Ancient Mediterranean Maritime Landscapes and Communities

My interest in Maritime Cultures and their Landscapes emerged during my time living and working on Cyprus, as I began to explore alternative ways of interpreting and understanding the underwater material culture along the northern coast of the island. This interest has manifested itself in our publications emerging from those coastal surveys, the Ancient Maritime Dynamics (AMD) project, as well as my current studies of the maritime cultural landscape of the Amalfi coastline in collaboration with colleagues from Italy, Denmark, and the United States.

Maritime Archaeological Theory and History

This theme arose as a corollary to my interest in finding alternative ways of interpreting and understanding the archaeological data we find under water. So, as some methods of archaeological interpretation are more prevalent within the Mediterranean basin and others are more common in Northern Europe or North America, how did these contrasts impact the growth of maritime archaeology and lead to our current practices and agendas? These questions establish a framework I use to introduce the discipline our postgraduate students in ARHA 581, Introduction to Maritime Archaeology.

Maritime Cultural Heritage Management
My role as the Director of the Kyrenia Shipwreck Collection Restoration Programme immersed me in the methods, politics, and national and international instruments necessary to protect maritime cultural heritage in the Mediterranean region. This interest has continued in the classroom, as heritage management is a key theme in my courses, and through KUDAR, as we participate in the annual meetings of the UNESCO UNITWIN Network for Underwater Archaeology.

Roman and Byzantine Archaeology
Although I’ve been lucky enough to participate in archaeological projects investigating data from the Late Bronze Age to the early-modern era, I’m most comfortable from the Roman Imperial to the Early Byzantine eras. This is evident in my Master’s and Ph.D. research and the related publications investigating changes in shipbuilding methods during this era, and our present field project with the University of Ankara investigating ‘Alexander’s Causeway’ in Urla.

History of Science and Technology

Much like my interest in the theory and history inherent to maritime archaeology, I’m equally drawn to the intellectual history of science and technology. Often, I draw ideas and theories from the latter practice to inform my investigations of maritime archaeology. This means I find the social and intellectual context of our archaeological theories and methods as important as their content, and enjoy discussing this issues in class as much as the gritty details of the things we find.

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