Supervisor: Professor Robin Osborne
College: Darwin
Title of thesis: The Material of Polytheism in Archaic Greece
Biography:
- 2016-present: PhD Classics, University of Cambridge
- 2012-2014: MA Classical Archaeology, King’s College London
- 2007-2011: BA (Hons) French and Modern Greek, King’s College London
Research Interests
- The archaeology of religion
- The theology and theologies of ancient Greek religion
- The anthropology of gift giving, in particular votive dedications
- Greek and Roman art and art history
- Museum collections
Research Supervision
I supervise undergraduate students in art and archaeology and ancient history.
Other Professional Activities
Co-curator for Beheading the Body, a temporary exhibition at the Museum of Classical Archaeology (2019): https://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum/exhibitions/temporary-displays-1/beheading-the-body\
Co-organiser for the Aegean Archaeology Work-in-Progress Day (June 2019): https://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/events/aegean-archaeology-group/aegean-archaeology-group-conference-2019-work-progress-day
Co-convener for the Aegean Archaeology Group (2018-2019): https://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/events/aegean-archaeology-group
Conference Papers
‘The diversities of votive dedication and divine interaction in archaic Attica’ (poster presentation), Sanctuaries and Experience: Knowledge, Practice and Space in the Ancient World, Institute of Classical Studies, London (April 2019)
‘Polytheism and the distribution of votives in the Corinthia’, Local Horizons of Greek Religion, University of Sydney (November 2018)
‘Polytheism and the distribution of votives in the Corinthia’, Classical Archaeology Seminar, University of Cambridge (February 2018)
‘The archaeology of religion: interpreting ritual deposits’ (session leader), Aegean Archaeology Group Seminar, University of Cambridge (October 2017)
