by johnsokg | Jul 23, 2014 | Research Blog
Hot. Sweaty. Chucking rocks. That pretty much sums up our first few days here at Antioch. Since we are the first group to be excavating the upper acropolis of the Antioch site, there was still a lot of brush, roots, and big rocks that needed to be moved before we...
by Nicholas Bowlin | Jul 22, 2014 | Research Blog
Turkey is hot. This isn’t exactly news to most people, but as someone used to relatively cool New Jersey summers, the Mediterranean climate takes some getting used to. Despite the heat, this has been an amazing first week as part of the Archeological Field...
by Jeanine Walter | Jul 22, 2014 | Research Blog
After five days of solid digging and picking to rid the acropolis south trenches of enormous roots, rockfall, and organic soil, I can say that without a doubt, the dirt and I have become one. I never thought my face could sweat this much, or even my legs, but hauling...
by redelfs | Jul 22, 2014 | Research Blog
This week I worked on the site’s temple in the North Eastern Section. The temple in question likely hails from the later days of the empire and is dedicated to one of the Emperors. Of the two trenches for the temple, I dug out the Southern Trench, which already had a...
by white | Jul 22, 2014 | Research Blog
The initial tour that we were given of Antiochia ad Cragum on our first day was quite the introduction to archaeology. I was blown away by everything from the temple, to the collanaded street, to the mosaic at the bath house, and even to the trenches that...
by smithbl | Jul 21, 2014 | Research Blog
As the first week of work at Antiochia ad Cragum has come to a close, I want to take a moment and fill you in on what we have been doing so far. This is my second season at Antiochia, and I am so excited to be back as a Peer Educator and get to share my experience...
by mclellan | Jul 20, 2014 | Research Blog
Look around you. This is what our instructors have been telling us from day once, not because we might be impaled by poisoned arrows from an Indiana Jones-esque booby trap, but because we must understand and experience the land in which our cultural ancestors have...
by lovely1 | Jul 20, 2014 | Research Blog
Week one has certainly been an adventure. I have gotten pricked and scratched by what seems like every plant on the hill. I have been working in the two trenches that have been created by the temple. Before we could do anything with the them, they first needed to...
by lochtefe | Jul 20, 2014 | Research Blog
It’s called soil. This week was one of those rather surreal experiences that one has every once and a while- incidentally, said experiences usually coincide with when one chooses to leave the country and go dig in the soil (nor dirt) in the Mediterranean. Days...
by yancey | Jul 20, 2014 | Research Blog
The first week of excavation at Antiochia ad Cragum has officially begun! The majority of the Oles, including my two trenches, are based at the very top of the Acropolis. The Acropolis itself has been surveyed, but never excavated, so we are the first group to ever...
