Do you ever wish you could turn back time? A University of Nebraska-Lincoln group, led by architectural engineering assistant professor Ece Erdogmus, crosses many miles and centuries each summer. With her specialization in masonry restructures and a love of her homeland, Erdogmus leads restoration of a Roman temple from the third century C.E., in the ancient city of Antiocheia ad Kragos on Turkey's southern coast. She developed the project with art history professor Michael Hoff from UNL and professor Rhys Townsend from Clark University, and since 2005, several UNL students have joined the field work team. Funding has been provided by the National Science Foundation and Harvard Loeb Classical Library Foundation, as well as UNL funding.
Monday, June 29, 2009
First Evening in Turkey/Flight Out
We arrived in Istanbul this evening. And despite a two and half hour weather delay on our last flight, it was a very pleasant trip. We didn't have any time to really sight see this evening, but we did have a delicious dinner at a restaurant near our hotel. I ordered beef kabob with yogurt which was especially tasty. But I've learned to be careful when eating peppers, because there are some pretty spicy ones! Tomorrow we will spend the day in Istanbul visiting the Hagia Sophia among other places. Then we will take an overnight bus ride to Alanya. We should arrive at our final destination, Gazipasa, very soon. I'm excited to get aquainted with our new 'home' for six weeks.
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