What I Learned in Field School Is

If I was to say I moved very specific dirt and rocks for an entire month, it would not sound that impressive. However, when it is rephrased that such landscaping was done for the discovery of ancient knowledge and to learn the ropes of being an archaeologist, then we...

Trench 3 rules!

Why does Trench 3 rule? Simple, of all the trenches to be closed on the acropolis, it provided us with some of the most incredible detail and information regarding the acropolis’s usage and purpose towards the end of its occupation. The pottery remains, broken glass,...

Final Post

Looking back on my experience in Turkey on the long plane ride home, I realized that I have learned so much not only about archaeology, but about working efficiently with a team and traveling and living in a foreign country. It was hard to see how much I truly learned...

Final Blog Post

Before this project, my only experience with archaeology were the Indiana Jones movies and I had only a vague idea of what real archaeology entailed. This program taught me that attention to detail is vital to successful archaeology. We detailed every soil change,...

Final Thoughts

When I heard about this program it seemed so outrageous that I just had to go. I never imagined that I would have the opportunity to do real archaeology– it was one of the careers that my parents joked about me doing, but not something I could ever picture...