David Symanzik-Stock

David Symanzik-Stock (he/him) is a first year PhD student studying Aegean Archaeology with Dr. Emily Egan. He received a BA in Archaeology and an MA in Art History from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (UWM) and an MA in Aegean Archaeology from the University of Sheffield in the UK.

His two Master’s theses reflect his dual interests, having explored the function of Cycladic Frying Pans through an iconographic and historiographic analysis at Sheffield and producing an exhibit (Negotiating Authenticity: Reproducing the Past for the Present) and accompanying thesis catalog at the Emile H Mathis Art Gallery (UWM) which explored the complex relationships between ‘original’ artifacts and their reproductions and how this ongoing dialogue blurs the boundaries between materiality and authenticity and, consequently, manifests in our desire to build bridges between the past and the present. 

Before arriving at the University of Maryland, David has supported a variety of anthropology, archaeology, and ancient history curatorial and research projects in a numerous roles with the Milwaukee Public Museum (WI, USA), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the British School of Athens and has participated in excavations in Wisconsin (USA), Greece, and Cyprus.