by brownmt | Aug 14, 2015 | Research Blog
So I have been sitting, staring at my computer for awhile now, struggling to come up with something to write about for this final blog post. I know that I have learned a lot and that I have changed as a person, but it is too soon and too close. I haven’t had a chance...
by mumfor1 | Aug 14, 2015 | Research Blog
A year ago, if someone told me that I would spend five weeks in Turkey excavating a Roman acropolis with a team of American students, I would have laughed in that person’s face. I never thought that would be me. When I was younger, I dreamed of being an archaeologist...
by Kit | Aug 13, 2015 | Research Blog
I began my first blog post with the confession that I’m not very good at processing change, and that up until the last minute, doing archaeology in Turkey felt entirely unreal—something that was going to happen to some other Catherine, not me. But for some reason,...
by davis5 | Aug 13, 2015 | Research Blog
Now that my month at Antiochia ad Cragum is over, can I call myself a ‘real’ archaeologist? Ever since I was little, archaeology has fascinated me. I loved imagining how ancient peoples, with daily lives so different from mine, accomplished their daily...
by meyerse | Aug 13, 2015 | Research Blog
These last 5 weeks have gone by so quickly, and I’m just so happy that I got to be here, having the experience of doing archaeology in Turkey. I’ve learned so much about the process of excavation, preservation, and documentation, and I think...
by seatonb | Aug 11, 2015 | Research Blog
Driving. Driving or riding in a car in Turkey is an experience everyone should try before they die, whether or not it brings the time of the shucking of the mortal coil closer. It is an exhilarating feeling, to know that at any point in time there is nothing between...
