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[/vc_column_text][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-fb-icon4.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://www.facebook.com/麻豆直播esearch/” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-tw-icon4.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://twitter.com/麻豆直播esearch?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-in-icon4.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-schools-of-oriental-research” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/social-ml-icon_7.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”mailto:info@asor.org” margin_bottom=”0″][mk_image src=”http://www.asortest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/blog-icon3.jpg” image_width=”42″ image_height=”42″ hover=”false” custom_url=”https://asor.org/blog” margin_bottom=”0″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496683923840{margin-right: 20px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #99422f !important;}”][mk_divider divider_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.01)” thickness=”1″ margin_top=”3″ margin_bottom=”3″][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”ca-sidebar-39801″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1487276122024{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_column_text responsive_align=”left”]Early Mornings, Endless Memories
Gabrielle Puckett, 2025 Eric and Carol Meyers Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient聽[/vc_column_text][mk_divider margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]It鈥檚 4:00am in the sleepy town of Polis Chrysochous, Cyprus. The sun isn鈥檛 up yet, but the alley cats are finding their morning snacks. I鈥檓 on breakfast duty, so in addition to the egg boiling and tomato cutting of the night before, it’s my team鈥檚 job to go fill the coolers and water jugs for the field day ahead. We pile Landy, the beloved but ancient Land Rover of one of our co-directors, with the equipment and food for the day.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”105749″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”10″][vc_column_text]After our work for this morning鈥檚 breakfast is complete, we take a rest in the seats at the bottom of the apartment building and wait for the bus to arrive. I find it vital in these moments to remind myself to take in every single detail of this amazing experience so that I have things to look back on when I make the inevitable journey home. My favorite thing about these dark and tiresome mornings is the way the sun looks as it starts to rise just barely over the peaks of the mountains while the moon still shines bright above.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”105754″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”10″][vc_wp_text]Making our way to the bus at 5:00am and climbing in, I find my favorite seat right next to the door on the window side. A ritual I have developed for these short bus rides is to take in the view of the sea as we drive past. Of course, I am also covering myself in more sunscreen than has ever been deemed necessary because you can never be too careful.[/vc_wp_text][vc_single_image image=”105750″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”10″][vc_column_text]Arriving at the site of Makounta-Voules, we have the first hill climb of the day, a beautiful path (if I do say so myself) we landscaped the first day being here that only steals some breath on the journey up. I remember before this trip how worried I was that I wouldn鈥檛 like this enough to be happy with the early mornings and heat, but I can safely say that鈥檚 not an issue as I now know I need to do this for the rest of my life. I leave the trench fifteen minutes before breakfast to help with my roommate and the rest of our breakfast crew setting out the tarp on which we will feast and nap while we set out the food. At around 8:30am we can hear the call of 鈥淏REAKFAST鈥� shout down the mountain and prepare for the incoming team ready to fuel themselves for the rest of the day.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”105751″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”10″][vc_column_text]We spend the day digging and taking elevations, pictures when necessary, and reminding ourselves to trust our guts while we sift. It鈥檚 Thursday, which means at the end of the day it鈥檚 time for everyone鈥檚 favorite segment: Trench Tours. We show off the work we鈥檝e done for the week, being sure to take a look at the trenches we aren鈥檛 a part of in order to learn more about the site as a whole.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”105752″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][mk_padding_divider size=”10″][vc_column_text]After the bus ride home, we have some lunch and begin pot washing, but I have a special task. I am working on a project to clean up our faunal remains from past seasons and remove their thick calcium accretions through various methods. After an hour or two of this lab work, we have some lovely free time which is always best spent at the beach. A view that I strongly believe can鈥檛 be beat is the Mediterranean Sea after a long day of digging. With a fifteen-minute walk, we arrive ready to take in the wonderfully clear water. The hours spent on this beach are some that I would be hard pressed to ever give up, let alone the friends I get to spend it with. Throughout this project I have had so many experiences that I hope aren鈥檛 limited to being once-in-a-lifetime. We are back at it bright and early tomorrow, and I just can鈥檛 stop taking in every detail knowing that there are only so many days left here鈥攂ut I鈥檒l be back.[/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_single_image image=”105753″ img_size=”450×600″ alignment=”center”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][mk_padding_divider size=”30″ visibility=”visible-dt”][vc_wp_text]Gabrielle Puckett is an undergraduate student in her third year at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. She is a double major in Anthropology and Religious Studies and minors in both Classical Civilizations and Judaic Studies. She has a strong interest in zooarchaeology in the Near East and the applications for isotopic analysis in the area.[/vc_wp_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider][vc_wp_text]
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