Hello, my name is Karl. I am a senior at UW studying archaeology and Scandinavian studies.My hobbies include photography and art, music (shredding the bass!), and exploring.  As of now, much of my focus is upon my own research for the honors programme within the anthropology department. My research looks at the ways in which Scandinavian immigrants and their families use decorative objects as identity markers within the greater Seattle area. I hope to further pursue the field of archaeology by attending grad school in Sweden.

Rocking the FMIA

Hi there, my name is Roman Chichian, I am a senior anthropology student here at UW. I’ve lived in Seattle for almost 16 years now, although I was born in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and lived in Istanbul and Moscow before moving here with my mother and brother. With lack of direction, my travels across the world have helped me settle with anthropology as my major, as a result ive had some fantastic anthro classes both at Seattle Central and here at UW, I couldn’t ask for a more engaging major. I am also studying Russian this year and trying to find more about myself and my roots, there is something about Slavic cultures that is very agreeable with me(besides the booze of course). In my free time I am a music enthusiast and collector, I brew beer, run, snowboard and enjoy long backpacking treks.

Cheers,

Roman

Returning from the FMIA 2015 team, fourth- year undergraduate student Daisy Jaime has yet to crowd surf at a concert. But she has done other things, such as traveling to Ecuador, officially declaring her double major and minor, and starting her own research project. Much of her experience in FMIA 2015 inspired her current project, which focuses on indigenous women in post- revolutionary Mexico, and she hopes to continue learning more about historical archaeology’s relationship with indigenous populations, gender, and sexuality.

Daisy at La Biblioteca Pública del Estado de Jalisco Juan José Arreola in Jalisco, Mexico

You can still find Daisy at a local concert venue or trying a new restaurant in Seattle.

After a software career that included more than 13 years at Microsoft and 10 years as a founding partner and chief software architect of a small software company, I find myself back in grad school pursuing a life-long interest in archaeology. My hope is that I will be able leverage my experience in software development and technology with emerging technological opportunities in archaeology.

My research interests include life-ways of hunter/gatherer groups, geospatial analysis, maritime archaeology, the peopling of the Americas, and the archaeology of the Great Basin.

The Future Looks Bright