by | Jul 8, 2018 | Research Blog
I have been away from home for six months now… hopping from one study abroad program to another. So you can perhaps imagine my relief when, after preparing myself for another month of the tiring “Unknown,” I arrive in Turkey to find a warm welcome and excitement for...
by | Jul 8, 2018 | Research Blog
Since I got off the plane into Gazipaşa, this week has been all about adjustments and adapting to conditions. One the most obvious adjustments that everyone had to make was the time change, especially coming from the west coast of the United States. I had not mentally...
by Clara Gambill | Jul 8, 2018 | Research Blog
Working as an archeologist has been a hard and crazy experience complete with scorpions, snakes, lots of bushes and dirt. But the biggest eye opener has been spending time with the students from Turkey. Being thrown into a different culture is hard, but living with a...
by Leah Ramsey | Jul 8, 2018 | Research Blog
When my flight touched down in Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport seven days ago, I had no idea that in one week’s time, my knowledge and perspective would have evolved so drastically. My experience here has been nothing but laughter, learning, and of course dirt (and...
by JuliAnne Rach | Jul 8, 2018 | Research Blog
Our first work week in Turkey is already done! I have never been more physically exhausted or blissfully content in my life. I’m not going to lie, when I first got in to the dig house I was both overwhelmed and homesick. I had been traveling for two days and running...
by Hadley Evans Nash | Jul 8, 2018 | Research Blog
My most meaningful interactions here have been with a Turkish student named Ace. My friend Leah and I arrived a day early, and Ace and her friends offered to take us to the beach in our spare time. We wandered out of the dig house around 2pm, very hungry but very...
by ronnholm | Aug 20, 2015 | Research Blog
Living and working in Turkey for a month has been probably one of the most interesting, unique, and influential experiences of my life. I learned more than I imagined I would about myself, Turkish culture, the history of the area and yes, archaeology as well. After...
by hubler1 | Aug 20, 2015 | Research Blog
Everything is over, I am the last straggler at the dig house. The excavation ended on Thursday, it was a hell of a day. Supposedly there is some magic that never ceases to occur on these final days, and I prove it true. I had a profound archaeologist moment when I...
by Eleanor Fuelling | Aug 16, 2015 | Research Blog
When I was little I would check the mail everyday with the hopes of finding a yellow-trimmed, plastic-wrapped magazine. When our National Geographic made its way to our house every month I would pore through the pages, feeling a little self-important because look how...
by schoepho | Aug 14, 2015 | Research Blog
AC5 closed AC4 closed Alas, the time has come for the end of our heroes’, The Filthy Five’s, epic journey at Antiochia ad Cragum. As the beautiful and sparkling nymphs weep along the ancient coastline...
