Research Projects in the Department of Archaeology

ANCESTORS: Making Ancestors: the politics of death in prehistoric Europe

The above photo shows: A left lateral aspect of a cranium from Catignano (a Middle Neolithic village in Abruzzo), showing two healing trepanations on the left parietal bone and healed fracture on the left frontal and parietal bones of a 40-50 year old female

FRAGSUS: Fragility and Sustainability in the restricted island environments of Malta

Study of the sustainability and subsequent radical change amongst the Maltese Temple Building populations of prehistoric Malta in the 4th and 3rd millennia BC.

The Socio-Technics of Painted Pottery: From Microscopic Evidence to Macroscopic Histories

This project presents a comparative study of two major Neolithic painted pottery traditions situated at opposite ends of Eurasia: the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture in southeastern Europe and the Yangshao-Majiayao cultural sequence in northwest China. While their remarkably similar decorative repertoires have long been noted, this research moves beyond typological comparison to interrogate the technological practices and organisational structures underlying their production systems.

Research Projects in the Department of Archaeology

ANCESTORS: Making Ancestors: the politics of death in prehistoric Europe

FRAGSUS: Fragility and Sustainability in the restricted island environments of Malta

The Socio-Technics of Painted Pottery: From Microscopic Evidence to Macroscopic Histories

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