by Elsie Olmstead | Jul 11, 2024 | Research Blog
One place at the dig site I am really excited to see is the Great Bath complex. I would love to see what remains of the mosaic floors, especially in the apse, since Hoff mentions that it was particularly preserved when it was uncovered in excavations. I think that...
by Declan Coleman | Jul 11, 2024 | Research Blog
I am writing this the night before our departure, hoping that I have not forgotten some crucial element of the visa application that will make it impossible for me to participate in the internship. I am reading a little more about the research performed on the site up...
by Luke Reitinger | Jul 11, 2024 | Research Blog
After all my reading about Antiochia I want to see everything, but I would say I most want to see the residential complex mentioned by Hoff. et al. I choose this because part of what drew me to archaeology was getting to learn about how people lived, and I think that...
by Emma Ellings | Jul 10, 2024 | Research Blog
It’s difficult to pick just one thing that I want to see on-site, as I really want to see all of it. That being said, I think the thing that intrigued me the most in the readings was the explanation surrounding the honorific inscriptions that decorate some of...
by Patrick Hagerty | Jul 8, 2024 | Research Blog
Two places that really caught my attention in the readings are the colonnades and the great bath. At the time of Hoff’s writing, he mentioned that the colonnades were being restored, and seeing a free-standing column would be really cool (though I’m not...
by Yahir Zurita | Jun 30, 2024 | Research Blog
As there are a lot of things/objects/places that are fascinating to look at/research on the grounds of Antiochia, nothing compares to my excitement to see the Kragos Cliff overseas. Not only did it kick-start the name and foundation of the city by the Roman empire,...
