by | Aug 11, 2019 | Research Blog
I am so happy to have come here. So many interesting experiences and ideas that I cannot really recount them all. However, there are many things I have learned. I will speak of two for the sake of time and ease of reading. First, academically, I learned what I would...
by | Aug 8, 2019 | Research Blog
Anyone affiliated with archaeology eventually faces a comparison with Indiana Jones. While I certainly don’t mind being compared to Harrison Ford, the comparison between modern archaeology and Indiana Jones style archaeology isn’t quite fitting because each...
by | Aug 8, 2019 | Research Blog
Archaeology as a practice is a great character building experience. While I excavated at Antiochia ad Cragum, I have been a part of a long hunt for knowledge. This hunt included me digging for about six hours a day, five days a week, not including transportation,...
by | Aug 8, 2019 | Research Blog
If my potential employer asks about my time in Turkey, there were would be many things that I would want them to know. First would be similar to most abroad experiences in that, I have learned to work with others that are from a different culture and to work through...
by | Aug 8, 2019 | Research Blog
There are many different aspects of my experience working on an archaeological dig that I would bring up in a job interview, a few of them being the work ethic, culture, critical thinking, and leadership I have developed over this time. There is a lot of physical...
by Eli Graf | Aug 8, 2019 | Research Blog
My time in Turkey was both personally transformative and was an excellent way to build key skills that would help me in any workplace. First and foremost, I acquired many important skills. Attention to detail, operational planning and work ethic were all generally...
