Biography
I completed my PhD in Mycenaean funerary practices at the University of Edinburgh in 1999. Since then, I have worked at the British School at Athens (1997-2005), the University of Sheffield (2005-2008), and the University of Cambridge (2008-2022).
Research
My main research interests lie in the prehistoric Aegean where I have worked in the Peloponnese and Cyclades. I am co-director with Colin Renfrew of the Keros-Naxos Seaways Project, a four-year survey and excavation project focused on the Early Bronze Age of the Cycladic islands in the Aegean. The project is currently in the study and publication phase. I have co-edited three volumes from previous Keros studies, and am currently co-editing a further two Keros volumes. I have also co-edited two volumes on Early Cycladic sculpture.
I recently published a book (with John Barrett) From Stonehenge to Mycenae: the challenges of archaeological interpretation. I have published a book and several papers on Mycenaean funerary practices (available on my Academia.edu page), and have co-edited two volumes on funerary practices.
I was assistant director of the Keros Island Survey, and have co-directed work at Phylakopi. I have conducted and published numerous geophysical research projects in Greece, Albania and Bulgaria.
Key Publications
Other Professional Activities
Member of Council, British School at Athens, 2006-2010, 2013-2017.