Ryan Miranda is first-year graduate student in the Maritime Studies program. He is originally from Farmington, Connecticut. Ryan received his B.A. in Anthropology from Washington College in Chestertown, MD. His interest in history and archaeology began at a young age with his father’s arms and armor collection and during his undergraduate career continued with multiple field schools. Ryan’s interest shifted to maritime archaeology during a class at WAC. His interests include Naval weaponry and maritime histories of the ancient world, Vikings and the US and Royal navy. Outside of archaeology, Ryan enjoys reading, music, playing sports, and being on the water as a rower and under the water as a diver.