by Mason Hill | Aug 14, 2025 | Research Blog
This month has been a profound, perspective shifting experience and I have learned so much. Here are a few reflections. To future participants considering this incredible journey, I would say the following: My first piece of advice is to come prepared for a rewarding...
by Kyra Andresen | Aug 14, 2025 | Research Blog
For future participants, I would recommend bringing some clothes that you’re ready to ruin and come expecting to get insanely dirty. Also, though, come ready to make incredible discoveries and new friends. Make sure you pack sunscreen, swimsuits, and water...
by Zoe Ottinger | Aug 14, 2025 | Research Blog
Working at Antiocha ad Cragum was an honor. It was a chance to discover the story of people who haven’t walked this Earth for hundreds of years. It’s easy to forget that the people of the past had a normal routine in addition to the historical events that...
by Parker Johnson | Aug 10, 2025 | Research Blog
This summer, I spent a month working at the site of Antiochia ad Cragum alongside excavators from other American universities and from Turkey. When the location of our dig site came up in conversations with my family and friends before leaving, more often than not I...
by Chloe Peevey | Aug 10, 2025 | Research Blog
My experience here has been quite eye-opening for a couple of reasons. I hadn’t been exposed to the actual practices of archaeology before this trip, and it has made me aware of careers in heritage law that meld my interests in the legal and historical fields in...
by Erin Featherstone | Aug 10, 2025 | Research Blog
From my experience at Antiochia ad Cragum I believe that I learned a lot, and not just the technical skills relating to archaeology. When I first got to Gazipaşa, I wasn’t sure what to expect from both the dig site and the area around here, but I quickly found...