I am a second-year graduate student in the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, pursuing my MA in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology. My MA thesis aims to identify methods for isolating climate change within the paleo-environmental records of the Eastern Mediterranean Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE) to enable critical analysis of how environmental shifts can be linked to human migration and mobility through an archaeological lens. This research emerged from my desire to make ancient scholarship more relevant to contemporary issues, recognizing that human movement, relationships between humans and their environments, and climate shifts are evident in the archaeological record. Understanding how these factors intersect will become increasingly important as the modern climate crisis continues, which will increase the number of climate refugees. I approach my research through an anthropological lens and utilize GIS (geographical information systems) where applicable.