New Study Refines Dating of Kyrenia Shipwreck

The Kyrenia ship's wooden hull on display in Cyprus

In the 1960s, the excavation of an ancient Greek merchant ship off the northern coast of Cyprus revealed an extraordinary time capsule from the early Hellenistic period. Accurately dating the Kyrenia shipwreck, however, had been a significant challenge due to discrepancies between scientific and archaeological evidence. A recent study by Dr. Brita Lorentzen and colleagues has now provided a more precise timeline.

Department of Anthropology Elevates Undergraduate Writing

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The Anthropology Department at the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences is set to elevate its writing curriculum in the 2024-25 academic year. In collaboration with the Franklin College Writing Intensive Program (WIP), the department has crafted a comprehensive writing plan designed to integrate writing deeply into the curriculum, support student writing development, and enhance overall learning.

Sophie Forbes

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I am a Master’s student studying coastal archaeology of the American Southeast. My research utilizes geochemical techniques, namely stable isotope sclerochronology, to understand human-environment interactions of the Indigenous and Post-Contact/enslaved populations on the Georgia coast. 


 

Bronwyn Matlick

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I am a master's student focusing in archaeology of the North American Southeast- studying the Late-Archaic ceramic technology of the Georgia coast. I'm a site file technician at the  GASF and have excavated on the GA coast and Ireland.  
I also love jazz and was the pianist for the "Jazzy Petrels" band of Oglethorpe University.  


 

Dominique Valentine

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I am a 1st year PhD student in the Integrative Conservation (ICON) and Anthropology program. My research interests are in Environmental Justice and Wildlife Ecology. I intend to study how human communities' continual growth and expansion impact the surrounding wildlife population and ecosystems. I am inspired to integrate social science into my research. I am interested in researching how different factors, such as environmental injustices, impact ecological processes.

Hannah Boone

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I am an environmental anthropologist interested in how people’s ways of knowing impact conservation decision-making. In my master’s program at Oregon State, I was part of an interdisciplinary research team investigating the social-ecological impacts of dam removal on the Klamath River– the largest dam removal in US history. My master’s thesis focused on conservationists’ conceptualizations of the Basin post-dam removal and their priorities in regard to natural resource management objectives moving forward.

Olivier Pilette

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I am a doctoral student specializing in anthropological archaeology, focusing on the socio-cultural interactions and complexities of ancient populations in eastern North America. 

Since 2019, I have worked in diverse archaeological contexts in the province of Québec, ranging from multi-component prehistoric sites to major institutional historical buildings and cemetery contexts. I am also on the board of the Québec Association of Archaeologists. 

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