The first two days on the acropolis were exhausting but...