by John Shorter | Aug 11, 2023 | Research Blog
What advice would I give future participants? I think I’d have to start off by giving the advice to BRING SUNSCREEN. Sunburns huuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrttt. Other than that, I think it’s important that everyone who goes on this trip understands that yes...
by John Shorter | Aug 8, 2023 | Research Blog
I think I would start out by talking about how through this program I was able to make many solid connections as well as learn how to work with people even when there is a severe language barrier. On top of that I believe that the discussion around how the work on the...
by John Shorter | Aug 1, 2023 | Research Blog
Well to start things off, I’ve had an amazing time. I’ve made some amazing friends and loved exploring the city, participating in the dig, and learning more about Turkish culture. I think across these first two weeks I’ve learned that I’m...
by John Shorter | Jul 25, 2023 | Research Blog
I think I would sum up my experience at the dig so far as pretty much exactly what I expected when I signed up for getting up at 5 am to dig holes for 8 hours every day. The things that exceeded my expectations were how amazing all the friends I’ve made are, how...
by John Shorter | Jul 15, 2023 | Research Blog
The thing I’m most looking forward to at the site is probably the mosaics. I don’t have an enormous amount of experience or knowledge around archaeological stuff in general but I definitely know that I like looking at pretty art so I would think that falls...
