Major
Anthropology
Anticipated Graduation Year
2023
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Loyola’s Anthropology Department was founded in 1959 by Father Grollig who traveled the world collecting artifacts and promoting a Jesuit education. Despite amassing a rich inventory, his collection is not well documented, nor are many of his career efforts and personal life. To address these issues, we will discuss our legacy collections project, which involves archival research and artificial intelligence to learn more about Father Grollig in an effort to provide greater context information for his collection and the foundational role played by Father Grollig in the Loyola community. Our research also emphasizes the importance of doing legacy and collections-based research, which is an often neglected aspect of archaeology.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Dr. Christopher Hernandez, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
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Father Grollig Legacy Collections Project
Loyola’s Anthropology Department was founded in 1959 by Father Grollig who traveled the world collecting artifacts and promoting a Jesuit education. Despite amassing a rich inventory, his collection is not well documented, nor are many of his career efforts and personal life. To address these issues, we will discuss our legacy collections project, which involves archival research and artificial intelligence to learn more about Father Grollig in an effort to provide greater context information for his collection and the foundational role played by Father Grollig in the Loyola community. Our research also emphasizes the importance of doing legacy and collections-based research, which is an often neglected aspect of archaeology.