by John Seabloom-Dunne | Aug 14, 2014 | Research Blog
It’s tough to try to summarize a month’s worth of work in a few paragraphs, but nonetheless that’s what we’ve been trying to do with this blog. The innumerable daily challenges and excitements would be impossible for any one person to catalogue...
by tveite | Aug 14, 2014 | Research Blog
The past month has flown by at an alarming pace. It’s been an amazing experience in so many ways, and I’ve learned so much. Working on the acropolis I’ve learned more than I ever knew about building techniques and the motivations behind the use of...
by tveite | Aug 14, 2014 | Research Blog
This last weekend a few of us rented a car and decided to go adventuring at two nearby sites, Laertes and Syedra. This was a wonderful trip to take near the end of our time here. These two sites, but especially Laertes, are not frequently visited and not very...
by | Aug 14, 2014 | Research Blog
I found Antiochia ad Cragum a city of dirt and brambles, and I’m leaving it a city of dirt and rocks. Do you know what I expected on this Archaeological journey? I don’t either. How could I? Until this trip, all of the Greco-Roman world- all of the entire...
by | Aug 14, 2014 | Research Blog
The day begins by 5, when either your alarm, others being awake, or the call to prayer wakes you. Those first few minutes of awakeness are conquerable with the knowledge that they’ll be followed by a 20 minute van ride upon which one can nap. Upon waking up upon...
by | Aug 14, 2014 | Research Blog
The natural fauna of Antiochia can be divided into two broad categories: That which wishes to kill you, And that which is confident you’re going to die sometime fairly soon. A prime example of the former is the Murderous Thorned Dandelion, which does a poor job...
