People
Adam Tabeling
Hey everyone! I'm currently a Ph.D. candidate in Classical Art & Archaeology at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. My research generally focuses on politics and propaganda in Greek and Roman art, but more specifically on the manipulation of mythology and religion in Roman im...
Show more ⬇perial art to further a political agenda, and on the dissemination of such images in the Roman provinces. Thus, Portus is the natural entrepot for the exchange of socio-political ideologies flowing out and new ideas flowing in. I am hoping that working at Portus can help shed some light on all of the conduits of communication the capital had with its larger provincial cities, not just the economical interactions. I also teach Latin and a course on Greek mythology through the visual arts.
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andzoc
Hi! my name is Andrea Zocchi. I am a roman archaeologist and a supervisor of Portus Project since 2012. I collaborate with Cooperativa di archeologia Parsifal since 2009 managing and supervising emergency and programmed excavations in Rome and its territory. I graduated cum laude and dignity of p...
Show more ⬇rinting in Archaeology of the Roman Provinces at University of "Roma Tre" in 2005. In 2010 I got the Specialization at "I Scuola di Specializzazione" (Archeologia Classica) - Università di Roma "La Sapienza" in Archaeology of the Roman Provinces. Since 2006 I collaborate with the Archaeological Mission of Università di Roma Tre (Prof. Luisa Musso) at Leptis Magna (Libya) partecipating to survey projects and to research projects of Leptis Magna periphery
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camillapanzieri
I'm a classically trained archaeologist. I graduated in the Archaeology of Roman Provinces and further specialized in the methods and techniques of archaeological research. I am especially interested in construction techniques, particularly the analysis of late antique and early medieval and stra...
Show more ⬇tigraphic elevations.
I have been working at Portus since 2007 where I participated in several excavations carried out in different areas of the site, such as the Basilica Portuense, the so-called Antemurale (a stretch of the late antique walls) and was responsible for the excavations of the Terme della Lanterna.
From 2010 to 2014, I participated in the excavation campaign directed by E. Bukowiecki that was carried out in the area of the Magazzini di Traiano at Portus. The excavation was part of a four-year project by the ANR entitled "Entrepôts et structures de stockage dans le monde gréco-romain antique”. I was responsible for the study of the late antique phases of the complex.
I have also been involved in the Portus Project since 2008, originally as a volunteer and as of 2011, as a collaborator with the Parsifal cooperative. Since 2012, I have also taken part the "Segni Project" excavations, a three-year project between the British School at Rome and The Municipal Archaeological Museum of Segni.
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Christina Triantafillou
I am a Roman archaeologist and research fellow for the Portus Project, specialising in Roman architecture and construction. My doctoral thesis at Oxford University analyses the construction and economics of public building in Rome under the emperor Trajan. I have taught a course on the City of Ro...
Show more ⬇me and contributed lectures to a number of other courses, including Archaeology of the Roman World, Augustus: the Roman Revolution, and Rome and the Sea. I have excavated at sites in Italy and the UK for over ten years, including Poggio Civitate (Murlo), Vindolanda, the Sangro Valley Project, Dorchester-on-Thames, and Portus. I have been working at Portus since 2009.
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claudialuzzi
Hi everyone! I'm Claudia, I have a BA degree in archeology earned at Università di RomaTre. I started my internship at Portus in 2012 and I completely fell in love with this amazing site, so that I'm still here trying to learn more about this place and about archeology itself. See you soon!!!
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David Hingston
Hello everyone. I'm from Newcastle, a city on the east coast of Australia, about 150 kilometres north of Sydney. I'm currently pursuing a Masters in Ancient History and Archaeology at Sydney's Macquarie University, and am interested in the urban and regional communities (amenities, trade, buildin...
Show more ⬇gs and entertainments) of the Roman World. Over the last few years I have participated in two Earthwatch-sponsored archaeological programs (Roman-related, in Tuscany and Devon), which prompted a return to university after a career in education and related postgraduate studies.
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Diana Blumberg
I am currently a DPhil student in Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford. My main research interests include ancient technologies and analysis of archaeological materials, using a variety of scientific techniques. I worked for many seasons on a field school in Pompeii and have also ...
Show more ⬇worked on Roman sites in the UK. This summer I will be assisting in finds processing at Portus.
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Dilini Seneviratne
21. Studying BSc Comp Science & Criminology, 2nd year at University of Southampton. I look forward to studing the archeological perspective in photogrammetry, interactive models around it and combining my areas of interests with IT and archaeological projects.
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Dragana Mladenović
My research focuses on various aspects of Roman archaeology, particularly looking at cultural responses to the Roman conquest, the subject peoples' experience of the empire, issues of identity and imperialism. I am also interested in the interconnectedness of the Roman empire, in particular viewe...
Show more ⬇d through ports and their associated communities. Archaeoastronomy and its possible application to the study of Roman Mithraism is another of my interests.
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dunn56
Hello! I am Gregory Dunn and I finished an MA in Roman Archaeology in 2013. My background is in Classics and Medieval/Renaissance Studies with a focus on Roman history and art. Last year I attended the Portus Field school and enjoyed it a great deal.
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Elizabeth Kurtulik Mercuri
I am currently a graduate student concentrating in Archaeology of the Classical, Late Antique and Islamic Worlds at CUNY, The Graduate Center. I also work at Art Resource, where I license digital images of museum artwork for reproduction use. I have a BA in History from The University of Scranton...
Show more ⬇ and a BA in Art History from SUNY, New Paltz. My interests are in the art and architecture of Republican and Imperial Rome, particularly in building construction/layout and architectural decor. Portus will be my first field school and I'm very excited to work and learn alongside everyone this summer. I am also a runner and enjoy participating in anything from 5k's to half marathons!
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Elizabeth Richley
I started my university career studying single honours archaeology, in 2008-9 I gained an M.Sc in Archaeological Computing Spatial technology at the University of Southampton with my dissertation focusing on the ritual landscape of Norfolk; furthering research I had started during my undergraduat...
Show more ⬇e degree. After my course I went to Munich, Germany and was fortunate to have work experience with the Bavaria Culture and Heritage department (Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalplege) and also undertake 2 months of geophysical survey and data processing Coracle Archaeology. Following on from this, I was employed at the British School at Rome as a geophysical research assistant for two years. During these two years I was given the opportunity to work at the site of Portus, both excavating and surveying.
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fabrizio
Hi all, I'm Fabrizio Felici the site manager of Portus, from the first field season in September 2007. I am a member of the Administration Council of Cooperativa di Archeologia "Parsifal", of Rome, managing excavations, surveys and ceramic studies. I graduated cum laude in Topography of Rome and ...
Show more ⬇Ancient Italy at "Università di Roma La Sapienza" in 1996. In the same year I started to cooperate with the Archaeological Mission at Leptis Magna of Università degli Studi "Roma Tre" directed by Prof.ssa Luisa Musso partecipating to the excavation of Uadi er-Rsaf villa and survey projects in the territory of Lepcis Magna. In 2002 I got my specialization at the “I Scuola di Specializzazione (Archeologia Classica), Università di Roma La Sapienza" in Archaeology of Roman Provinces with a thesis about Ganima Tombs.
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Federico
I am a PhD student at King's College London conducting an investigation on the Roman Adriatic ports, focusing on aspects of archaeology, antiquarian tradition, economy and geomorphology of the port during the Imperial period, from the 1st to the 5th century AD. My thesis has a particular focus on...
Show more ⬇ the sites of Trieste, Altino, Aquileia, Ravenna, Rimini, Pesaro and Ancona, in Northern and Central Italy. I have a BA and an MA in Archaeology from Bologna University (2008 and 2010). Having an extensive experience in Roman archaeology, with a particular focus on the Imperial period, I teach classes of Roman art at King's. I also have fieldwork experience on the archaeological sites of Rome (Palatino), Rome Fiumicino (Portus Project) Aquileia, Ravenna, Marzabotto, Rimini and Osimo. I also published articles on my works (Rome, Nicosia, Belgrade) and recently presented several papers on the Roman ports of Rimini and Ravenna (Virginia, London, Nicosia, Belgrade, Exeter, Oxford).
Federico Ugolini
Address UK: Flat 38-C, 158A High Road, London, N15 4NU
Mobile phone UK: +44 (0) 7445279335
Mobile phone IT: +39 3472699203
Email: federico.ugolini@kcl.ac.uk
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gisbonizi
Hi,
I am Roberta Santarelli, I'm born in 1989 in Rome.
I'm a Roman archaeologist student from University of Roma Tre.
I partecipate at Portus Project since April 2012. It's a very interesting site and you can learn a lot of things from it.
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Graeme Earl
I am interested in all aspects of interdisciplinary research practice, with a particular emphasis on interactions between cultural heritage and computation. I co-direct the Portus Project.
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Hembo Pagi
I came to Southampton in 2006 for my MSc degree and been keeping coming back ever since. I have been working more than a decade in ICT, providing solutions for different commercial IT and archaeological projects. Currently I am working for Portus Limen project and running small company called Arc...
Show more ⬇haeovision, which is focussing on cultural heritage documentation.
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James Miles
I completed my BA with Upper Second Class Honours at the University of Southampton in 2009 followed by my MSc in 2010 at the same university. My MSc dissertation followed the use of interactive models within the publication of the excavation record.
My current research is on the relevance of s...
Show more ⬇tructural analysis within archaeological interpretation and archaeological modelling with Winchester Cathedral Close being used as a case study.
The research focuses on the combination of different recording techniques currently used within archaeology such as laser scanning, photogrammetry and building surveying to create a system of models that replicate the basic form of a building. Structural analysis is then used to identify the structural integrity of these buildings, identifying how the building may have changed over time. This work will then be compared to 3D models of past buildings and be used to clarify the layout of the building, adding to the integrity of the 3D representation.
Whilst completing my PhD I was involved in a number of funded projects which used my expertise in 3D recording. I was a key figure within the AHRC Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) project and I have been involved within the teaching of this technique to students and community groups. I was likewise part of the AHRC Portus project through the recording and processing of laser scan data from which I created a series of animations. The scan results have been used to highlight areas of interest and been key within the virtual reconstruction of the site. My research interests at Portus include laser scanning, photogrammetry, RTI and is focused on the integration that they provide within archaeological investigations. I have taken the lead on the recording methodology used on site, and in collaboration with Stephen Kay and Hembo Pagi we are recording the current state of the overall site based on the project’s aim and direction related to each building.
I was also involved within the AHRC Parnassus project which is directly related to my PhD with my specialities of laser scanning, photogrammetry, CAD and structural analysis being integrated into the project. The project aims were to identify how water and wind driven rain could affect historic buildings and it has created a novel way to identify the moisture content within walls using ERT.
My other research interests are based on how 3D recording can aid archaeological understanding of known subjects. I was one of the lead researchers within the photogrammetry and RTI survey of Easter Island statue Hoa Hakananai'a (http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/article00998.html) and I was also the lead investigators of the CT scanning of the Selby Coin Hoard (http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/jul/09/x-rays-reveal-secrets-roman-coins). Other collaborations include the use of laser scanning and RTI within the understanding of Etruscan votives with Dr Rebecca Flemming at the University of Cambridge and Kristian Strutt from the University of Southampton, in creating a series of geophysical surveys of Winchester to identify the Medieval and Roman layout of the historic city.
In addition to the projects and my main research interests, I am have also been involved in the teaching of both Undergraduate and Master students at the University of Southampton, including the direct involvement within a number of dissertation projects including David Selmo's research into the use of Underwater RTI.
Whilst completing my PhD I have also started a digital cultural heritage company called Archaeovision with Hembo Pagi. We specialise in various digital recording and web based solutions for cultural heritage, with companies in the UK and Estonia.
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Jane Leighs
I've spent many years studying Roman history from the other side of the world through books. I'm looking forward to getting my hands dirty in Rome.
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Joanna Best
Hi everyone! My name is Jo and this will be my first time in any sort of archaeology/excavation arena. I have my BA in Art & Art History from Colgate University, and also have my graduate degree in Museum Education from Bank Street College of Education. After working in the museum field for a...
Show more ⬇ few years, I switched to the classroom and am currently a third grade teacher in New York City. I am so excited to be part of the Portus Field School this year, as part of my curriculum includes a simulated dig. My students excavate objects and then conduct a culture study based on the artifacts they find. I am therefore eager to learn more about all aspects of the archaeological process, so as to better inform my teaching and enrich the curriculum.
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Katherine Crawford
I am a PhD student at the University of Southampton. My research is focused on Ostia, considering the sacrality of urban landscapes and how this impacted both the urban enviornment and interactions within the city. I am approaching this by attemting to reconstruct processional routes within Ostia...
Show more ⬇ using a variety of digital computing methods that consider how movement, visibility, and sound affected both the processional route and the wider citysape. My undergraduate degree was in English, Latin, and Medieval Studies in 2011. I then went on to recieve a MA in Classical Archaeology from the University of British Columbia (2013) as well as a second MA in Maritime Civilizations, focusing on maritime archaeology from the University of Haifa (2014). I have experience excavating in Italy, FYROM (Macedonia), and many sites throughout Israel.
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Leda Hadjigeorgiou
Hi, I'm Leda and I'm a gap year student from Lancashire. I'll be reading Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Oriel College Oxford in October 2015.
I found out about Portus from the FutureLearn MOOC and can't wait for the opportunity to dig there!
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marcoconti80
HI, I'm Marco Conti. I am a roman archaeologist and a supervisor of Portus Project since 2011. I graduate cum laude in Ancient Topography at University of Roma Tre in 2006. I collaborate with Cooperativa di archeologia Parsifal since 2007. I deal mainly with preventive archeology and in particula...
Show more ⬇r the management of archaeological excavations of emergency and planned, in Rome and surroundings.
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Maria del Carmen Moreno Escobar
I am a mix of field archaeologist and historian who has fallen in love with computing: I studied History (specialisations of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology) at the University of Seville, and after working in the city of Seville as a professional archaeologist, I won a PhD scholarship...
Show more ⬇ at the Pablo de Olavide University (Seville, Spain) in 2008. This scholarship is allowing me to analyse the process of Romanisation of the Roman province of Baetica (southern Spain) through the analysis of the territorial transformations occurred in this region from the Second Iron Age (V century BC) to the end of the Early Roman Empire (II century AD). As part of my education within the context of my PhD, I studied the master Archaeological Computing (Spatial Technologies in Archaeology) between 2008 and 2009 at the University of Southampton. This has provided me with the tools required (firstly) to observe how territories change through time and (secondly) to understand how these changes relate to the transformations of past societies. Besides my thesis, I am currently working as GIS specialist in the PortusLimen Project at the University of Southampton (United Kingdom), and collaborating in different research projects at the Pablo de Olavide University (Seville, Spain) (Roman Villas in Baetica Project, http://www.villaebaeticae.es/index.php), at the University of Southampton (Portus Project; http://www.portusproject.org/), the University of Central Lancashire, Preston (The Mauritian Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Project: exploring the impact of colonialism and colonisation in the Indian Ocean, http://antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/seetah330/), and the University of Seville (ARCA database) (www.institucional.us.es/arca). I am also part of the Territorial Structures and Systems Research Group (GIEST in its Spanish acronym) (http://grupo.us.es/giest/) and the Archaeological Computing Research Group (University of Southampton, https://acrg.soton.ac.uk)
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Penny Copeland
My name is Penny Copeland, and my role is helping to organise the PortusLimen project - I am the Project Manager and Illustrator.
I have worked on the Portus Project since 2006 helping to arrange the excavation, supervising finds, recording the buildings and organising the survey data. I have ...
Show more ⬇illustrated a range of papers and web pages and the discussions for the layout of the port and the size and shape of the buildings have been really mind stretching and fascinating. I am looking forward to seeing the team work together to explore more of the maritime infrastructure of the Mediterranean!
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Peter Wheeler
Originally from Ireland, I moved to Southampton to study Archaeology in 2008. Having completed my undergraduate degree in 2011, with a dissertation focusing on the 3D modeling of the Castellum Aquae at Portus, I continued my studies and involvement with the Portus project by enrolling in the MSc ...
Show more ⬇Archaeological Computing (Virtual Pasts) masters degree. During this time, as well as doing the core curricular work I focused on improving my computing skills, working in web design and content management across the University. Through this work I am now involved in the development of the Portus Virtual Tour and the Virtual Fieldwork Project. My role in these projects is mainly focused on researching innovative web design.
Furthermore, I'm the education learning designer for the upcoming Portus MOOC and responsible for the design of the course, its layout and content. This MOOC represents an exciting time in the Portus Project and I'm delighted to be part of such a project. I look forward to working on the MOOC until it release in May 2014.
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portusmooc
The Portus Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) enables anyone to learn about the Portus Project, studying via the University of Southampton and FutureLearn. This account is used to build a link between learners on the MOOC and participants on the Portus Field School.
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Stephen Kay
I’m the Molly Cotton Fellow at the British School at Rome, and at Portus am responsible for the topographical survey and building recording. My main research interest is in landscape survey, which means I work with geophysical survey, unmanned aerial photography, topographical survey and excava...
Show more ⬇tion. I have been involved in the work at Portus since 1998 when I was an undergraduate (Durham University) and we undertook the first geophysical survey. I later studied for a Masters in Archaeological Computing (MSc) at University of Southampton and subsequently worked for the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage as well as with the Soprintendenza Comunale of Rome.
Since 2005 I have been working at the British School at Rome, a humanities research institute based in Rome. I have managed and been involved in many geophysical surveys and excavations throughout Italy and the Mediterranean, and more recently in Africa. When I am not working at Portus, I am a field director of the “Segni Project”, a 3 year research project between the British School at Rome and the Comune di Segni. Between 2005 and 2012 I also field directed the British School at Rome's excavation of a Roman villa as part of the Falacrinae Research Project which we are now publishing.
For more about my research see: http://bsr.academia.edu/StephenKay
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