Lynn Dodd
Research & Practice Areas
Amuq Valley Research Project Survey (Turkey) Kenan Tepe Excavations (Tigris River, Turkey) Native American Sacred Landscapes Project (California) Tell al-Judaidah Publication Project (Turkey) Israeli Palestinian Archaeology Working Group (Co-organizer)
Center, Institute & Lab Affiliations
- Archaeology Research Center Extended Reality Lab, Founder, Director
Education
- Ph.D. Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles
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Summary Statement of Research Interests
My research centers on archaeology & society (why the past matters) and ancient innovation & social change (material reflections of new ideas). I am particularly interested in the ways that beliefs about places and things make a difference, whether in Ancient Egypt and the Near East or in Native American landscapes in coastal California. As Curator of USC’s Archaeology Research Center, I am engaged in technical material studies, excavation publication projects, and the integration of extended reality in research, conservation, and public communication.
Research Specialties
Amuq Valley Research Project Survey (Turkey) Kenan Tepe Excavations (Tigris River, Turkey) Native American Sacred Landscapes Project (California) Tell al-Judaidah Publication Project (Turkey) Israeli Palestinian Archaeology Working Group (Co-organizer)
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- Virtual Reality Development: AnyBook Experiences , Rare, fragile, or difficult to access multi-page documents and manuscripts available in a VR headset interactive, exploratory experience. New or legacy 2D scans or photos become 3D life-like pages in the NEH-supported template empowering educators, curators, researchers in libraries, archives and museums. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC2rdRPREBs, 2020 –
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- Distinguished Faculty Fellow for USC Dornsife, 08/16/2011 – 05/13/2013
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Administrative Appointments
- Director, 07/01/2017 – 06/30/2018
- Dornsife Faculty Fellow, 08/16/2012 – 05/15/2013