Week 1 The Dig Begins

The first day at the Acropolis has been such a fun experience already! I was working with Lizzie (one of the TA’s) and a few other students at Trench 2A which we figure is a church. We’ve come across a couple of significant structures which we found under...

Me? Fall in love? Never…

The materials we were given in preparation for our time on the Semester in the Mediterranean (something myself and David C. are both venturing off to now that the season has ended at Antiochia) jokingly included the advice to not fall in love with the places we would...

I can’t believe it’s over

These past five weeks have been absolutely amazing.  I have learned so much during my time in Turkey.  For example, how much I dislike schist! In all seriousness, I learned so much about the history of the area, and how important Antiochia was as a harbor and city.  I...

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,...