Associate Professor of Mediterranean Archaeology, Department of Classical Studies
[email protected]Archaeology at Michigan; Aegean Archaeology; Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology; European Archaeology; Greek Archaeology; Anthropological Archaeology; Archaeological Science; Classical Studies; Prehistoric Archaeology
Areas of Expertise
- Prehistoric Aegean
- The Cyclades
- Networks
- Island archaeology
- Ceramics analysis
- Bronze Age economy
- Craft production
- Mobility
- Learning and practice
Research Topics
- Analysis of shifting mechanisms of exchange and their socioeconomic effects in the Cyclades, 3rd-2nd millennia BCE
- Diachronic study of metal and metallurgical artifacts, as well as charcoal, from northern Kea, Cyclades, Greece (Final Neolithic-Late Bronze Age, 4th-2nd millennia BCE)
- Middle Bronze Age (earlier 2nd millennium BCE) pottery, especially ceramic fabrics and forming methods, from Ayia Irini, Kea
- Bronze Age evidence from the Kea Archaeological Research Survey
Project Website
Courses
- Ancient Cities
- Minoans and Mycenaeans
- Greece before History
- Ceramics Analysis
- The Mediterranean: Classical Studies
- Graduate seminars on the Bronze Age Aegean, Bronze Age economy and exchange, approaches to craft production, archaeological networks, island archaeology
