Why this?

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...

Not just moving rocks and dirt…

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...

Battle of the Employee

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...

It Does Not Always Belong in a Museum

If I was back in the USA and someone made Indiana Jones jokes to me because they knew I was on a dig, I would probably stare at them with a blank expression for several minutes and as my brain would try to comprehend why they would think that was funny. After I get...

Digging and Journaling

I don’t remember Indiana Jones ever digging up or journaling his findings. It may be that I haven’t seen the movies in too long. More likely, he’s taking all the fun trips, while the excavating and documenting of everything is left to some unsung...

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Beating a Dead Horse

I think the most important thing to realize about modern day archeology is that Indiana Jones is practically a documentary for about 50% of what we do. I personally have beaten scores of Nazis and recovered several priceless artifacts from the clutches of countless...