Elif Batuman’s article in the August 31st 2015 edition of the New Yorker discusses the challenges of infrastructure in an archaeologically rich area such as Constantinople. Her story discusses the rich find beneath the Bosporus in the effort to build a high speed tunnel across the straits.
Of particular to interest me was the role of archaeology in the Kemalist national identity.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/08/31/the-big-dig
About me: Sean McClure is currently a Federal Employee with over 15 years of experience working at the White House, Department of the Treasury, USAID, and Department of State. He has traveled extensively to 35 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe.
