by Annika Quinn | Aug 1, 2023 | Research Blog
I don’t feel like a lot has changed from the previous weeks in terms of the literal work, but I’m definitely getting into the groove of things. In the first week I always checked my watch, and these days I feel like the time flies by. Learning there are only about 8...
by Hannah Butler | Aug 1, 2023 | Research Blog
This past week my perspectives on many things have evolved: I now have a better understanding of myself socially, and my interests within archeology. One thing about this trip my supervisor told me is you are always going to be a little bit exhausted: I have found...
by Julia Moss | Aug 1, 2023 | Research Blog
In the past week, I have grown so much as an excavator and archaeologist. Physically, I can feel myself growing stronger and more capable of carrying larger rocks and heavier buckets. In the same vein, I have really found my niche in doing refined work in the unit....
by Lucy Court | Aug 1, 2023 | Research Blog
My time here so far has begun to show me the full extent of what my body can do, both in the sense that I am now very aware of the limits created by my lack of physical exercise before this, but also in that I can see what my body can possibly do when I push myself....
by Kaylyn Scourbys | Jul 31, 2023 | Research Blog
Coming into this I knew there was going to be some sort of physical labor aspect of it, however, I did not realize it would be to the extent that it is. I would say in terms of physical labor, I kind of came in more blindly. In the past, I had worked on my...
by Riley Ledman | Jul 31, 2023 | Research Blog
I feel heat pulsate throughout every aspect of my being as I write this post. I never knew it was possible for a land to be so warm, but it seems that I should be more imaginative.My thoughts on archeology have changed significantly since I came here. I think I now...