oluseyiagbelusi

I am currently a Ph.D. student in anthropology with a concentration in Archaeology at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, United States of America. I hold a B.A in archaeology from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria and an MSc in Conservation Studies from the University College London (Qatar Campus). My region of interest is West Africa where I have participated in numerous archaeological research and conservation projects. I have conducted fieldwork on several sites across south-western Nigeria and on Tasso Island in Sierra Leone. I have also participated in a number of excavations and conservation projects in the Mediterranean Basin, the Arab and Islamic World, and recently in the Caribbean. My research interests include African archaeology, the African Diaspora, culture contact and change, colonialism, cultural heritage law, and archaeological conservation. My interest in African archaeology and Africa’s intersection with the Atlantic world is what led me to apply for the doctoral program at Syracuse University. I am currently developing a dissertation project focusing on the early colonial period archaeology of Sierra Leone and completed initial fieldwork in 2018.