Matthew Harrup

Entered Program: 2017
Primary Track: Social Science and Coastal Policy
Adviser: Dr. Charles Ewen
Hometown: Brussels, Belgium
Education: BA English – Lee University, 2013; MA Anthropology – East Carolina University, 2017
E-mail: harrupm10@students.ecu.edu
Research Interests: Archaeology of the contact period to the American Revolution; African Diaspora; historical ecology

Historical Archaeology draws from a variety of resources in an attempt to interpret the past in a scientific and increasingly accurate manner. The opportunity to increase those skills in a multi-disciplinary program led me to apply to ECU.