Michael Brennan
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Educational Background
B.A.
M.A.
Bowdoin College
University of Rhode Island
2004
2008
Areas of Specialization
Research
I research the application of geological methods to archaeological sites. My work at GSO includes the investigation of two Byzantine shipwrecks in the suboxic and anoxic waters of the Black Sea, aiming to characterize the effects of these waters on the cultural materials. I also work at the Maya site of Maax Na, Belize, where I am using geochemical methods to determine variations in the limestone bedrock and source monuments and building material from the site.Presentations:
Brennan, Michael L. 2008. Stone and Space: Constructed Environments for Water Rituals in the Maya Lowlands. Paper presented at the 2008 URI Graduate Student Conference, University of Rhode Island.
Brennan, Michael L., Dennis Piechota, Katherine Croff, Robert Ballard, Sergiy Voronov. 2007. Geoarchaeology and Environmental Monitoring of Two Byzantine Shipwrecks in the Black Sea. Paper presented at the 2007 GSA Meetings, Denver.
