by Elijah Samuelson | Aug 15, 2026 | Research Blog
What advice would I give to you reading this now? The first thing I will say is you won’t starve. From where you stay you’ll be within a 15 minute walk of at least 5 different grocery stores. In the same area there are a number of restaurants, some quite good, others...
by Elijah Samuelson | Aug 8, 2026 | Research Blog
From the 28th of July to the 6th of August my team and I worked on the Acropolis North Slope Unit 9 (ANS 9). During this time our team removed approximately one meter of soil and rock in a series of ten centimeter passes. Over the course of this excavation we...
by Elijah Samuelson | Aug 2, 2026 | Research Blog
“It says on your resume that you worked on an archaeological excavation in Türkiye. What did you do?” Well I worked on this site called Antiochia Ad Cragum, located outside of Gazipasa, Türkiye. On site I worked on a few different projects, particular spots that were...
by Elijah Samuelson | Jul 24, 2026 | Research Blog
Working in the Great Bath has been an interesting experience. By the time I started working in the Caldarium, the contaminated surface layers had already been removed and much of the remaining feet of soil was from the same context. In other words, my mentality...
by Elijah Samuelson | Jul 19, 2026 | Research Blog
The first thing that struck me was the humidity. This feels pretty cliche, but it really is immediate and striking. The airport was tiny, baggage claim and security in one room. The language spoken is completely unfamiliar to me. When I woke up in the morning the...
