Overview
Ruth received her B.A. in Archaeology and Writing from Johns Hopkins University in 2016, and her M.A. in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies from Brandeis University in 2018. She is interested in the interactions between Eurasian mobile pastoralists and their neighbors in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Regions, with a focus on themes such as alterity, identity, interconnectivity and the processes of technological development. She has excavated in Spain, Israel, and Mongolia, and joined the Classical Archaeology program in 2019. Ruth is on the organizing committee for the CIAMS Anti-colonialism and Anti-racism Interest Group as well as a member of the Archaeological Science Group at Cornell. She is always happy to talk about her experiences as a graduate student or in any of these topics.
Classical Archaeology and Art Concentration