by Luke Reitinger | Jul 21, 2024 | Research Blog
During my first week of work, I was surprised by what tasks were the hardest. Carrying rocks can be difficult, but I found that moving wheelbarrows and emptying them is harder and more tiring. I was also surprised by the top layer of soil, I had imagined it looking...
by Jade Estling | Jul 12, 2024 | Research Blog
I think it would be cool to see the Great Bath because I would like to see the mosaic, despite it not being very well preserved. It blows my mind that so much of a structure can survive for so long. One thing I would like to do in Gazipasa before the dig starts is...
by Elsie Olmstead | Jul 11, 2024 | Research Blog
One place at the dig site I am really excited to see is the Great Bath complex. I would love to see what remains of the mosaic floors, especially in the apse, since Hoff mentions that it was particularly preserved when it was uncovered in excavations. I think that...
by Declan Coleman | Jul 11, 2024 | Research Blog
I am writing this the night before our departure, hoping that I have not forgotten some crucial element of the visa application that will make it impossible for me to participate in the internship. I am reading a little more about the research performed on the site up...
by Luke Reitinger | Jul 11, 2024 | Research Blog
After all my reading about Antiochia I want to see everything, but I would say I most want to see the residential complex mentioned by Hoff. et al. I choose this because part of what drew me to archaeology was getting to learn about how people lived, and I think that...
by Emma Ellings | Jul 10, 2024 | Research Blog
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...
