Stephanie Blankshein

Dr Stephanie Blankshein is a prehistoric maritime archaeologist specialising in the application of digital approaches to archaeological and environmental questions. Areas of expertise include geographic information systems, remote sensing, computational modelling and scientific diving. Stephanie is currently a Research Fellow in Archaeology at the University of Southampton. Her post-doctoral research investigates Neolithic crannogs, or artificial islands, in Scotland. She has also led projects on the application of water penetrating radar to freshwater archaeological sites and the creation of accessible digital heritage experiences. Throughout her education and early career she has been fortunate enough to work on terrestrial and underwater survey and excavation projects across Europe,including the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project.