Marya Soubra
Function: Doctoral Candidate
Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
Institut für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie, Abt. Paläoanthropologie
Rümelinstr. 23
D-72070 Tübingen
Room 501, Hauptgebäude 2. OG
marya.soubra @uni-tuebignen.de
About
Marya Soubra graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 2021 and a Master's degree in 2023 from the American University of Beirut. Her Master’s thesis was specialized in archaeobotany, where she conducted botanical analysis on three sites in Lebanon, aiming to highlight the importance of this field in a country where it is yet understudied. She has participated in several archaeological excavations in Lebanon, such as Tell Kubba, Tell Burak, Tell Mirhan, and Baalbek, as well as in Bat, Oman. Additionally, she worked as a research assistant for Marburg University, where she worked on pottery drawing and typology, and as research assistant at the Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut, where she did research, wrote articles, participated in surveys and assisted in event management.
Currently, Marya is a PhD candidate in lithics analysis as part of the ERC REVIVE project at the University of Tübingen. Through the project, she will study lithic collections from Lebanon to get new information concerning lithic technology and procurement. She is especially interested in the Palaeolithic and the Neolithic, mainly in the thoughts processes and experiences people had during these periods.
Education
2023 - present
Doctoral candidate in Archaeological Sciences and Human Evolution
University of Tübingen, Germany
Supervisors PD. Dr. Sireen El Zaatari; Prof. Dr. Katerina Harvati
2022 - 2023
Research Assistant
Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut, Lebanon
2022 - 2023
Research Assistant
Marburg University, Germany
2021 - 2023
M.A. in Archaeology
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
2018 - 2021
B.A. in Archaeology
American University of Beirut, Lebanon