by Olivia Chapman | Jul 24, 2022 | Research Blog
My first week in Gazipasa– chaotic, in an awesome way. Before the work on site even started, the first few days here were tough; we were trying to get acclimated to a new country, new people, and new culture all while coming off of a long-haul international flight. We...
by Sam Nelson | Jul 24, 2022 | Research Blog
Traveling to Turkey has been an adventure full of surprises. I’m from the Midwest next to the Great Plains region, and before this I had never seen a mountain range in my life. Turkey’s high cliffs, hot sandy beaches, and dusty powdered earth are a change. Lots of the...
by Ellie Sandoval | Jul 24, 2022 | Research Blog
When I arrived in Turkey I didn’t really know what to expect. I didn’t really know what was doing and it added to the already present anxiety of traveling overseas alone for the first time. My main priority when I landed was to just keep myself awake until...
by Olive Karnowski | Jul 24, 2022 | Research Blog
One of the first things I did when arriving to Turkey is buy the chai teacups. These cute hourglass shaped glasses are used everywhere to serve chai tea at every breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner. At any point in time this tea is ready to be served. The tea is one...
by howe | Jul 23, 2022 | Research Blog
Gazipasa Turkiye is similar and different to my hometown in New York. A shock to me was the presence of a Burger King nextdoor to a Mosque; an image I never expected to view here. Fine dining and a variety of stores scatter the city landscape. However, the small...
by Lissete Trinidad Mejia | Jul 23, 2022 | Research Blog
We’ve begun! Sort of. We got down and dirty mainly doing your average garden/landscaping work. We’ve been clearing away a lot of rocks and roots; going at the rocks with the big horn axes and exposing the really big tough roots so they can be easily pulled...
by Ben Hess | Jul 23, 2022 | Research Blog
After finishing my first full week here in Turkey, I have seen and done many things I could not have done at home. One thing I saw that surprised me was how close people live to ancient historical sites. On our first weekly field trip, we visited the ruins of the city...
by Roger Quant | Jul 23, 2022 | Research Blog
So far, my time in turkey has been a great experience, being able to meet new people and enjoy being in turkey and working there. Right away I was surprised by how receptive most of the places and stores in Gazapasa are, along with the people in the town. A major and...
by Anna Shapovalova | Jul 23, 2022 | Research Blog
Having read all of the reading for the excavation, I was expecting to find myself doing a lot of minute work with the trowel, and though that is sure to come, the first week has proven to be the complete opposite. We have been hauling rocks, tearing down a wall,...
by Audrey Hoehner | Jul 23, 2022 | Research Blog
The first week here in Turkey has been a pretty chaotic one to say the least. I myself had a bit of a rough start after my bag was delayed in Istanbul for a day, leaving me with very few possessions for the first day in Gazipasa (I cannot figure out how to type and s...
