Last Few
The more time has passed here at the dig, the more I’ve contemplated crawling into a grave for the next archeological group to excavate/find me—I damn near tripped my way into one! The work, the traveling, trying to spend every minute with our archeological family,...
Accidentally Digging Up A Skeleton & More Reflections
A few days ago, Suku and I had the amazing opportunity to discover a skeleton while digging in Pollentia. That in itself was an experience because in discovering the skeleton, I did it, quite literally, by accident. Imagine digging away, making a pile of dirt, then...Jane Spacek
Greetings from Spain! Never could I have imagined such a new and wonderful journey ahead of me. I always dreamed of traveling the world as an optimist, and being changed by the suspense of life. I consider myself a resilient person who has faced a fair share of...
Sick in Spain
Monday was a great day working on the site itself as Michael and I had the opportunity to work on one of the graves. The two of us had the opportunities to learn about the different way that a body may have been positioned when they were buried with the respect to...
Pictures and Pickaxing: Capturing Our Time in Pollentia
Take a moment to consider what archaeology might look like to you. Some might picture individuals carefully sweeping the dust off of a perfectly intact artifact such as a piece of ancient pottery; others might picture Indiana Jones doing whatever it is that he does....
Lilian Franco
¡Hola! I’m Lilian, a rising sophomore at the University of Portland coming from from Inglewood California. I am currently majoring in history and minoring in Spanish, hence why I chose to partake in this archeological program. Although I now know how unrealistic...
First Few
Before my homebody self keeps me in bed, I ask myself, “when is the next time you’ll be back [in this country]?” It’s easy to stay given the work we put in our palms, knees, and lower backs each day for five and a half hours—at this point, the sunburns are the least...Subscribe by Email
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