by | Aug 8, 2019 | Research Blog
There are so many things that I don’t know. There are so many things that no one really knows, and so many things that no one wants to know. But one thing I now know, is that it is okay to not know. In fact, it’s great to not know something because then you have the...
by Donald Rigby | Aug 8, 2019 | Research Blog
If a potential employer were to ask about my time thus far in Turkey, I would have several points to discuss. Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, is the ability to successfully work in a team. Over the past month the vast majority of the time spent working on site...
by | Aug 8, 2019 | Research Blog
As my time in Turkey comes to an end, I’d like to reflect briefly on why archaeology is worth doing. It’s not patently obvious that we should care about archaeology. Why bother with the stuff of the past when we have enough to deal with in the present? My answer to...
by Lissie Chin | Aug 8, 2019 | Research Blog
Archaeology in Turkey is something I decided to take a chance on and it was an amazing experience. I came with limited knowledge related to archaeology and history of Ancient Greek, artistic interest, and curiosity. Never did I imaging how much art is incorporated...
by | Aug 8, 2019 | Research Blog
In Turkey, my job consisted of excavating, keeping detailed notes on that excavation, and washing pottery. Every work day, we left for the site at 5:30 am, had breakfast, dug, had a tea break for half an hour at 10, then back to digging until 1 when we had lunch, back...
by | Aug 4, 2019 | Research Blog
Being asked about a Turkish archaeology internship I completed in the past in a job interview setting would certainly not be the oddest thing to ever happen, yet still oddly specific. If a potential employer were to ask, I would likely spend a lot of time discussing...
