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Director<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Michael Harrower, PhD, Professor of Archaeology, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lab Manager<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

John Shannon, PhD Candidate, Alexander Grass Humanities Institute, Johns Hopkins University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Associates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Joseph Lehner, PhD, Tom Austen Brown Lecturer in World Prehistory, Deputy Director – Vere Gordon Childe Centre, The University of Sydney<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Paige E. Paulsen, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Neukom Institute for Computational Science, Dartmouth College<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Valentina A. Grasso, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medieval History, Historical Studies Program, Bard College<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ioana A. Dumitru, PhD, Lecturer, Vere Gordon Childe Centre, The University of Sydney<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Daniel Viete, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ken Livi, PhD, Operations Director, Materials Characterization and Processing Facility, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Douglas C. Comer, PhD, Principal, Cultural Site Research and Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Elaine A. Sullivan, PhD, Associate Professor, History Department, University of California – Santa Cruz<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Benjamin Zaitchik, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Current and Former Graduate Student Researchers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • John L. Shannon, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Paige E. Paulsen, PhD 2025, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Amir Zaribaf, PhD 2024, Dept. of Archaeology, The University of Sydney<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Frances Wiig, PhD 2023, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Ioana A. Dumitru, PhD 2019, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Abigail Buffington, PhD, 2019, Dept. of Anthropology, The Ohio State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Joseph C. Mazzariello, MA 2017, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Smith Nathan, PhD 2017, Dept. of Anthropology, New York University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, PhD 2015, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Sarah Yukich, PhD 2013, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Current and Former Undergraduate Student Researchers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Kyum Yoon, BS 2026, Chemical Engineering and Archaeology, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Sye Kidane, BA 2022, Sociology, Spelman College<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Anson Lee, BA 2021, Biology and Archaeology, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Michael Tritsch, BA 2020, Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Luc Renaux, BA 2020, History and Archaeology, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Alexander Sivitskis, BA 2015, Earth Sciences and Classics, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Wolfgang Alders, BA 2013, Archaeology and Near Eastern Studies, Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Clara Hickman, BFA 2013, Animation and Environmental Design, Maryland Institute College of Art<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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