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School of Archaeology OXFORD School of Archaeology Annual Report 2013–2014 THE SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY The School of Archaeology is one of the premier departments in the world for the study and teaching of the human past. Comprised primarily of the Institute of Archaeology and the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, the School hosts a dynamic faculty, nearly one hundred undergraduates, and a large cohort of outstanding graduate students each year. It is one of the few places in the world where the many facets of archaeology come together to explore themes such as human origins and early hunter-gatherers, the ancient environment, classical and historical archaeology, and chronology. School of Archaeology 36 Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PG www.arch.ox.ac.uk Reception +44(0)1865 278240 Andrew Wilson (Head of School) [email protected] Lidia Lozano (Administrator) [email protected] Barbara Morris (Graduate Administrator) [email protected] Lynda Smithson (Academic Secretary) [email protected] Jeremy Worth (ICT Manager) [email protected] Stephen Hick (Finance Officer) [email protected] Institute of Archaeology 36 Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PG www.arch.ox.ac.uk/institute Reception +44(0)1865 278240 Chris Gosden (Director) [email protected] Lidia Lozano (Administrator) [email protected] Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art Dyson Perrins Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY www.rlaha.ox.ac.uk Reception +44(0)1865 285222 Mark Pollard (Director) [email protected] Diane Baker (Administrator) [email protected] Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit Dyson Perrins Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY http://c14.arch.ox.ac.uk Reception +44(0)1865 285229 Christopher Ramsey (Director) [email protected] Cover photo: Moel y Gaer, Bodfari, geophysical survey in the hillfort interior. Copyright: Gary Lock. REPORT OF THE OXFORD SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2013–2014 Contents Members of the School of Archaeology 2 D.Phil. Students 7 Research Projects 13 Selected Publications 48 Major Grants Held in 2013–2014 56 Lectures and Seminars 57 REPORT OF THE OXFORD SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2013–2014 1 Members of the School of Archaeology Rebecca Banks Dr Susana Carvalho Research Assistant, APAAME (Aerial Photographic Postdoctoral Researcher, Primate Archaeology Group Archive for Archaeology in the Middle East) Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art Institute of Archaeology email: [email protected] tel: 611739 email: [email protected] Dr Michael Charles Senior Research Fellow in Environmental Archaeology Professor Nick Barton Institute of Archaeology University Lecturer in Palaeolithic Archaeology tel: 278243 Institute of Archaeology email: [email protected] tel: 278253 email: [email protected] Dr Laine Clark-Balzan Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Palaeodeserts) Dr Lisa Bendall Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art Sinclair & Rachel Hood Lecturer in Aegean Prehistory New Barnett House, 28 Little Clarendon Street Institute of Archaeology tel: 275134 tel: 278244/272720 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Dr Anwen Cooper Dr Amy Bogaard Postdoctoral Research Assistant (prehistory), English Lecturer in Neolithic and Bronze Age Archaeology Landscapes and Identities project Institute of Archaeology Institute of Archaeology tel: 278281 tel: 278256 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Dr Nicole Boivin Dr Sally Crawford Senior Research Fellow Senior Research Fellow Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art Institute of Archaeology New Barnett House, 28 Little Clarendon Street tel: 278240 tel: 275377 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Dr Alison Crowther Dr Peter Bray British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow Leverhulme Research Fellow Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art New Barnett House, 28 Little Clarendon Street tel: 285225 tel: 275134 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Dr Fiona Brock Sir Barry Cunliffe Radiocarbon Laboratory Postdoctoral Chemist Emeritus Professor of European Archaeology Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art Institute of Archaeology tel: 285210 tel: 278242 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Dr Ian Brown Dr Michael Dee Postdoctoral Research Assistant, The Atlas of Hillforts in Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow; Junior Research Britain and Ireland project Fellow, St Edmund Hall Institute of Archaeology Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art email: [email protected] tel: 285202 email: [email protected] 2 REPORT OF THE OXFORD SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2013–2014 MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY Dr Janet DeLaine Dr David Griffiths Lecturer in Roman Archaeology University Lecturer and Reader in Archaeology Ioannou Centre, Faculty of Classics Continuing Education tel: 278248 tel: 280764 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Dr Peter Ditchfield Dr Huw Groucutt Stable Isotope Laboratory Manager Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Palaeodeserts) Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art tel: 285210 tel: 275134 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Chris Doherty Dr Maria Guagnin Research Assistant Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Palaeodeserts) Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art tel: 285204 New Barnett House, 28 Little Clarendon Street email: [email protected] tel: 275134 email: [email protected] Dr Katerina Douka Postdoctoral Research Assistant; Junior Research Fellow, Professor Helena Hamerow Linacre College University Lecturer in European Archaeology (Early Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art Medieval) tel: 285225 Institute of Archaeology email: [email protected] tel: 278245 email: [email protected] Dr Heidi Eager Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Palaeodeserts) Dr Michael Haslam Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art ERC Research Fellow, Primate Archaeology Group New Barnett House, 28 Little Clarendon Street Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art tel: 275134 tel: 285203 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Dr Ceiridwen Edwards Professor Robert Hedges Leverhulme Research Fellow in Ancient DNA Studies Professor of Archaeological Science Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art tel: 285203 tel: 285230 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Professor Chris Gosden Associate Professor Dan Hicks Director, Institute of Archaeology Associate Professor and Curator in Archaeology Professor of European Archaeology Institute of Archaeology Institute of Archaeology tel: 613011 tel: 288012 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Professor Tom Higham Dr Christopher Green Deputy Director, Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit Postdoctoral Research Assistant (GIS), English Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art Landscapes and Identities project tel: 285231 Institute of Archaeology email: [email protected] tel: 278256 email: [email protected] REPORT OF THE OXFORD SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2013–2014 3 MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY Dr Peter Hommel Professor Irene Lemos Postdoctoral Research Assistant Reader in Classical Archaeology Institute of Archaeology Ioannou Centre, Faculty of Classics tel: 278147 tel: 278268 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Dr Linda Hulin Dr Paula Levick Research Officer, Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology Part-time Research Assistant, The Atlas of Hillforts in Institute of Archaeology Britain and Ireland project New Barnett House, 28 Little Clarendon Street Institute of Archaeology tel: 611744 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Professor Gary Lock Dr Richard Jennings Emeritus Professor of Archaeology Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Palaeodeserts) Institute of Archaeology Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art tel: 278240 New Barnett House, 28 Little Clarendon Street email: [email protected] tel: 275134 email: [email protected] Dr Lambros Malafouris Johnson Research and Teaching Fellow in Creativity, Dr Zena Kamash Cognition and Material Culture Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Roman period), English Keble College Landscapes and Identities project tel: 272727 Institute of Archaeology email: [email protected] tel: 278148 email: [email protected] Dr Toby Martin British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Professor David Kennedy Institute of Archaeology Director, APAAME (Aerial Photographic Archive for tel: 278250 Archaeology in the Middle East) email: [email protected] Institute of Archaeology tel: 611739 Professor Peter Mitchell email: [email protected] University Lecturer in African Prehistory Institute of Archaeology Professor Donna Kurtz tel: 274951 Professor of Classical Art; Senior Research Fellow, email: [email protected]
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