by Bethany Burt | Aug 16, 2026 | Research Blog
The best piece of advice I can give to future interns is to be adaptable and be able to roll with anything. You’ll be in an environment that you’ve never been in before, likely doing work you’ve never done. What is needed and what will be asked of you may change...
by Jacob Halvorson | Aug 16, 2026 | Research Blog
As I am now an experienced archeologist (citation needed), I have some ignorable recommendations for future participants of this program and some personal reflections on the experience as a whole. First of all for some practical advice: avoid the milkshakes at Atom...
by Lydia Shannon | Aug 16, 2026 | Research Blog
Spending this summer in Türkiye has been an experience that I know I will be thinking about for a long time. Before arriving, I had some idea of what archaeological fieldwork would involve, but there is a big difference between learning about archaeology in a...
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 Fontina Battaglia | Aug 15, 2026 | Research Blog
To future participants, I think everyone needs a small fan of some sort for the first day or two. I also think you should NOT let your mom take you to Marshalls or something to get new dig clothes because you definitely don’t need them. I’m serious! My mom...
by Lily Molinaro | Aug 14, 2026 | Research Blog
After working for two weeks in Room 5 of the Great Bath, conclusions are hard to come to. Everyday our theories were upturned by new finds and without being able to complete our unit, there is no way to say for certain what any of our finds mean. However, our big...
by Kate Lindsay | Aug 14, 2026 | Research Blog
After completing the time at Antiochia ad Cragum, several conclusions and hypotheses can be drawn about the Great Bath, room 5. The team previously uncovered a large wooden beam in the middle of the unit that may reveal the room’s purpose sometime after the...
by Erik Lee | Aug 12, 2026 | Research Blog
SiteAntiochia Ad CragumUnitCauldarium ToolsMattocks, Pickaxes, Buckets, Trowels, Wheelbarrows, Shovels, BrushesFindingsPartial inscription, Pottery Shards, Glass Shards, Glassware, Tesserae, Hypocaust supports, Mortar, Burn layer ash, clay & marble...
by Fontina Battaglia | Aug 10, 2026 | Research Blog
Final Thoughts and Reflections on Excavating ANS 9 in Antiochia ad Cragum Upon my arrival at ANS 9, there was a collection of stones forming a wall-like feature against the eastern wall. This later formed a separate room feature with flagstone flooring near the...
by Lydia Shannon | Aug 9, 2026 | Research Blog
From July 13 through August 6, I performed archaeology at Antiochia ad Cragum in Gazipaşa, Turkïye. Since July 28, for eight days, I worked in the unit of ANS 9. Picking up where the last team at the unit left off, we dug approximately one meter down. This was done...
