We went to our first marble quarry today. It's an active quarry that just opened up shop 3 months ago. It's actually right down the road from Guney (which is the village that surrounds Antioch ad Cragum). I'm glad that we finally stopped there to retrieve samples; I was starting to get worried that we might not get to it, which would have put a damper on the project. SO I'm getting very excited about my project and that things are going well. We just need to look into other likely sources of marble in the area.
Since the area of Antioch ad Cragum is considered an archaeological site, I've been told that the villagers aren't allowed to build on the land or make repairs to their houses (including painting their homes). It seems as if it is to force out the villagers. Sadly, the villagers protect the area, somewhat, from looters. News spreads here so quickly that people in the town of Gazipasa knew that us "foreigners" were out in the field within hours of us getting there.
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nothing fake... just a diary of my travels in Turkey.
Susan
About Me
The WHERE and WHY:
My art history professor, Professor Rhys Townsend, invited me and a few other students to work on the Antiocheia ad Cragum Archaeological Research Project. Antiocheia ad Cragum is located on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey in the area known as Rough Cilicia. It is an archaeological site that dates back to Ancient Roman times. This project is concerned with the Ancient Roman temple that occupies the site. The temple, however, is in ruins. Our objectives are the study and reconstruction of the temple.
As a student, my work will be going into:
1. taking photographs of the many blocks
2. sketching each face of the blocks
3. producing architectural drawings of the blocks (which includes taking accurate measurements of its significant details)
However, while most of the people on the project have a background in art history, I also have a background in chemistry. As a double major in the two areas, my professor has asked me to try to characterize/chemically analyze the marble from the temple and local quarries in hopes to determine where the marble originated.
As a student, my work will be going into:
1. taking photographs of the many blocks
2. sketching each face of the blocks
3. producing architectural drawings of the blocks (which includes taking accurate measurements of its significant details)
However, while most of the people on the project have a background in art history, I also have a background in chemistry. As a double major in the two areas, my professor has asked me to try to characterize/chemically analyze the marble from the temple and local quarries in hopes to determine where the marble originated.
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