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Museum Work
Have you ever walked into a museum and truly sat down for a second, not to admire the art, but to admire the museum itself? How much went into it? Oh, how long must it have taken? Well, neither had I before this summer abroad. From an archaeological stand point, just getting a find to…
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Americans in Cyprus
As I have spent time in Cyprus introducing myself to locals as an American archaeologist, I have been received differently than I ever expected to be. I’m not sure what I expected really, maybe some animosity towards me as an American, but perhaps the fact that I had come to study and celebrate this country’s…
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Curious Copper at Kourion
As we were touring the baths of Kourion, we passed a string of excavated underground rooms with short rows of what looked like stacked clay pillars. “What,” someone asked our supervisor, “are those?” It’s weird the things that stick in your brain. I studied Classics a decade ago, and am I any use at reading…
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Criteria for a UNESCO site
While traveling around with my peers and family, it seemed like everywhere we went was considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I found myself curios as to what the even means. Upon further research, the UNESCO site states,”There are ten criteria for a historical site to be deemed important enough to make the list. These…
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Ktisis
While wandering through and looking at the mosaics, there was one dedicated to Ktisis in the house of Eustolios. Never having heard of this before, I decided to do more research, because there wasn’t much of an explanation of who she was, or why she was there. Researchers hesitate to give her the status of…
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The Coat of Arms at Kolossi Castle
When we were touring Kolossi castle, I noticed a four sector coat of arms on one of the outer walls. The multiple sectors is what caught my eye. It’s is a marble slab, in which four shields can be seen. The center coat of arms contains four quadrants, also called escutcheon. The center escutcheon depicts…
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A Confession From C Team
There are a lot of unglamorous tasks required on an archaeological dig site. In my mind I had various movie portrayals of archaeology: beautiful and chic people crouching elegantly over bones that they gently dusted free of the earth with small, precise brushes. Our supervisors were chic, yes, and everyone on site developed a solid…
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The importance of Blue
I see the blue everywhere I go. The ocean is a blue that parallels the sky, and much like the Cypriots, I am enamored with the beauty. I see blue in kitschy shops and evil eyes. The color resonates deeply within me. The doors and windows are Cobalt, electrified by the stark white stucco of…
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Carbon Dating in EU23
Since arriving on site, I have been primarily working in trench EU23. I am very attached and want to know anything and everything I can about this trench. On Tuesday of last week, while cleaning a portion of sealed subfloor, a specimen of a charred root was found with much excitement to my trench supervisor…
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The Conclusion
Deciding to take this opportunity was a choice completely on my own. I have been a history major the majority of my time at MSU. However within this time I have never been able to nail down exactly what I wanted to do. Being able to go to school for me is a privilege in…
Vigla Archaeological Project 