By Ella Roerden, Syracuse University Hello! My name is Ella Roerden, and I am a junior at Syracuse University, pursuing majors in Anthropology and International Relations. I have lived in Syracuse my whole life, but I have always loved to travel. This fall, I am spending the semester in Wroclaw, Poland, and it is theContinue reading “Pre-Poland Ponderings”
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The Transition from Application back to Academics
By Reagan Gibson, Florida State University As time continues to pass in the beautiful Tuscan countryside, I find myself in a constantly evolving situation where I move back and forth from my professional life and my academic career. In the past month, I have only been working at the archaeological site of Monereggi in Montelupo-Capraia,Continue reading “The Transition from Application back to Academics”
Update Three: Return of the Cuneiform
By Lee Garcia, Florida State University I’m back in the United States and so excited to announce that Akkadian has begun in earnest! Dr. Levenson and I were able to meet for the first time since our respective returns to the United States and iron out a game plan for what the rest of thisContinue reading “Update Three: Return of the Cuneiform”
Akkadians in Italy
By Lee Garcia, Florida State University In the time between our first post and this one I’ve departed for Italy and am in the midst of excavations at Cetamura del Chianti. Though the site is ancient, it’s a couple thousand years post-Akkadian empire and in a different part of the world. Still, this is aContinue reading “Akkadians in Italy”
Phase I: Excavating at Montereggi
By Reagan Gibson Academia is a wonderful place. It is filled with both incredible and terrifying new experiences, in ways that you would never expect. However, in this new and frightening world I have stumbled into, my thoughts are as such: Working to the best of my ability has been instrumental to the learning process.Continue reading “Phase I: Excavating at Montereggi”
From Baroque Theatricality to Enlightenment Precision: Ceroplastics Between Art and Science
By Jacopo Villani My name is Jacopo Villani, and I am a rising junior at Johns Hopkins University, where Iam pursuing a double major in the History of Art and Molecular and Cellular Biology. I was born in Pisa, Italy, and moved to Maryland when I was three years old. Growing up, I loved makingContinue reading “From Baroque Theatricality to Enlightenment Precision: Ceroplastics Between Art and Science”
Meet Alanna!
Hi everyone! My name is Alanna Rivera. I’m a second-year Behavioral Neuroscience major at Florida State University, and I’m from Orlando, Florida. This summer I’ll be interning as a research lab assistant at a psychology lab in Rome, Italy, at an Italian university called La Sapienza. I am interning through IES (Institute for the InternationalContinue reading “Meet Alanna!”
The Secrey of the Bourbons: How Did the History of the Bourbon Excavations at Ancient Vesuvian Cities Impact Antiquarianism and Archaeological Practice?
By Reagan GibonFlorida State University Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 – 1778) Hello! My name is Reagan Gibson, and I am a senior at Florida State University. I am currently getting my Bachelor of Arts with a major in Classical Archaeology and a minor in Museum Studies and Cultural Heritage, and planning to graduate in theContinue reading “The Secrey of the Bourbons: How Did the History of the Bourbon Excavations at Ancient Vesuvian Cities Impact Antiquarianism and Archaeological Practice?”
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