by Kaylyn Scourbys | Jul 25, 2023 | Research Blog
I did not know how happy I would be here! It reminds me a lot of where I grew up in CA. The mountains, the ocean, the beautiful nature, everything. What is different than my hometown I would say is how nice people are. In CA, people are not nice. Everyone is in a...
by Lucy Court | Jul 25, 2023 | Research Blog
My time in Turkiye so far has been amazing, both intellectually and physically. While in retrospect, I probably should have worked harder to be ready physically for the dig, I feel like I am doing fairly well and working as hard as I possibly can. Though I was told...
by Hannah Butler | Jul 25, 2023 | Research Blog
I think one thing myself and other interns I have talked to agree upon is Antiochia as a site is a lot bigger than we thought. When I was reading about the site mapping out the site in my notebook before I got here I never really understood the sheer scale of the...
by Nick Braun | Jul 25, 2023 | Research Blog
I LOVE picking up big rocks on the site, and I’m not afraid to admit it. I can’t say that I’m surprised about that, but it’s nice to know that I could find my calling in Turkey. Oh yeah, the other parts of archaeology are fun too though. I learned that it can be quite...
by Annabel Cords | Jul 25, 2023 | Research Blog
My thoughts on Turkey so far, broadcast from the Quarantine Zone (AKA the hotel lobby with a mask on): Towards the end of last week during our morning bus rides to the dig site, I started staring out the window and mentally planning my next trip to Turkey. I feel like...
by Riley Ledman | Jul 24, 2023 | Research Blog
I’m excited that I’m in Gazipasa. I was in Athens (hell on earth) for a week attempting to get my research visa.I want to check out the Acropolis on site, as well as more of the excavation near the aquifer.I want to swim in the cove, cause it seems...
by Julia Steidl | Jul 24, 2023 | Research Blog
There have been both many similarities and many differences when comparing Turkey to my home of Minnesota. To start with, the language barrier is a difference, though not as much of a challenge to overcome as I’d previously thought it would be. Similarly, the...
by Matt Olson | Jul 24, 2023 | Research Blog
Turkey has been both entirely what I envisioned and nothing I could have possibly imagined. The people I have encountered have been more than kind to me and to my fellow interns. It’s a kind of hospitality that has to be experienced to be fully appreciated; the...
by Riley Ledman | Jul 24, 2023 | Research Blog
What is surprising and unexpected to me is just how hot it is in turkey, and how much archeological things we have found in the ground. The things we found were interesting and cool. Speaking of cool, it is very very hot here, way different than Northfield Minnesota,...
by Cami Stokes | Jul 24, 2023 | Research Blog
Kaylyn Scourbys and I arrived in Gazipaşa on July 13th––we went to work the next day. As I suspected, the Mediterranean is beautiful. The view from the Acropolis is spectacular. One can observe the beaches below and marvel at the cyan and cerulean waters. Behind me,...
