Late Antique Archaeology at the University of Kent

Luke is co-director of the Centre for Late Antique Archaeology. He is a lecturer in archaeology at the University of Kent, specialising in the late antique period. He was educated at Oxford, Durham and Nottingham, and undertook post-doctoral work in France, Germany, Turkey and Belgium. He is particularly interested in the use of everyday life and space in the late antique city and studies this using a combination of archaeological, textual and epigraphic evidence. 

Ellen is co-director of the Centre for Late Antique Archaeology. She is senior lecturer in archaeology at the University of Kent and has wide interests in artefact studies, as well as the late and post-Roman transition in the West; she is also interested in late Roman dress and Roman and late antique art. She was educated at University College London, and has published a number of books pertinent to late antique topics, including her PhD thesis  on  Regionality in Dress Accessories in the Late Roman West (Monographies Instrumentum 11) (Editions Monique Mergoil, Montagnac 2001). She has just published Style and function in Roman decoration: living with objects and interiors (Ashgate, Farnham 2009). http://www.kent.ac.uk/secl/classics/staff/EllenSwift/

Anne received her MA and PhD from King’s College, London. She is lecturer in Greek literature at the University of Kent. Her research focuses on the worlds of Late Antiquity and Byzantium, in particular, the study of Hagiography (the Lives of Saints): transmission, translation, social, literary and cultural contexts. She also has interests in Greek palaeography, Gender Studies and Narrative

Helen Gittos was an undergraduate at Newcastle University and did her doctoral work at The Queen’s College, Oxford University where she also held a postdoctoral fellowship. She is a lecturer in medieval history at the University of Kent. Helen is interested in all aspects of the social and cultural history of the early middle ages, particularly of Anglo-Saxon England. Her research has focused on Anglo-Saxon liturgy and architecture. She is currently completing a monograph based on her D.Phil. thesis which will be published as Sacred Space in Anglo-Saxon England: Liturgy, Architecture, and Place by Oxford University Press. Once complete, she intends to examine the use of vernacular languages in the liturgy throughout the middle ages. In collaboration with Dr Gabor Thomas (Reading University) she is also developing an archaeological project focused on the Anglo-Saxon site at Lyminge, Kent.

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Dr Paul Bennett
Paul is a graduate of Manchester University and the recipient of an Honorary D.Litt. from the University of Kent. He is Director of Canterbury Archaeological Trust and former Chairman of the Society for Libyan Studies, He is presently Head of Mission of the Society, an Honorary Lecturer in the School of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, an Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology and an Honorary Reserach Fellow of the University. His intersests are wide but include the Late Roman and Early Anglo-Saxon periods in SE Britain and the Late Roman, Vandal, Byzantine and Early Arab periods in N Africa.

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Alexander Sarantis was educated at Bristol and Oxford, completing his D.Phil on ‘The Balkans During the Reign of Justinian’ at St. Anne’s College, Oxford in 2006. Having authored articles on A.H.M. Jones, the Heruls, and the Gepids, he is now preparing his thesis for publication as a monograph. Since finishing his doctoral research, Alexander has also co-edited books for the Late Antique Archaeology series on Housing and Technology, and is in the process of co-editing another collection of articles on War in Late Antiquity. Alexander’s research interests include the history and archaeology of the Balkans; the interaction between Roman and barbarian groups, beyond and within the frontiers of the Empire; and the military strategies of the East Roman Empire.

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Michael completed his doctorate at University College London on the late antique religious topography of the city of Rome and is now editor of the Late Antique Archaeology series. His interests lie in late antique urbanism in the West and ancient religion, more particularly ancient religious practice and belief and the use of secular and religious space and the interaction between the two. He would like to build on his current research with the use of the geographical information system (GIS). Michael is also a docent for Context Travel in London, and most recently Ostia, where he leads guided historical walks. His other interests include travelling, eating, cricket, repelling barbarians and unifying the empire.

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Richard, a University of Kent graduate in Classical and Archaeological Studies, is undertaking an MA by Research in the Visualisation of Late Antiquity, concentrating on aspects of personal appearance, from hats and haircuts to handbags. This year he is reviewing the value of graves, depictions and literary sources for these topics. He is also in charge of updating, maintaining and writing for the blog.  

Michael, a University of Kent graduate in Classical and Archaeological Studies, is undertaking an MA by Research in the Visualisation of Late Antiquity, concentrating on material culture studies, with a particular emphasis on the objects found in shops. This year is evaluating the usefulness of stratigraphic evidence, depictions and functional artefact studies to the study of these topics. He is also an assistant supervisor on the Ostia excavation project.

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