Magdalena Kot
Dr. Małgorzata Kot is fascinated by the world of Neanderthals and their relationships with Denisovans and modern humans. She conducts research in Poland as well as in the western Tien Shan and Pamir-Alay regions of Central Asia. Recently, her interests have focused on cave sites, which hold far more intriguing stories than just the secrets of the last Neanderthals. On a daily basis, she teaches at the Faculty of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw as associate professor.
Maja Kominko
Dr. Maja Kominko is the Director of Projects at the Heritage Management Organisation. She holds a Doctorate in Archaeology from the University of Oxford. A Historian with a decade of academic experience at universities in the UK, Turkey, USA and Sweden, she has a strong record of publications and extensive experience in leading heritage projects in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe, especially in the areas of war. Before joining the Heritage Management Organization, she was the Director of Endangered Culture Programmes at Arcadia Fund in London and the Scientific Director of ALIPH Foundation in Geneva.
Corey Ragsdale
As an Associate Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Ragsdale dives into bioarchaeology and dental anthropology to study human health, migration, and mobility through skeletal and dental remains. His impactful research spans Europe, Mexico, and West Africa. In addition to his academic research, Dr. Ragsdale also consults with law enforcement agencies with cases regarding human skeletal and/or dental remains in the medicolegal context, and teaches and mentors students in the classroom, field, and laboratory setting. Dr. Ragsdale works as an assistant professor at the Department of Anthropology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in the USA.
Grzegorz Kiarszys
Dr. Grzegorz Kiarszys is an Associate Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology at the Institute of History, University of Szczecin, Poland. His primary research interests include modern conflict archaeology, archaeological remote sensing, aerial photo interpretation, and archaeological methodology. In recent years, Kiarszys has published several papers and monographs on the archaeology of 20th-century military conflicts.
He has worked with various archaeological organizations in Poland and abroad. In 2005, he was employed by the Polish Contingent of the Multinational Division Central-South in the CIMIC group as a Specialist in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Protection in the Polish zone of responsibility in Iraq. Since October 2011, he has been employed at the Institute of History, University of Szczecin.
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