Summary
Maureen Carroll (born 1953) FSA is a Canadian archaeologist and academic. She is the Chair in Roman Archaeology at the University of York.
Prof Maureen Carroll | |
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| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
| Occupation | Classical archaeologist |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of York |
Career edit
Carroll received a BA in Classical Studies from Brock University and a MA in Classical Archaeology from Indiana University.[1] Carroll received a PhD in Classical Archaeology from Indiana University and Freie Universität. Carroll was subsequently based at Cologne University and the Romisch-Germanisches Museum.[2] In 1998 Carroll was appointed as a lecturer in Roman Archaeology at the University of Sheffield.[1] In 2020, she was appointed Chair of Roman archaeology at the University of York.[3]
Carroll has excavated in Italy, Germany, Britain, Cyprus and North Africa.[1] Her excavations at Vagnari, southern Italy have discovered an imperial wine-making estate.[4] She has spent several periods of research at the British School at Rome, as the Balsdon Fellow in 2007-8 and the Hugh Last Fellow 2015–16.[5] Carroll has held the position of Visiting Professor of Classics at McMaster University.[2]
Carroll's research has includes gender and dress in the Roman provinces,[6] Greek and Roman gardens,[7] Roman infancy and childhood[8] and Roman death and burial.[9] She has authored numerous monographs.
Her research has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada[5] and the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust.[10]
Awards and honours edit
Carroll was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 2008.[11]
Selected publications edit
- Infancy and Earliest Childhood in the Roman World. ‘A Fragment of Time’. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018
- M. Carroll and E-J. Graham (eds.), Infant Health and Death in Roman Italy and Beyond (Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Volume 96), Portsmouth, R.I., 2014
- Spirits of the Dead. Roman Funerary Commemoration in Western Europe (Oxford Studies in Ancient Documents). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006; paperback 2011
- Earthly Paradises. Ancient gardens in History and Archaeology. London: British Museum Press, 2003
- Romans, Celts and Germans: The German Provinces of Rome. Stroud: Tempus, 2001
References edit
- ^ a b c Sheffield, University of. "Carroll, M - Our Staff - Archaeology - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ a b Sheffield, University of. "Maureen Carroll - Portrait of a Woman - Staff - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ York, Department of Archaeology University of; Manor, King's; York; Yo1 7ep. "Welcome to Professor Maureen Carroll!". University of York. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Carroll, M (2016). "Is this the winery of Rome's greatest landowner?". Current World Archaeology. 76: 30–33.
- ^ a b "Professor Maureen Carroll awarded a prestigious grant for a two-year project on Roman lead poisoning at the site of Vagnari, Italy « The British School at Rome". www.bsr.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- ^ Carroll, Maureen (2012). "'The Insignia of Women': Dress, Gender and Identity on the Roman Funerary Monument of Regina fromArbeia". Archaeological Journal. 169 (1): 281–311. doi:10.1080/00665983.2012.11020916. ISSN 0066-5983.
- ^ Maureen., Carroll (2003). Earthly paradises : ancient gardens in history and archaeology. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum. ISBN 978-0892367214. OCLC 53371861.
- ^ Maureen, Carroll. Infancy and earliest childhood in the Roman world : 'a fragment of time'. Oxford. ISBN 9780192524331. OCLC 1029252092.
- ^ Maureen., Carroll (2011). Spirits of the dead : Roman funerary commemoration in Western Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199603992. OCLC 656767886.
- ^ "Small Research Grants: 2011-12 Round | The British Academy". The British Academy. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- ^ "Fellows Directory - Society of Antiquaries". www.sal.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-16.