Lucia studies Classical Civilization-English and Studio Art, with research interests in Roman archaeology, material culture, archives, art, and the relationship between objects and historical interpretation.

Previous research experience: Classics Research Assistant at Colby managing and categorizing Roman artifacts from the archaeological site of Cosa in Airtable, editing artifact photographs for publication, and maintaining object-labeling systems. Worked as a student archaeologist at the Cosa Excavations on a Roman bath complex and as an archives intern at the American Academy in Rome, where she helped reconnect mislabeled artifacts with their archaeological contexts and built a new database/labeling system.

How I got started: I liked classics, but I also wanted to work with actual objects. At Cosa I got to do that through excavation. The archives and database work showed me how much depends on keeping track of where an object came from and what it was found with.

Open to being contacted: Yes

Preferred contact: LinkedIn

Advice/notes: Classics and Roman archaeology; Cosa excavations; material culture; archival internships in Rome; artifact cataloging and contextualization; Airtable and database organization; publication photography; object labeling; combining studio art with humanities research.

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Waterville

Waterville, ME, USA