Internship

This morning Cait and I went and met our boss over at the PEF. It's
down this narrow, quaint (I've been using that word a lot since I've
been here since everything is so historic) street calledMaryleborne
Lane, with charming cafes and restaurants. Our place of work is a bit
of a hole-in-the-wall though, but its packed with loads of historical
stuff from "The Levant," or Palestine and "The Middle East." After
giving us a brief history of the Palestine Exploration Fund, Felicity
told us that we'd be documenting 19th Century photographs and maps from
the area, taken and drawn by these Victorian men with a keen interest
in the area. We go in tomorrow for more formal training. I'm excited
though, as many of these photos and maps come with descriptions written
at the same time.

Interesting facts about PEF - They pioneered the field of archeology (rather than "historical geography" or engineering, as were the fields of many of the first acheologists), as it didn't formally exist as a field or a term at the time, putting into practice many of its fundamentals.
- While they were looking for items in such a holy region, they went in with more scientific goals, while many before them had a spade in one hand, and a bible in the other, leading to many false findings and bias.
- Since they began in 1865, they had access to many holy sites after schmoozing with the Ottoman Empire, many of which have been off limits ever since, so their findings are incredibly valued.

Anyway, time to do some cleaning and read for class tomorrow.

******Be sure to check the post below this one since my internet was out, and scroll to other past posts to check out more pictures + a video from speakers corner!! - - - Until next time, kids!