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Dr. Piotr Bojakowski is an Assistant Professor in the Anthropology Department at Texas A&M University, holding the Sara W. & George O. Yamini Endowed Professorship. He specializes in nautical archaeology with a focus on early modern shipbuilding, underwater cultural heritage, and maritime history. His research integrates advanced technologies like 3D modeling, GIS, and drone-based surveys. Dr. Bojakowski directs the J. Richard Steffy Ship Reconstruction Laboratory, a leading facility in ship archaeology.
Education: Earned his PhD in Anthropology in 2012 (institution unspecified). Key research areas include Atlantic World maritime history (16th–18th centuries), conflict archaeology involving unaccounted US service members, and interdisciplinary projects like the Zanzibar Ship Ethnography. He has conducted over 30 field projects across Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, Africa, North America, and Southeast Asia.
Recent projects include the Cape Ratac Wreck survey in Croatia (17th-century Venetian glass cargo), the Equator schooner analysis in Washington, and the Warwick Project in Bermuda. His work bridges historical ship reconstruction with digital preservation, addressing themes like technological change in shipbuilding and trans-oceanic trade networks.
Publications span 20 years, emphasizing ship reconstruction methodologies, colonial-era shipwrecks, and digital archaeology techniques. He collaborates internationally with institutions like the National Museum of Bermuda and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology.
