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One thing that Catalhoyuk is famous for, among many others, is its method of excavation. Ian Hodder was a major player in transforming and changing the way we think about and the way that we do archaeology in the 1980's. But he was heavily criticized for "airy fairy thinking" and was told his ideas were impractical in practice, in the field. So he put his money where his proverbial mouth is and began digging at Catalhoyuk in 1993. The big thing here is "multi-vocality" which means what it says- many different voices. We are trying to move away from a single, hegemonic (typically colonial) interpretation of the past but we invite other views. We consider the point of view of the local villagers, of the larger Turkish communities, global heritage and the goddess communities- or any other "stakeholders". In our on-site museum, some local women assembled a display and the goddesses groups also did something at one point (although, that display strangely went missing). Anyway, in an effort for this project to increase its "multi-vocality", I've been asked to write a daily blog to be posted on the Catalhoyuk website. When I was asked this, I responded that I write one anyway to send out to my family and friends. However, I'm not sure how I feel about putting these emails out for the general public to read. I send these emails to a select group who know me but it unnerves me slightly to think anyone and everyone can have access to the contents of my head. Scary. Plus, whom would it serve? What would the benefit be? How would the rest of the team feel about me naming them by name? I suddenly feel as if I would have to radically edit my "blogs" and post my fieldwork blogs instead of the personal ones. I can't offend a brick, can I?
Anyway, I think the personal stories are far more interesting to write and probably for you all to read. So, I'll tell you another one =). Jules works in the finds room and probably has the most difficult job on site. She is responsible for every "find" we excavate, be it a stamp seal, a pot, a bead, a clay ball or a brick she is responsible for every little thing. Anyway, it is her birthday and she wants a proper party. The problem is that the alcohol here is appallingly dreadful so I offered to help her spice things up a bit. Today during our break we went into the kitchen and grabbed a plate full of cherries and spent about an hour depitting them all, stuffed them into bottles, added 150 grams of sugar then poured in vodka. And viola- instant cherry liquor. I've put them in my lab and will shake them everyday until all the sugar dissolves for about a week. Then we just let them sit until her birthday. The other options were to spike a watermelon, which I successfully did last year, but it was difficult to eat and share amongst a big group. Jules' original thought was to do vodka jell-o but previous attempts were unsuccessful. I think this should work out fine- we might try doing it with peaches if the cook gets some. We're keeping an extra bottle of vodka on hand just in case he shows up with a bucket of strawberries or something else equally tastey.
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