by Caitlyn Pelikan | Jul 30, 2023 | Research Blog
I walked off the airplane to a burst of humidity, despite the sun setting hours before, crossed the tarmac and into the blinding fluorescent lighting of baggage claim. I had been traveling for hours and recovering from the social pause, when she walked towards me....
by Saige Pierson | Jul 30, 2023 | Research Blog
I’ve always been an anxious traveler, so when I walked into the Gazipasa airport, I felt out of place, nervous and pondering all of the things that could possibly go wrong while traveling abroad. Although the airport is small and easy to navigate–unlike Denver...
by Annika Quinn | Jul 30, 2023 | Research Blog
So far, the dig has been a lot of hard work in some pretty intense conditions. It gets pretty hot and humid back home, but I’m not at home digging holes and hauling rocks in the sun all day either. I have new appreciation for water. At the same time, it’s very...
by Julia Moss | Jul 25, 2023 | Research Blog
So far, my experience at Antiochia ad Cragum and Turkey as a whole has been both fantastic and extremely difficult. For me, the heat was really difficult to deal with as I arrived, and it made all the changes around me even harder to deal with. Before we began working...
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 Kaylyn Scourbys | Jul 25, 2023 | Research Blog
I did not know how happy I would be here! It reminds me a lot of where I grew up in CA. The mountains, the ocean, the beautiful nature, everything. What is different than my hometown I would say is how nice people are. In CA, people are not nice. Everyone is in a...
by Lucy Court | Jul 25, 2023 | Research Blog
My time in Turkiye so far has been amazing, both intellectually and physically. While in retrospect, I probably should have worked harder to be ready physically for the dig, I feel like I am doing fairly well and working as hard as I possibly can. Though I was told...
by H.Jean | Jul 25, 2023 | Research Blog
I think one thing myself and other interns I have talked to agree upon is Antiochia as a site is a lot bigger than we thought. When I was reading about the site mapping out the site in my notebook before I got here I never really understood the sheer scale of the...
by Nick Braun | Jul 25, 2023 | Research Blog
I LOVE picking up big rocks on the site, and I’m not afraid to admit it. I can’t say that I’m surprised about that, but it’s nice to know that I could find my calling in Turkey. Oh yeah, the other parts of archaeology are fun too though. I learned that it can be quite...
by Annabel Cords | Jul 25, 2023 | Research Blog
My thoughts on Turkey so far, broadcast from the Quarantine Zone (AKA the hotel lobby with a mask on): Towards the end of last week during our morning bus rides to the dig site, I started staring out the window and mentally planning my next trip to Turkey. I feel like...
