Pre-Arrival:

 

Did the project staff provide you with enough information beforehand to organize your packing for and travel to the project?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          1          2          6          Average: 91%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants)

 

Was the pickup arrangement made prior to the project adequately seen to by project staff?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          0          0          9          Average: 100%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants)

 

Comments:

 

• I just looked for the beard

• Tell people to bring towels

• Towels…

• I always bring a towel

 

Housing:

 

Were the living accommodations provided by the project adequate for your needs?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          0          1          8          Average: 98%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants) 

 

Comments:

 

• I <3 Tante Leana 

• Milika is a sweetheart!

• Wish I had a mirror above the bathroom sink.

 

Food:

 

Were the meals provided by the project adequate for your needs?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          0          0          9          Average: 100%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants)

 

Comments:

 

• Perhaps too tasty. I may have gained weight.

• Can I get a recipe book?

• I also <3 sarmale.

• Freaking love mici

 

General Logistics:

 

Did you encounter any problems with the accommodations, food or travel?

 

• No 

• NO

• Not with Archaeotek

• Yes

• NO

• No, except the well water…

• No

• No

 

If so, did you ask the project staff for assistance?

 

• Yes

 

Was the project staff able to address your concerns to your satisfaction?

 

• Yes

• Yes!

• Every time!!

 

Lectures:

 

Were the formal lectures presented informative and useful?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          0          2          7          Average: 96%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants)

 

Were the formal lectures presented interesting and engaging?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          1          1          7          Average: 93%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants)

 

Did you find the supplementary materials provided informative and useful?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          0          2          7          Average: 96%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants) 

 

Comments:

 

• I didn’t do the readings, but plan to eventually.

• Uhhhh……! [and a drawing of a cap with a feather in it]

• My dad liked the articles too.

• I wish there were even more lectures and materials

 

Excavation and Survey:

 

Were the instructions provided by project staff in the field clear and helpful?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          1          1          7          Average: 93%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants) 

 

Did the project staff offer you a thorough theoretical understanding of the methods being employed?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          1          0          2          6          Average: 89%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants) 

 

Did your participation in the project offer new understandings of archaeological field methods?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          0          1          8          Average: 98%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants)

 

Did you feel actively engaged in all aspects of data collection in the field?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          1          0          8          Average: 96%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants)

 

Comments:

 

• You should mention up front what we’re looking for in trenches.  I think I easily destroyed 2 ft. of painted plaster before I knew it was a thing. 

• I learned more here in the field than in three archaeology classes combined.

• I’m a very hands-on person and I learned more about archaeology on this dig than I did in my theory classes.

 

Laboratory:

 

Were the instructions provided by project staff in the lab clear and helpful?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          1          2          6          Average: 91%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants)

 

Do you feel you gained an understanding of the analytical methods employed (i.e. phosphate soil analysis, typological sorting of ceramics, etc.)?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          1          1          7          Average: 93%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants)

 

Did you feel actively engaged in all aspects of analysis in the lab?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          0          1          8          Average: 98%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants)

 

Comments:

 

• Did we do [type sorting]?

• It was quite cramped @ times.

 

General:

 

Did you feel overall intellectually engaged with your work?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          1          2          6         Average: 91%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants)

 

Was the project staff able to adequately answer all of your questions?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          0          0          9          Average: 100%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants)

 

Were your interactions with the Romanian staff informative and helpful?

 

                      Poor    1          2          3          4          5          Excellent

Evaluation:                0          0          0          0          9          Average: 100%

Evaluation participation: 9/13 (69% of participants)

 

Comments:

 

• I thought it was great to work w/ the Romanians and especially hear lectures by them in their areas of specialty- e.g. Alex and the prehistory lecture.

• YAS

• 10/10 I would follow Marius into battle.

• Te ador Romanians!

• Marius and Alex were freaking fantastic.

 

Overall Comments:

 

Please provide us with your thoughts on what you found most rewarding about your archaeological experience on the project:

 

• We got a chance to do a little bit of everything - total station, lab work, even reenactment. Drew from a large scope of experiences in order to gain an understanding of culture.

• Enjoyed working with students and staff. Digging!

• Overall it was an incredible experience! We got along well which was awesome, and the staff were excellent.  I will return next year.

• Bessie.

• Interacting with locals and putting our finds in perspective by visiting local sites was highly rewarding.  Each experience drove home what we learned.

 

Other comments?

 

• The weekend trips were great, thank you for those.  10/10 would recommend. POSEIDON BEARD

• Several disagreements with data collection - surface collection in drastically varying vegetation level - wait, that’s it.

• Thanks for a great dig!