by burkhart | Jul 19, 2015 | Research Blog
My second day in Turkey was one long exercise in flexibility. Never since then have I begun a day so frustrated and confused, and yet never since then have I ended a day so happy with how things turned out. The first bump in my plans came the night before, when I was...
by cologne | Jul 19, 2015 | Research Blog
After a 10 hour layover in Istanbul airport which I am convinced was actually purgatory, I arrived safely at the dighouse in Gazipasa this past Wednesday. The most noticeable thing immediately upon arrival was the heat. It is a rather overbearing height. The kind of...
by seatonb | Jul 19, 2015 | Research Blog
Heat. My hometown of Grand Marais, Minnesota could never have prepared me for this heat. Grand Marais is a place where I have seen snow every month of the year except July. It is alway cool, mild, chilled, like a bottle of water pulled from the middle of the lake....
by schoepho | Jul 19, 2015 | Research Blog
Back home on the Acropolis Coming from a small (very small) town in Missouri, I never would have expected to travel to Turkey, much less for a second time. Last year’s experience can be summed up in one word “unreal.” I had finally done it, for I...
by Ian Henley | Jul 18, 2015 | Research Blog
As a general rule I am not a particularly emotional person and am neither impressed or moved by much. However, there is truly something otherworldly about Turkey. From the moment I touched down in Gazipasa I was struck by the raw beauty in everything around me....
by brownmt | Jul 18, 2015 | Research Blog
So here I am in Turkey, in Antioch ad Cragum, for a second time. It’s a funny thing because I wasn’t expecting to be back, I’m not going to be an archeologist and I doubt I’ll end up an academic historian for all that I’m a history major, but here I am. Why’s that I...
by ronnholm | Jul 18, 2015 | Research Blog
Looking out across the Mediterranean Sea from atop the Acropolis at Antioch, I couldn’t help but be impressed with the picturesque scene surrounding me. I’m in no way surprised that the ancient peoples living here chose this as the location for what would...
by meyerse | Jul 18, 2015 | Research Blog
My initial thoughts when coming to Turkey (besides the heat) were mainly about the beauty of the country. I come from a very flat part of the plains region in Minnesota, and this is the first time I have ever seen mountains, so they are just breathtaking for me. The...
by mumfor1 | Jul 18, 2015 | Research Blog
The most significant shock of Turkey is easily the heat. Coming from southern Indiana, I thought 100 degrees and 90% humidity would feel just like home, but something about Gazipaşa morphs the stifling heat into a greater beast. The constant state of sweatiness,...
by Eleanor Fuelling | Jul 18, 2015 | Research Blog
When I arrived in the small town of Gazipasa just a few days ago my biggest concern was the heat. I’m someone who loves winter and craves those cold nights when you need to bundle under layers and layers of blankets to stay warm. During hot and humid Minnesota summers...
