Nicole Aqua shows off a perfume bottle she found at the Tel Dor excavation.

Hometown: Tacoma, WA

Currently: Junior majoring in Anthropology and Archaeological Sciences

Stroum Center Involvement: Nicole won a scholarship from the Stroum Center to participate in the UW Tel Dor Archaeological Excavation and Field School in the summer of 2013.

Quote: “As an archaeology major, my focus will be Middle Eastern studies. I believe learning Hebrew will be a crucial aspect of my future research.”

Nicole Aqua received a scholarship from the Stroum Jewish Studies Program towards her participation in the UW Tel Dor Archaeological Excavation and Field School in the summer of 2013. Read about her experiences at the UW Tel Dor Archaeological Excavation in northern Israel in her blog post, “Can You Dig It? Learning hands-on archaeology at Tel Dor.”