by Matt Olson | Aug 14, 2023 | Research Blog
Now that I have spent a month of my life not only outside of Minnesota, not only outside of America, but in somewhere so radically different as Turkey, I have a lot to say about what I have taken away from this experience and what others could expect from this in the...
by Matt Olson | Aug 8, 2023 | Research Blog
I feel that there are many ways this trip has helped me as an academic, worker and just as a person in general. This trip has demonstrated my and all of my peers’ work ethic, flexibility, creativity, endurance in the face of struggle and good character. We have...
by Matt Olson | Jul 31, 2023 | Research Blog
This experience in Türkiye has given me a lot of new insights into myself and my experiences with others. On an academic standpoint I am incredibly proud of my work in my dig unit recently. My work has largely focused on a foundation trench next to an interior wall....
by Matt Olson | Jul 24, 2023 | Research Blog
Turkey has been both entirely what I envisioned and nothing I could have possibly imagined. The people I have encountered have been more than kind to me and to my fellow interns. It’s a kind of hospitality that has to be experienced to be fully appreciated; the...
by Matt Olson | Jul 12, 2023 | Research Blog
After completing the readings to prepare for this trip, I was shocked at the amount of major historical figures that have had an impact on this region. Some of the figures that most promptly come to mind are the Roman emperors Caligula and Claudius who manipulated the...
