by Yahir Zurita | Aug 4, 2024 | Research Blog
The option of doing a archeological internship, despite not planning and currently studying Archaeology as a professional career can be random to some people in their own professions. But for me as a future Anthropologist, I beg to differ. Even though their...
by Declan Coleman | Jul 28, 2024 | Research Blog
It’s the end of our second week of work in Turkey. The most noticeable difference I have found in my abilities is my stamina. Before our first day of work, some of the field students and I hiked this small mountain to get a view of the sunset from these...
by Jade Estling | Jul 28, 2024 | Research Blog
I underestimated how much physical labor goes into archaeology. I was warned that it would be hard work, but I had no clue how much it would entail. However, it is rewarding work. I never thought that I would get so excited over digging in the ground and finding a...
by Emma Ellings | Jul 28, 2024 | Research Blog
To say that my time in Turkey has been a learning experience would be an understatement. There has been a constant influx of knowledge since my arrival, both academic and personal in nature. My academic growth is fairly easy to pin down. I came into this with very...
by Tobias Goodman | Jul 28, 2024 | Research Blog
After two weeks of working, I have learned the deep intricacies of Archaeology, which extend beyond the limits of the ground in which we dig. Coming into this, I knew very little past the science of it, and the practice of doing it. Dig artifacts up from the earth,...
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...
