by Fontina Battaglia | Aug 10, 2026 | Research Blog
Final Thoughts and Reflections on Excavating ANS 9 in Antiochia ad Cragum Upon my arrival at ANS 9, there was a collection of stones forming a wall-like feature against the eastern wall. This later formed a separate room feature with flagstone flooring near the...
by Lydia Shannon | Aug 9, 2026 | Research Blog
From July 13 through August 6, I performed archaeology at Antiochia ad Cragum in Gazipaşa, Turkïye. Since July 28, for eight days, I worked in the unit of ANS 9. Picking up where the last team at the unit left off, we dug approximately one meter down. This was done...
by Whitney Cowan | Aug 9, 2026 | Research Blog
ANS9 falls on the eastern side of the hill below the Acropolis at Antiochia ad Cragum. Unlike other units, opened this year and closed in seasons past, ANS9 had limited “special finds” despite reaching cultural level at 298m above sea level. In the last two weeks we...
by Elijah Samuelson | Aug 8, 2026 | Research Blog
From the 28th of July to the 6th of August my team and I worked on the Acropolis North Slope Unit 9 (ANS 9). During this time our team removed approximately one meter of soil and rock in a series of ten centimeter passes. Over the course of this excavation we...
by Jacob Halvorson | Aug 8, 2026 | Research Blog
For the past 2 weeks our group worked in ANS-8 on the northern slope of the acropolis in Antiochia ad Cragum. Our interpretations of the unit changed much over the course of our time as we uncovered new evidence which challenged our preconceptions. Our overall unit...
by Margo Thomas | Aug 8, 2026 | Research Blog
For four weeks in July and August, I worked at the Antiochia ad Cragum archaeological site in Gazipaşa, Turkïye. Throughout this time, I was stationed in room 5 of the Great Bath, right in the center of the site. I worked under the direction of Dr. Tim Howe, Dr....
