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Staff

Core Teaching Staff

Prof. Andrew Wilson, Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire

Research Interests: Excavations at Euesperides (Libya); Greek economy; Ancient water supply and usage; ancient technology; the economy of the Roman empire; Roman architecture; rural settlement and field survey.

Address: Institute of Archaeology, 36 Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PG
Phone: +44 (0)1865 278240
Fax: +44 (0)1865 278254
email: andrew.wilson@arch.ox.ac.uk
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~corp0057

Prof. R. R. R. Smith, Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art

Research Interests: Main interests are in the art and visual cultures of the ancient Mediterranean world. Particular interest in the Hellenistic and Roman periods, in Greek and Roman sculpture and in ancient portraits and self-representation. His work is mainly directed at the historical interpretation of ancient visual representation and its relationship with contemporary social and political culture.In connection with his work at Aphrodisias he also has a particular interest in the art and archaeology of the Greek cities of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Address: Cast Gallery, The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford OX1 2PH
Phone: +44 (0)1865 278079
Fax: +44 (0)1865 278080
email: bert.smith@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
www.arch.ox.ac.uk/resources/staff_directory/roland_smith

Dr. Damian Robinson, Director of the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology

Research Interests:Maritime archaeology, Roman trade and urbanism, Pompeii.

Address: Institute of Archaeology, 36 Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PG
Phone: +44 (0)1865 288013
Fax: +44 (0)1865 278254
email: damian.robinson@arch.ox.ac.uk

Dr Janet DeLaine, University Lecturer in Roman Archaeology

Research Interests: Roman architecture and construction; Roman baths and bathing; Ostia.

Address: Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies
Phone: +44 (0)1865 278248
Fax: +44 (0)1865 288386
email: janet.delaine@classics.ox.ac.uk

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Research Staff

Mr Jonathan Cole, Research Co-ordinator, Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology

Research Interests: Research interests: Classical and ancient Egyptian harbours; maritime excavation techniques and technology; ancient use of hydraulic mortars. Projects: maritime excavations in the port at Alexandria, the submerged city of Heracleion and Canopic region.
Address: Institute of Archaeology, 36 Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PG Phone: +44 (0)1865 288014
Fax: +44 (0)1865 278254
email: jonathan.cole@arch.ox.ac.uk

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Roman Art and visual culture

Dr Jas Elsner, Corpus Christi College

Research Interests: Roman visual culture in late antiquity.
Address: Corpus Christi College, Oxford, OX1 4JF.
Phone: +44 (0)1865 276721
email: jas.elsner@ccc.ox.ac.uk

Dr Judith McKenzie

Research Interests : Hellenistric, Roman and Byzantine architecture; funerary monuments; Petra ; Alexandria.
Address: St Hugh's College, Oxford
email: judith.mckenzie@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk

Prof. Michael Vickers Senior Assistant Keeper, Department of Antiquities, Ashmolean Museum

Research Interests: Greek, Roman and Byzantine Antiquities; Archaeology of the Black Sea
Address: The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford OX1 2PH
Phone: +44 (0)1865 278033
Fax: +44 (0)1865 278032
email: michael.vickers@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Dr Susan Walker, Keeper, Department of Antiquities, Ashmolean Museum

Address: The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford OX1 2PH
Phone: +44 (0)1865 278019
email: susan.walker@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Dr Helen Whitehouse Assistant Keeper, Department of Antiquities, Ashmolean Museum

Research Interests: Protodynastic Egypt, Roman Egypt, Roman wall paintings at Kellis, Romano-Egyptian illustrated papyri post-classical interpretation of Egyptian antiquities
Address: Department of Antiquities, The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford OX1 2PH
Phone: +44 (0)1865 278029
FAX: +44 (0)1865 278032
email: helen.whitehouse@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

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Numismatics

Dr Chris Howgego, Reader in Greek and Roman Numismatics, Senior Assistant Keeper (Roman Coins), Ashmolean Museum

Research Interests: Greek and Roman coins and history, Roman Provincial Coinage.
Address: Heberden Coin Room, The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford OX1 2PH
Phone: +44 (0)1865 278063
Fax: +44 (0)1865 278057
email: chris.howgego@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

Dr Cathy E. King, Research Assistant (Roman Coins), Ashmolean Museum

Research Interests: Late Roman coinage, Celtic coinage.
Address: Heberden Coin Room, The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford OX1 2PH
Phone: +44 (0)1865 278061
Fax: +44 (0)1865 278057
email: cathy.king@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

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Science-based archaeologists with Roman interests

Prof. Mark Robinson, Lecturer in Environmental Archaeology, Director of Environmental Archaeology Unit

Research Interests: Macroscopic plant remains, insects, molluscs and palaeohydrology in environmental archaeology; environmental change on floodplains in Southern England and the Midlands; scarabaeid dung beetles in relation to Neolithic pastoralism and climate change; Neolithic food plant resources in Britain; environment, diet and burnt offerings in Pompeii.

Address: Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW
Phone: +44 (0)1865 272983
Fax: +44 (0)1865 272970
email: mark.robinson@oum.ox.ac.uk

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Roman historians with archaeological interests

Dr Ed Bispham, Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History, Brasenose College

Research Interests: Roman Italy, Epigraphy, Samnium.
Address: Brasenose College
Phone: +44 (0)1865 277524
email: ed.bispham@bnc.ox.ac.uk

Prof. Alan Bowman, Camden Professor of Ancient History

Research Interests: Roman History and Papyrology; Roman Egypt; The Vindolanda Writing Tablets; the Roman economy.
Address: Brasenose College
Phone: +44 (0)1865 277872
email: alan.bowman@bnc.ox.ac.uk

Dr Jonathan R.W. Prag, Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History, Merton College

Research Interests: Ancient Sicily, Epigraphy, Roman Republican provincialization
Address: Merton College, OX1 4JD
Phone: +44 (0)1865 286306
email: jonathan.prag@merton.ox.ac.uk

Mr Nicholas Purcell, Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History, St John's College

Research Interests: The archaeology of Roman Italy, and especially of the City of Rome; the archaeology of ancient economic systems, including the productive landscape; the archaeology of Mediterranean history of the longue durée.
Address: St John's College, Oxford OX1 3JP
Phone: +44 (0)1865 277353
Fax: +44 (0)1865 277435
email: nicholas.purcell@fyfield.sjc.ox.ac.uk

Dr Josephine Crawley Quinn, Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History, Worcester College

Research Interests: Roman North Africa in the Republican period.
Address: Worcester College
Phone: +44 (0)1865 278365
email: josephine.quinn@classics.ox.ac.uk

Dr Roger S.O. Tomlin, University Lecturer in Late Roman History

Research Interests: Roman archaeology and epigraphy, especially of Britain.
Address: Wolfson College, Oxford OX2 6UD
Phone: +44 (0)1865 274133/2741
Fax: +44 (0)1865 274125
email: roger.tomlin@wolfson.ox.ac.uk

Dr Bryan Ward-Perkins, Lecturer (CUF) in Modern History

Research Interests: The transition from the Roman world to the Middle Ages (circa 300-700 A.D.); urbanism and economy.
Address: Trinity College
Phone: +44 (0)1865 279856
email: bryan.ward-perkins@trinity.ox.ac.uk

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