Dr. David A. GaitrosResearch AssociateDepartment of Computer Science

The Etruscan Sigla Research Group is a collaboration of scholars from around the world who share an interest in discovering the meaning of the informal language of the Etruscans.

Research the meaning of non-verbal communication in the Etruscan civilization

Share the research with the rest of the academic community

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Created the IESP consortium

Published IESP Web site

Created IESP Database

2009 IESP Workshop.

Sponsored 2010 IESP research dig in Tuscany Italy

Funded two graduate students

Two field trips to Italy.

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The Etruscan Research Group represents the futureof research by combining the expertise of historians, computer scientists, classic scholars, language experts, anthropologists, linguists, and geologists dedicated to the same purpose. It is this highly collaborative environmentthat is unique to the scientific community.

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