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June 19, 2018 | 08:43 am

On to Elmina Castle

Engineering student Kate Korslund ’20 finally reaches Elmina Castle, home for the field school she her classmates will be spending their summer learning about the historic importance and preservation of these coastal forts.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures,
Campus Life
June 18, 2018 | 02:39 pm

Students share research experiences in Ghana

Hear from eight Rochester students spending this summer at a field school in Ghana. Led by Professors Renato Perucchio, Michael Jarvis, and Chris Muir, the students are studying the engineering, historical, and cultural aspects of the country’s historic coastal forts.

topics: Chris Muir, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Jarvis, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, Renato Perucchio, research finding,
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June 18, 2018 | 02:33 pm

Arriving in Ghana: Jollof rice hits the spot

On her first days in Ghana, mechanical engineering major Louisa Anderson ‘20 settles in for a summer at a field school near Accra, learning about the history, people – and food.

topics: Chris Muir, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Jarvis, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, Renato Perucchio,
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June 28, 2017 | 04:16 pm

Old slave castles an ‘asylum’ for nature

Jiacheng Sun on the incorporation of plant structures into old slave structures in Ghana, and their preservation as a result.

topics: Department of Chemical Engineering, Ghana, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, Renato Perucchio,
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June 15, 2017 | 01:47 pm

Our journey to Elmina

Gilda DeDona on the transition from tourist to researcher in her first weeks at a summer field school in Ghana.

topics: Department of Chemical Engineering, Ghana, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, Renato Perucchio,
Science & Technology
March 28, 2016 | 04:19 pm

The challenges of preserving historic structures

Researchers from the U.S., Singapore, Ghana and Italy will give talks at “Analysis and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Monuments: Challenges and Approaches Across Disciplines.”

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, engineering, events, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, Renato Perucchio,
Society & Culture
November 25, 2015 | 09:52 am

Archaeologist to discuss West Africa’s slave castles

Syracuse University professor and author Christopher R. DeCorse will discuss how archaeology has shown that African cultures were both transformed and maintained throughout the Atlantic World.

topics: Department of Anthropology, events, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, School of Arts and Sciences,