My background in archaeology has informed years of research, personal autonomy, and fervent dedication to hard work. Lab work, field excavation, foreign landscapes, and the physical embodiment of lived stories have shown me a different kind of narrative that most journalists do not understand. Our histories inform our insight, and our cultural perspectives dictate the things we do.
Excavating in Kefalonia, Greece during the summer 2025 season at a Roman acropolis.
This excavation was divided into bioarchaeological lab work and physical digging. The lab component in Preveza, Greece, prompted me to work more extensively in forensic anthropology. Here, I learned the identification of biological profiles with human remains. Strengthening human osteology skill sets, this experience also helped my own travel goals, seeing more of the world and working with incredible scholars.
Working in a lab in Preveza, Greece to identify and catalog human remains from a site associated with Nikopoli.
Excavating in Montevitozzo, Italy during the summer 2025 season at a 12th century Medieval castle site.
Excavating in Kissonerga, Cyprus in 2024 and 2025 at a Bronze Age brewery site through HARP and CAARI.
Conducting field work in Nicosia, Cyprus in 2024 to document research for a thesis on Local Distinctiveness.
Obadiah Castelle Casperson 