In the summer of 2023, Field School in Ohio Archaeology students found prehistoric evidence dating all the way back to hunters and gatherers known as the Clovis culture.
Undergraduate Student Research
Undergraduate Research in Classics & Religious Studies
Undergraduate students in OHIO's Classics & Religious Studies department have access to many research opportunities through:
- Courses
- Faculty-student research opportunities (visit the Faculty Research & Specialization Areas for more information)
- Writing a thesis project to earn Departmental Honors
- Presenting at the 51ยายื Student Research and Creativity Expo and/or other academic conferences
Student Research Examples
Rachel Thomas '14HTC participated in the American Academy in Rome Summer School in June 2013. She also presented a paper at the Center for Hellenic Studies Undergraduate Research Symposium in Washington, DC on "Pliny's Epistulae: Letter 9.14 and the amicitia-arc" in April 2013.
In summer 2013, Paige Musselman participated in the Poggio Civitate excavation sponsored by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Tuscany); she was invited to return this summer. Musselman is currently enrolled in 51ยายื College of Fine Arts program in Museum Studies.
Matt MacDonald wrote "Pre-Dynastic Palettes." Jennifer Schawe wrote "Mormons and the American Environment," and Ellen Bryant wrote "The Olympeion at Akragas."
Research in Action
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Students & Faculty Uncover Once-Thriving Civil War-era African American Settlement
A team of 51ยายื and University of Pennsylvania students and faculty just got a closer look at a once-thriving settlement founded by formerly enslaved people that likely served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.