by Lissie Chin | Aug 8, 2019 | Research Blog
Archaeology in Turkey is something I decided to take a chance on and it was an amazing experience. I came with limited knowledge related to archaeology and history of Ancient Greek, artistic interest, and curiosity. Never did I imaging how much art is incorporated...
by | Aug 8, 2019 | Research Blog
In Turkey, my job consisted of excavating, keeping detailed notes on that excavation, and washing pottery. Every work day, we left for the site at 5:30 am, had breakfast, dug, had a tea break for half an hour at 10, then back to digging until 1 when we had lunch, back...
by | Aug 4, 2019 | Research Blog
Being asked about a Turkish archaeology internship I completed in the past in a job interview setting would certainly not be the oddest thing to ever happen, yet still oddly specific. If a potential employer were to ask, I would likely spend a lot of time discussing...
by | Jul 31, 2019 | Research Blog
If I was back in the USA and someone made Indiana Jones jokes to me because they knew I was on a dig, I would probably stare at them with a blank expression for several minutes and as my brain would try to comprehend why they would think that was funny. After I get...
by | Jul 31, 2019 | Research Blog
I don’t remember Indiana Jones ever digging up or journaling his findings. It may be that I haven’t seen the movies in too long. More likely, he’s taking all the fun trips, while the excavating and documenting of everything is left to some unsung...
by Eli Graf | Jul 31, 2019 | Research Blog
I think the most important thing to realize about modern day archeology is that Indiana Jones is practically a documentary for about 50% of what we do. I personally have beaten scores of Nazis and recovered several priceless artifacts from the clutches of countless...
by Lissie Chin | Jul 31, 2019 | Research Blog
In my experience, archaeology is a mixture of many professions uncovering and crafting a deeper understanding of a culture at different periods of time. It is a process of continuously getting down and dirty in order to find out what something may be. At the same time...
by | Jul 31, 2019 | Research Blog
First of all, we don’t fight nazis on a regular basis. Nor have I ever seen anyone melt from the Arc of the Covenant. In reality, it’s a whole lot less glamourous. Indy is far too clean to be working on a dig. We spend all day scraping though dirt and...
by | Jul 31, 2019 | Research Blog
There aren’t many similarities between Indiana Jones and me, and that’s probably a good thing. His experiences with archaeology are much different than my own. Even though I work in a pit, I haven’t had any snakes yet. Although I do wear a hat, it’s not nearly as cool...
by Donald Rigby | Jul 31, 2019 | Research Blog
At first glance, I will admit that the archaeology which we practice on a day to day basis at Antiochia may seem a bit mundane. After all, digging up dirt in warm weather is probably not what most would call their “ideal summer”. A further lack of understanding due to...
