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Centre for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East

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Academic Staff

Name	Position	Email
Professor John Barclay	Lightfoot Professor of Divinity in the Department of Theology and Religion	john.barclay@durham.ac.uk
Dr Kamal Badreshany	Assistant Professor in the Department of Archaeology	kamal.badreshany@durham.ac.uk
Dr Caroline Barron	Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics & Ancient History	caroline.barron@durham.ac.uk
Dr Eleri Cousins	Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics & Ancient History	eleri.h.cousins@durham.ac.uk
Dr Catherine M. Draycott	Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology	catherine.draycott@durham.ac.uk
Dr George Gazis	Associate Professor in the Department of Classics & Ancient History	g.a.gazis@durham.ac.uk
Professor Chris Gerrard	Professor in the Department of Archaeology	c.m.gerrard@durham.ac.uk
Dr Jane Heath	Associate Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion	j.m.f.heath@durham.ac.uk
Professor Phillip Horky	Professor in the Department of Classics & Ancient History	phillip.horky@durham.ac.uk
Professor David Janzen	Professor of the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament in the Department of Theology and Religion	david.janzen@durham.ac.uk
Dr Anna Judson	Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics & Ancient History	anna.judson@durham.ac.uk
Dr Kristen Hopper	Assistant Professor in the Department of Archaeology	k.a.hopper@durham.ac.uk
Professor Ted Kaizer	Professor in the Department of Classics & Ancient History	ted.kaizer@durham.ac.uk
Dr Dan Lawrence	Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology	dan.lawrence@durham.ac.uk
Professor Anna Leone	Professor in the Department of Archaeology	anna.leone@durham.ac.uk
Professor Polly Low	Professor in the Department of Classics & Ancient History	polly.a.low@durham.ac.uk
Dr Michael Loy	Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics & Ancient History	michael.p.loy@durham.ac.uk
Dr Katherine McDonald	Associate Professor in the Department of Classics & Ancient History	katherine.mcdonald@durham.ac.uk
Professor Graham Philip	Professor in the Department of Archaeology	graham.philip@durham.ac.uk
Professor Alberto Rigolio	Professor in the Department of Classics & Ancient History	alberto.rigolio@durham.ac.uk
Professor Robin Skeates	Professor in the Department of Archaeology	robin.skeates@durham.ac.uk
Dr David Walsh	Career Development Fellow in the Department of Archaeology	david.j.walsh@durham.ac.uk
Professor Stuart Weeks	Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew in the Department of Theology and Religion	s.d.weeks@durham.ac.uk
Dr Penny Wilson	Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology	penelope.wilson@durham.ac.uk
Dr Robert Witcher	Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology	r.e.witcher@durham.ac.uk
Dr Ran Zhang	Assistant Professor in the Department of Archaeology	ran.zhang@durham.ac.uk

Postdoctoral Researchers & Research Associates

Name	Position	Email
Dr Karl Dahm	Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of Classics & Ancient History	karl.h.dahm@durham.ac.uk
Dr Jacob Lollar	British Academy International Fellow in the Department of Classics & Ancient History	jacob.a.lollar@durham.ac.uk
Dr Sayantani Neogi	Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Archaeology	sayantani.neogi@durham.ac.uk
Dr Mara Nicosia	British Academy Newton International Fellow in the Department of Classics & Ancient History	mara.nicosia@durham.ac.uk

Our Research

CAMNE supports a wide range of research projects, spanning prehistory to the present day and covering an area which stretches from the western Mediterranean to central Asia.

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Funding Opportunities

We are always seeking ways to bring new researchers into our community, to forge new collaborations and to support the work of our existing members.

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Postgraduate Study

Across the three host departments, we offer taught postgraduate and doctoral programmes which which attract the best students from around the world.

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