Today was the first full day at the site of Zincirli, and as I noted on the pic on Flickr, my job was to stand in one place (two different, actually, for two different points) so we could check if it could be seen from two other points for the purposes of mapping the sites. I also built small piles of stones in each point! I am an archaeologist!
The people in the village of Zincirli were extremely nice and hospitable, and the children in particular where quite curious about what we were up to. One nice lady brought us some cold water and some type of food the name of which I forgot, but it was yummy.
We eat lunch at a restaurant in the town of Islahiye, and they wrap up our dinners that we heat back at home base–two apartments in the small town of Favzipasha. One thing I need to check into getting while here is a Turkish cookbook in English.
More later, hopefully!
So wait – you’ve gone to grad school for how many years so you can stand still and build piles of stones? Hmmm… 🙂
From what I could see in your pictures, Zincirli looks very beautiful.
hee hee, the exact same thought went through my mind 🙂 It was a *very good* pile of stones though. I even took a picture! Zincirli is very nice. I could use a few more trees for shade, but other than that, I could just sit staring out at the hills all day.