For our second segment of Coffee with an Archaeologist: I sat down with professor and archaeologist Dr. Lynne Kvapil of Butler University to hear about her work and gain more insight in the world of archaeology. We started with speaking about her many summers in Greece where she co-leads an ongoing excavation to learn about the Mycenaean Greeks.

When I had the idea a few months ago to speak to an archaeologist, I was unaware at the ease in which I’d have in finding ones to engage in conversation with (which has me feeling like I’m on the right track). I also had this image in my head that I’d be speaking to an old man sporting a white mustache and donning an all khaki fit (not that there’s anything wrong with that and would be happy to meet him too)…

Last month, I had the exciting privilege to grab coffee with, KayLee Blum, an archaeologist working here locally in Indianapolis! I found KayLee through the University of Indianapolis website where she’s pictured at an excavation site digging knee deep in dirt.