Natalie Susmann

I am a landscape archaeologist and digital scholar. My research explores human valuation of nature and social memory on the ancient Greek sacred landscape. My current book project, Landscapes on High: Unlocking Sacred Auras, Movement, and Memory in the Mountains of Greece studies how mountains are fundamentally linked to the Greek sacred landscape, ranging from antiquity to the present day. I uncover why certain boundaries, structures, and natural features are remembered and reframed; why other are forgotten. I challenge myself to explore global comparanda throughout history, thus emphasizing the humanness of placemaking and how the contemporary landscape is really a product of the past. In my teaching and research, I also debate whether and how digital technology can improve our investigations about human culture.