by Luke Reitinger | Jul 28, 2024 | Research Blog
My physical limits have definitely expanded from where they were a week ago, I have noticed myself not needing as much water and generally feeling much more adjusted to the heat. Working in Turkey has definitely been hard, but it’s been a great experience to...
by Patrick Hagerty | Jul 27, 2024 | Research Blog
Two whole weeks! Very short time to accomplish the amount of work that we have done, ladies and gentlemen, many people are saying this. Say, I’m up in Unit 7B, wonderful people, folks, let me tell you. There were a lot of roots up there at the start, Holm Oak is what...
by Elsie Olmstead | Jul 27, 2024 | Research Blog
This second week in Turkey on this site has really made me feel like I can do this work and not just barely scrape by day after day after day. I’ve really been trying to push my limits physically and to soak up all of the information that my peers and superiors are...
by Yahir Zurita | Jul 26, 2024 | Research Blog
I often have little more to say about myself and more about the dig site (Acropolis) and archeology, but as required, I’ll talk about myself and the conditions I faced during my first week at the dig site. First and foremost, it is boiling in Turkey. It is so hot that...
by Tobias Goodman | Jul 21, 2024 | Research Blog
At this point in the internship, I have had time to think, work, and reflect, all of which have been fruitful endeavors. The work of the internship, the physical work, has been truly enjoyable. I love working in the sun and heat, wearing myself out digging. It is...
by Elsie Olmstead | Jul 21, 2024 | Research Blog
If I could sum this first week into a couple of words, it would be tiring yet rewarding. Even though this first week at the dig site has mainly been removing rocks and troublesome roots -looking at you Jerry, Dave, and Steve- and my unit has not really found anything...
by Declan Coleman | Jul 21, 2024 | Research Blog
Gazipasa is hot and humid, with a piercing sun. That much is made immediately clear your first trek outside of the Dig House. There is no discrepancy between the weather described to me by others before my arrival and the way that the weather is. There is a...
by Patrick Hagerty | Jul 21, 2024 | Research Blog
With a week already gone in Turkey, there are a number of things on my mind. My foremost concern before the trip was the heat: I handle heat horribly, and can’t stand any sort of humidity. I’ve been pleasantly surprised with how well my body has acclimated to the...
by Emma Ellings | Jul 21, 2024 | Research Blog
We’ve officially spent one full week living and working in Turkey, and it has certainly been an eventful one. Through every experience since my arrival, there has been one common throughline: it is really, really hot. I didn’t think it was possible to...
by Jade Estling | Jul 21, 2024 | Research Blog
I have had a lot of fun so far being in Gazipașa. It has been really exciting meeting new people, trying new food, and going to unfamiliar places. I have yet to try Turkish coffee because I am afraid of the grounds settling in the bottom of the cup. One goal I have...
