by lavangej | Aug 9, 2014 | Research Blog
Another great week at Antiochia! The highlight of my week at the site was hitting floor in our trench, and getting to move from moving large amounts of dirt to working with trowels. It was fun finally reaching our goal and seeing all of the progress we had made....
by Nicholas Bowlin | Aug 9, 2014 | Research Blog
This past weekend, we toured several ancient sites near the city of Antalya, about three hours from our town. At Perge, a site which had been a large Roman city complete with a colonnaded street and a great bath complex, Professor Howe mentioned that our site is as...
by johnsokg | Aug 9, 2014 | Research Blog
This past weekend we got the opportunity to go see some popular sites. We visited Perge, Aspendos and Side. It was incredible to see sites that were finished or close to being so. Perge was our first stop and the site that was the most similar to our site. It was...
by lochtefe | Aug 9, 2014 | Research Blog
I may take no credit for this particular composition. You will have to speak to Leif and Nick Gantt about that one. It involves stinging bees, spiky plants, blisters, and dirt. It’s cynical and snarky, but in a good way. I have had the unique experience of...
by redelfs | Aug 9, 2014 | Research Blog
I began this week the same way I did last week: I kept digging deeper into my pit in order to find the bedrock foundation for the temple and retaining walls. And I seemingly found it on Tuesday, and so I spent my last day in the trench cleaning off/ out what appeared...
by mclellan | Aug 9, 2014 | Research Blog
If I could describe Turkey in one word, it would be recycled. And I don’t assign some of the common connotations associated with this word like hand-me-down or worn. Recycled, in the way I am using it, instead holds connotations of rejuvenated, reinvented, well...
