Hannibal Carson

Hannibal Carson, PhD

Hannibal Carson is a professor of archeology at Drake University in Sawyer City, Sawyers World.

Has a complicated relationship with Jackie Roberts.

Has a tendency to hyperfocus on intellectual puzzles especially those archeology-related.

Biographic Notes

Born on Earth. Has visited the Yucatan and Egypt (and perhaps elsewhere) presumably in relation to his archeological studies.

Joined the Army Reserves to help pay for college. During the course of that spent some time in a secret underground facility (nature unspecified) and also did one training parachute jump. Competent in use of firearms and improvised explosives, reasonably competent in hand-to-hand combat. Held an above Top Secret clearance. Field Medic trained.

Masters thesis was Decomposition of High-Energy Nitrates: Implications for Hazardous Artifact Location and Dating, on using archeological soil microchemistry techniques to locate unexploded munitions (eg bombs and land mines). (ref. The Reticuli Deception)

Partnered with the timoan Marten on a dig on Zeta Tucanae III (Ransom's Planet), probably others. (Unspecified incident on/in the Raven involving both Marten and Jackie Roberts, ref. The Chara Talisman)

Speaks some timoan.