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Yishu is a PhD student in archaeology under the supervision of Prof. Peter Cobb in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Hong Kong. Her PhD research studies the Sasanian period human activities in the Vedi River Valley in Armenia. She is interested in all aspects of the life and material remains of people who lived in the Sasanian South Caucasus.

She had conducted her MPhil dissertation analyzing the Sasanian period metal objects from Vedi Fortress via pXRF, X-ray radiography, optical microscope, SEM-EDS, and metallography. She continues to be interested in studying ancient metal artefacts.

Yishu has been working with the Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project since 2022. She first joined as a remote volunteer, then participated in excavation, and finally decided to pursue a career in archaeology. She has also excavated in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Her previous academic background lies in Middle Easter Studies, with a focus on languages and history.
 

• Master of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
• Master of Arts, University of Chicago
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison