Week 3 Blog Post: Finishing Strong

I feel that there are many ways this trip has helped me as an academic, worker and just as a person in general. This trip has demonstrated my and all of my peers’ work ethic, flexibility, creativity, endurance in the face of struggle and good character. We have...

My last blog post in Turkey :(

If I were to describe my experience in Turkey to an interviewer, I would definitely talk about the fact that this really was a HANDS-ON experience in every way. Nothing was theoretical or in a typical classroom setting — pretty much everything we learned, we...

Blog Post 4: Consuming the Past – Cami Stokes

The commercialization and commodification of the excavated past occupy a contentious place in contemporary archaeological discourse––such consumption of the past is on full display at Antiochia ad Cragum. Every day, we observe gaggles of tourists hiking past our site...

I Made A Cup

Well to start things off, I’ve had an amazing time. I’ve made some amazing friends and loved exploring the city, participating in the dig, and learning more about Turkish culture. I think across these first two weeks I’ve learned that I’m...

(You can still) rock in Gazipasa

I’m happy to say that I still greatly enjoy the work being on on our site, and I don’t foresee that changing anytime soon. One of the big things for me, as I’ve mentioned in my last post and become notorious for both on and off the site, is my propensity for lugging...

Decisions…Decisions…Decisions

My physical limits have drastically increased and been tested over the last few weeks. I generally have struggled with strength in the past as I’m not much of an athlete and quite frankly I can be a bit lazy. The constant movement and lifting on site has allowed...