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Growing up in the Republic of Georgia, Ana Tkabladze was surrounded by remnants and relics of the ancient world. She dreamed of someday learning about the sites and making her own discoveries.<\/p>\n

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Ana Tkabladze is a classics major with a concentration in classical archeology. UMW’s amphitheater shows the influence of classical architecture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now a junior at the University of Mary Washington, Tkabladze, a classics major with a concentration in classical archeology, is already leaving her mark.<\/p>\n

This summer, she spent three weeks on the Spanish island of Menorca and in Portugal as part of a team excavating and analyzing thousand-year-old artifacts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m basically helping real archeologists find out about that era,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019ll go in history later which is pretty exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tkabladze is one of several UMW students who received an undergraduate research grant for the summer, a time when many students study abroad, intern or work on research. In fact, two to three students in the classics, philosophy and religion department go on excavations each year, either through undergraduate research grants like Tkabladze or as part of an independent study.<\/p>\n

\u201cAna is an excellent example of those of our students who have been able to go out and excavate Greek and Roman material,\u201d said Professor of Classics Liane Houghtalin.<\/p>\n

Houghtalin showed Tkabladze how to search for excavation opportunities in Europe, helped her apply for the research grant and kept in touch with her frequently throughout the program.<\/p>\n

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Tkabladze uses a pick-axe to excavate her section of the ancient Roman city, located on Menorca, Spain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI get to hear about what\u2019s going on and live vicariously through a student who is doing what I do but for the first time,\u201d Houghtalin said of her role as an adviser. \u201cIt gives me a fresh perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

While in Menorca, Tkabladze and the international team of students and scholars started the day at 4:30 a.m. and drove an hour to the excavation site. They spent each morning digging for coins and pieces of pottery, bones and other fragments \u2013 clues to how the ancient people of Menorca lived.<\/p>\n

Then, in the labs in both Menorca and Portugal, the team analyzed the artifacts to determine how old they were, where they came from and their significance to the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal was to try to see what influences that area had and what kind of trade systems existed,\u201d said Tkabladze, who moved to the U.S. with her family about 10 years ago.<\/p>\n

She wrote a research report about what she learned and plans to share her experience with fellow members of the Classics Club. She hopes when they hear her story, they will be motivated to uncover history of their own.<\/p>\n

For Tkabladze, the project is one step toward her goal of becoming a professor in her lifelong passion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t see myself doing anything else,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s what I love.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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