by JuliAnne Rach | Jul 29, 2018 | Research Blog
I know it is pretty clichéd to talk about how a trip abroad completely changed your outlook on life or gave you some great personal insight, but I would be lying if I said it wasn’t true. This trip has challenged me in many ways and pushed me pretty far out of my...
by John McDaniel | Jul 29, 2018 | Research Blog
Since I write this with only a final few days left in Turkey, it seems like the appropriate time to reflect on all the things one should after a life-changing experience. While there’s much to be pensive about, perhaps that which is most important to me is reflecting...
by | Jul 29, 2018 | Research Blog
At five in the morning, every morning, a delightful cacophony of everyone’s phones alarms fills the air of the apartment. Reluctantly, bodies shamble upwards about 20 minutes after the phones are silenced. Quickly picking outfits for the day they rush towards the door...
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...
