In addition to Jam, my main research interest is in water in the ancient Near East. This stems from having excavated several wells in Jarma, Libya and Tell Brak in Syria, and realising that, over time, access to wells oscillated between 'public' and 'private'. They are also often associated with 'ritual' buildings. The 'archaeo-politics of water' is a complex and often overlooked subject, which continues to be highly relevant today in arid regions.
I am also interested in mud-brick architecture, fieldwork methodology,
computing in archaeology and changes in the use of space through time. I
believe that archaeology needs to commit resources to the long-term
excavation of large, complex sites, rather than rely on the small-scale
'scratch' excavations which are common today.
