Crystal Safadi
Mateusz Polakowski
PhD Candidate
Email: M.W.Przyluska-Polakowski@soton.ac.uk

Maritime archaeologist currently working on PhD research on Roman warship classifications during the First Punic War (264-241 BC) entitled: Reconstructing Ancient Warships: Classifications and rowing arrangements of ancient Mediterranean galleys). The focus of my research is to analyze and develop an archaeological approach to the study of ancient warships. It aims to combine textual, iconographic, and artifact data to form a better understanding of the typologies used by ancient authors when discussing ancient warships.

I have participated in various underwater projects in the United States and Europe and trained as a surveyor on research vessels. I have presented research at conferences including: SHA, AIA, MAGS. Current project work includes a small grant (2018-2019) from the Honor Frost Foundation to conduct three-dimensional laser scanning of the Marsala Punic Ship to compliment new efforts of study and conservation.

Research Interest: ancient warships, ship construction, 3D documentation and reconstruction, survey, remote sensing

Twitter: @IndyWasTheDog
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mateuszpolakowski/

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Crystal Safadi

PhD student funded by the Honor Frost Foundation. So far I completed two Masters degrees at the University of Southampton: anĀ MSc inĀ Archaeological Computing Spatial Technologies (2012-2013), thesis entitled ' TheĀ Beqa'a Valley during the Early Bronze Age: a GIS Approach to Settlement Patterns', Ā and an MAĀ in Maritime Archaeology (2013-2014), 'Bronze Age and Iron Age Levantine Harbours: an Evaluation of their Afforded Maritime Accessibility and Protection'. During my Masters degrees I developed a set of skills and a passion for GIS, computational approaches, and marine geophysics. In my PhD research I will draw on several methods to investigate the maritime world of the Levantine Early Bronze Age through space and time. I worked on several archaeological digs and surveys, terrestrial and underwater ( Nissia Shipwreck Project 2014, Deltebre I shipwreck excavation 2014, Underwater survey in Anfeh Lebanon 2013, Excavation at Baalbek Lebanon 2012, excavation at Tell Fadous-Kfarabida Lebanon 2011, Tell el-Burak excavation 2011, etc.). Thanks to the support of the Honor Frost Foundation, The Said foundation, the British Lebanese Association, the University of Southampton Archaeology team, and my supervisors Dr Lucy blue and Dr Fraser Sturt, I was and still able to pursue my postgraduate studies. Ā 

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