Week 0: Pre-Dig Blog Post

It’s difficult to pick just one thing that I want to see on-site, as I really want to see all of it. That being said, I think the thing that intrigued me the most in the readings was the explanation surrounding the honorific inscriptions that decorate some of...

Hagerty pre-dig post

Two places that really caught my attention in the readings are the colonnades and the great bath. At the time of Hoff’s writing, he mentioned that the colonnades were being restored, and seeing a free-standing column would be really cool (though I’m not...

Pre-Dig Blog Post

As there are a lot of things/objects/places that are fascinating to look at/research on the grounds of Antiochia, nothing compares to my excitement to see the Kragos Cliff overseas. Not only did it kick-start the name and foundation of the city by the Roman empire,...

Actual Final Blog Post

Speaking to future participants, there’s a lot of advice I have to offer. I was reflecting about this with Annabel even before the internship was over, and we talked about how different our experiences have been than what we expected. To begin with, expect to work...

Caught Somewhere in Time

It’s been one hell of a month living and working in Turkey, but I’d say that I enjoyed every aspect of it. People coming here should know that this is not a vacation in the slightest; rather, this is a field school where you are expected to work every day...

Final Blog Post: Teşekkürler Türkiye

Now that I have spent a month of my life not only outside of Minnesota, not only outside of America, but in somewhere so radically different as Turkey, I have a lot to say about what I have taken away from this experience and what others could expect from this in the...