School of Historical Studies Centre for Classics & Archaeology

Current postgraduate research

SurnameGiven namesCourseThesis titleEmail
Abu BakerAhmadPhDA new method for stabilizing Arachaeological copper and copper alloysa.abubaker@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
ActonPeter HampdenPhDIndustry in Classical Athens.p.acton@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
AndersonWilliamPhDSettlement and Trade in Late Roman - Byzantine Paphlagoniaw.anderson@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
ArgiridesAndreaPhDSeascapes and Maritime Cultural Landscapes of Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Cyprusa.argirides@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
BendeichFrederick WilliamMAA comparison of the approaches of Herodotus and Thucydides to Religion/Superstitionf.bendeich@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
BillingsBradly ScottMAThe Graeco-Roman Household in Ephesus in the First Century CEb.billings@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Birkett-ReesJessiePhDArchaeological landscapes of southern Caucasusj.birkett-rees@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
BuntingSusan LynettePhDPoets and their patrons in Ancient Greeces.bunting2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
CampbellLeanne MichelleMAKnowing Our Ancestors: Interpreting Ancient Cultures Through Their Figurines and Iconographiesl.campbell4@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
ConeyChristopher LeighMAPhilosophy, Politics and Rhetoric in Plato's Georgiasc.coney@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
CrooksSamuel GordonMAMeaning Through Matter: Minoan Baetyls: a Contextual Analysiss.crooks@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
DavidsonSarah JaneMAMapping out Gaul in Roman Thoughts.davidson@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
DavisBrent EricPhDInscribed Minoan Ritual Vesselsb.davis2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
EliasChristineMADiscovering Eyptc.elias@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
FlemmingKristal JadePhDGreek and Egyptian relations during the Saite (26th) Dynastyk.flemming@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Gador-WhyteSarah ElizabethPhDRomanos the Melodist: Connections to the Classical World and Greco-Syrian Relations in Religious Poetrys.gador-whyte@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
GoldfarbAmanda NicoleMAThe Astronomy of the Canaanites and Phoeniciansa.goldfarb@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
HirschRachel VeraMAHeroides xr.hirsch@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
IrvinGeoffrey CraigPhDModeling the ancient economy: subsistence strategies and Agrarian economy of the Mesopotamian cultures through time via an examination of the faunal record of Tell Ahmar on the Euphrates.g.irvin@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
JeremiahEdward ThomasPhDThe lexicalization of the soul and it's psyche-social connections in Ancient Greecee.jeremiah@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
JonesRodney AlanPhDThe Enigma of Shame: Women and Honor in Homer and 20th Century Mediterranean Anthropologyr.jones4@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
KobayashiKatsujiPhDThe procurement and use of obsidian in antiquity from the Euphrates River to the Caspian seak.kobayashi@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
KrsmanovicDamjanMAMemories from Atar: Cultural Connections between Neolithic Anatolia and Bronze Age Creted.krsmanovic@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
MaddenAndrew MarkPhDCorpus of Byzantine church mosaic pavements from Israel and the Palestinian Territories - early 4th to mid 7th centuries ADa.madden2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
McGowanErin RuthMAIn the Eye of the Beholder: Multivalency and Meaning in Minoan Seals and Sealingse.mcgowan@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
McnamaraPatricia AnneMAAn appraisal of the impact of foreign contact on the indigenous population of Sardinia in the Late Bronze Agep.mcnamara2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
MountfordPeter Nevile GeorgePhDThe influence of the Etruscans on the Roman writers of the Augustan age.p.mountford@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
NugentMarciaPhDBotanic motifs in the Bronze Age Cyclades: Gender ideology, Trade and Religionm.nugent2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
O'NeillJennifer MaryPhDCorridors of power: the function of the House of Tiles in Early Helladic II Lernaj.o'neill3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
OrchardAnnabel MaryPhDThe bronzed body of Achilleus: Armour and identity in the Iliada.orchard@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
PotterThea MadeleinePhDThe myth of fraternity: the conflicted subject in ancient politicst.potter2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
PrenticeAndrew AlexanderMARepresentations of the Other on Late Archaic and Early Classical Athenian eyecupsa.prentice@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
RiverleaMiriam ElvirinaPhDTelling tales: Greek myths for contemporary childrenm.riverlea@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
RobinsonAbby JaneMAThe Effects of the ARAB Conquests on the Daily Lives and Worldview of Ordinary Citizens of the Christian Byzantine Empire in the 7th and 8th Centuries.a.robinson3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
RymerRoslyn CarolynMAPublic Open Space in Peripheral Cities of Ancient Rome.r.rymer@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
SmithMaurice CharlesMAColonnading Streetsm.smith23@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
StrazdinsEstelle AmberPhDPerformativity of identity and cultural hybridity in the second to third century CE Roman Empire@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
TrouwConor MartinMADark Archaeology: Fakes, Forgeries and the Falsification of Historyc.trouw@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
WatsonBenjaminPhDUniversal Visions: Neuropsychological approaches towards understanding recurrent conventions in world palaeoartsb.watson@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
WilksLorenne TriciaMAArtifacts of Kingship: Palatial Architecture of the North Syrian Bronze Agel.wilks@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
WilsonJennifer WarnerPhDWall paintings of processions: the implications for gendered activities in the late bronze age aegeanj.wilson11@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
WursterSonya MargaretPhDGenre, Identity and Place in Greek and Roman Literature of the Early Imperial period.s.wurster@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
ZochLindsay NealePhDFigures of speech in Virgil's Aeneidl.zoch@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
ZurrerAmyPhDAulaeum, Audio and Architecture: the Ancient Theatres of Gaul.a.zurrer@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
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