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Elizabeth Lyons
  • Physics
  • Edmond, Oklahoma

Elizabeth Lyons Excavates in Gabii

2017 Jan 3

This summer, Elizabeth Lyons of Edmond, Oklahoma, was one of five University of Dallas students who assisted in the excavation of the ancient Latin city of Gabii. Located 11 miles east of Rome, Gabii was one of the largest cities in the region of Latium in antiquity, with its origins dating to the same time as the foundations of Rome. Gabii has been the focus of an international team of Italians, Americans and Canadians for more than seven years now. Each summer, university students apply to aid in the excavation through a field school run by the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

UD gained a connection to the site in the form of Affiliate Assistant Professor of Art Elizabeth Robinson, who has been part of the Gabii project from the beginning as a member of the topography team. She worked with Constantin College Dean Jonathan Sanford to arrange for UD students who participated in the field school during the summer to receive UD credit. As a result, UD tied with Yale University for the most students, after the University of Michigan, in the summer 2016 field school: each university had five students and one faculty member.

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