by | Jul 29, 2018 | Research Blog
I have some reservations about trying to describe an average day for the excavation. One of the biggest reasons why is that nothing about being here is average for me. Life here is clearly different from life back in the United States and with our short amount of time...
by | Jul 22, 2018 | Research Blog
What is average? The average day is 24 hours. The average meal is protein, carbs, veggies, fruits, and a little bit of oil. The average amount of dirt you move each day is little to none. If you wanted a blog post where all of this is true, then you have yourself in...
by Gabrielle Lattery | Jul 22, 2018 | Research Blog
5:10 AM … I wake up at the Dig House to the sound of roosters and phone alarms. I roll out of bed. 5:30 AM … After I fill my water bottle at the cooler, I board the bus. We stop at Total gas station for snacks. I sleep on the way to the site. 6:00 AM … We eat...
by | Jul 22, 2018 | Research Blog
Here in Turkey our day begins before the sun comes up. Every morning, at 5 am, I wake up to the increasingly annoying sounds of the alarm. I am not a morning person. 5 am is my enemy. I am not very functional at 5 in the morning and every day I groan and...
by Hadley Evans Nash | Jul 22, 2018 | Research Blog
A typical dig day goes a little something like this— 5:00 am—Awaken to the first progressing chords of “What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love” 5:01 am—Fight my way into the bathroom, and see if we have been blessed with actually having toilet paper. 5:06 am—Get...
by Leah Ramsey | Jul 22, 2018 | Research Blog
As Friday, 20 July, marked the completion of AC Unit 2, I am now ready to dust off the bedrock, record elevations, and pay homage to this special unit. On Monday, my attention will turn toward a new area, AC 6B, and though I am excited to embark on a fresh adventure,...
by JuliAnne Rach | Jul 22, 2018 | Research Blog
Growing up watching the Indiana Jones movies gave me a very specific idea of what an archaeologist does. Filled with action, fights, and treasure, these movies make the life of an archaeologist seem glamorous and dangerous, thrilling and suspenseful. I can now tell...
by | Jul 22, 2018 | Research Blog
To begin a hard day’s work of digging and various other work we start by waking up extremely early. Like at 5 AM with about five other alarms blasting in the small space that is our room. Because it is extremely hard to get up at 5 in the morning we end up having to...
by | Jul 22, 2018 | Research Blog
A cacophony of alarms sounds at 5am. Calming guitar riffs interact with foghorns, as the sound of 12 people collectively scrambling to stop the noises can be heard throughout our little apartment. Immediately a line forms in front of the small bathroom that we share,...
by | Jul 22, 2018 | Research Blog
It’s time to finally explain what a typical day on site looks like because I don’t just sit around and eat Turkish snacks the entire time (though we do work it into the schedule). So, here’s a quick outline of my day yesterday, Friday, July 20th, 2018… 4:55 a.m. My...
