Kennedy Ryan writing in the Brandeis News reports that, “After completing her first anthropology courses at Brandeis, Alex Bazarsky ’23 knew she wanted to become an archaeologist. With the help of associate professor Charles Golden, she’s making her dreams a reality.”
Bazarsky, a double major in anthropology and Latin American studies with a minor in art history, was introduced to Golden during her freshman year.
During her first archaeology course, Archaeological Methods with professor Lauren Santini, Bazarsky was diligent with her coursework and showed a true passion. Seeing her interest, Santini realized that Bazarsky would be a great candidate for archaeological research. When Golden’s upcoming research came to mind, Santini knew she had to connect the two.
Bazarsky’s passion clearly showed promise, as Golden selected her to join the team on their next big project – traveling to Mexico to research ancient Mayan civilizations.
The trip was scheduled for the summer 2020, but was cancelled because of the pandemic. However, that didn’t stop the team from making innovative discoveries. Findings were captured using drone and Lidar technology, an important developing remote sensing technology, giving the team of graduate students and professors the opportunity to analyze their research from home.
With the help of Golden, Bazarsky challenged herself to learn the program independently. In addition to reviewing material Golden sent, she did her own online research to find more resources on Lidar technology.
“The learning experience was very collaborative,” said Bazarsky. “I’m not very good with computers, so there was a definite learning curve. But we all worked together to learn as a team.”
Bazarsky looks back on the experience as being extremely rewarding. “Most people don’t learn these skills until graduate school,” said Bazarsky. “Professor Golden has given me an educational experience I couldn’t get anywhere else.”
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