BIO

A sophomore at Florida State University, Cooper Lyon was interested in UROP after hearing about the positive experience multiple of his peers had in the program. The research by Dr. Mehta appealed to his creative interests, and his love for film and design, giving him a unique workspace with almost entire creative freedom. Through this program, Cooper has learned important skills about communication, feedback integration, and organizing and implementing scholarly sources and documents. In the future, Cooper hopes to work in the film festival field as an event programmer.

Documentation and Preservation of the Evergreen Plantation Archaeological Survey via Website and Documentary Short Film

Abstract

Following an excavation of Evergreen Plantation conducted by Dr. Jayur Mehta and his peers in Wallace, Louisiana, I was tasked with gathering large quantities of quantitative and qualitative data, and presenting said data in a website and documentary short film. I worked very closely with Dr. Mehta to ensure all data included was accurate, ensuring a central message of preservation and information. Likewise, I utilized research discussing the importance of digital humanities and virtual dissemination to further develop the value of the research and the project as a whole. For both the website and the documentary, I was given almost entire creative freedom, utilizing many video clips already filmed during the excavation, as well as collecting footage of my own in the form of interviews. Through this project I developed many important skills including communication, feedback integration, and organization and implementation of scholarly sources and documents.

Keywords: Evergreen Archaeological Survey