by Kit | Jul 27, 2015 | Research Blog
When I first decided to take this course, I knew that I would be immersed in ancient history, but it was only during this past week that I realized the extent to which that this was possible. In attempts to work on wall preservation, I re-enacted the process that the...
by mumfor1 | Jul 27, 2015 | Research Blog
Never have I hated an alarm clock so much. Every morning, at five o’clock sharp, I drag myself out of bed and feel my way to the light switch, received by a chorus of groans from the other five girls in the room. For the next half hour, I bumble around the room,...
by Ian Henley | Jul 27, 2015 | Research Blog
Thus far, Turkey has been nothing short of amazing! However, I have come to realize that this kind of marvelous can come with a price. From the plants, to the rocks, to the wildlife, and finally to the sea, everything is out to get you. But not in the Australia...
by hubler1 | Jul 27, 2015 | Research Blog
The first full week of excavating is now behind us. Muscles are sore and our trenches are becoming deep. A few interesting features have been uncovered in the last few days, which I will talk about later. We have settled into our work areas for the reminder of the dig...
by brownmt | Jul 26, 2015 | Research Blog
Today was another returning because it was today that the group visited Anamur, quite possibly my favorite site. Maybe because it is one of the most intact sites, it has a massive necropolis, a significant bath, a theater, multiple pieces of mosaic, and my personal...
by ronnholm | Jul 26, 2015 | Research Blog
Our first full work week has come and gone, and although we’ve only been here for a week and a half, I feel like we’ve been in Turkey much longer than that. The other students and I have, for the most part, acclamated well to our new surroundings and our...
by Eleanor Fuelling | Jul 26, 2015 | Research Blog
Right now I’m sitting in a restaurant run by an expat, eating a cheeseburger and looking at a decorative drawing of Sherlock Holmes. First of all, not what you’d expect from a trip to Turkey, is it? But more to the point, the drawing of Sherlock Holmes reminded me of...
by davis5 | Jul 26, 2015 | Research Blog
Do you remember how in elementary or maybe middle school, when they had everyone take a little quiz to determine what kind of learner you are? Visual, auditory, etc.? Well, I have always been a tactile and kinetic learner. I was the girl in your science lab group who...
by meyerse | Jul 26, 2015 | Research Blog
Though I know the Lord of the Rings was filmed in New Zealand, I think Gandalf’s declaration to the balrog while in the Mines of Moria are easily applicable to the Turkish landscape here in Gazipasa as well. This land is beautiful, but ruggedly so, and every...
by Anna Lund | Jul 22, 2015 | Research Blog
Last year I wrote a blog entry titled “Ah ha!” – describing the moment when the connections between our site, the sites we had been visiting, and the information gleaned from our lectures came together – this was the moment in which I realized the significance of...
