by Olivia Chapman | Sep 5, 2022 | Research Blog
From what I experienced in Turkey over this past month, archaeology revolves pretty heavily around adaptation. In terms of the physical site, the structure we were excavating had gone through many stages in its long life. We think it started out as a house, burned...
by howe | Sep 5, 2022 | Research Blog
Sadly, this is the last blog post that I will be writing as our time at the site has ended. I had the most amazing summer and already miss it terribly. I loved having a routine, finding things every day, talking to new friends and spending time with people that I...
by Brendan Darby | Aug 25, 2022 | Research Blog
Residing in Turkey for four weeks and participating in an archaeological dig has given me countless opportunities to learn something new about myself, others, and archaeology. When I applied for this academic internship, I had zero background knowledge in Archaeology...
by Olive Karnowski | Aug 23, 2022 | Research Blog
There are so many things I’ve learned on this trip like why it’s important to not wall-chase or why one shouldn’t go into archeology as an art historian. Jokes aside, there are many small things about the process of archeology that I feel accumulate to producing...
by Olive Karnowski | Aug 22, 2022 | Research Blog
In a workplace setting where multiple personalities and ideologies are bound to exist, learning to cohabitate and accomplish the group goal is an essential skill that every employer would love to hear an experience about. I would say the ability to set aside personal...
by Ellie Sandoval | Aug 22, 2022 | Research Blog
After spending one month working at an archaeological dig site, I can confidently say that I learned a lot about archaeology. One of the most surprising things I learned was that we don’t keep everything, even though we might want to. This was a lesson we...
