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Michael Anderson, PhD (Cantab.)
Project Director
and Head of Internship Programme


Assistant Professor
Department of Classics
San Francisco State University
USA

Michael completed his PhD in 2005 at the University of Cambridge in Classical Archaeology. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Classics at San Francisco State University, teaching courses in Roman Archaeology, Egyptology, Classical Archaeology and the Classics in Film. He has worked in Pompeii since 1996 and his research interests include Roman domestic architecture, Urbanism in the ancient world, Egyptian epigraphy, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and computer applications in archaeology.

Briece Edwards
Project Director

Research Associate
Department of Classics
San Francisco State University
USA

Briece is currently finishing his PhD at the University of Bradford in Archaeological Science. He currently works as a professional archaeologist and is the CEO of CRAG:Cultural Resources Assessment Group, a successful Cultural Resources Management firm in North Carolina. He has worked in Pompeii since 1994 and his research interests centre upon the formation processes of urban sites in general and in Pompeii and South Asia in particular, professional field investigations, post excavation analysis, publication, public outreach and the science of stratigraphic excavation.

Claire Weiss
Project Coordinator

Research Associate
Department of Classics
San Francisco State University
USA

Claire received a Masters in Archaeology with distinction from University College London Institute of Archaeology in 2007 and a BA from Swarthmore College in 2003. She has worked and supervised field excavation in Pompeii since 2001, and has worked in CRM excavation in the United States. Her own research within the ancient city utilizes Geographical Information Systems to analyze Pompeian sidewalks. She has further research interests in the processes behind and nature of ancient urbanisation, as well as early Christianity.

Gennaro Di Martino
Assistente Tecnico Scientifico


Soprintendenza
archeologica di Pompei
Italy


Gennaro Di Martino works closely with the Via Consolare Project on a daily basis in his capacity as Assistente Tecnico Scientifico. He directly oversees saftey and architectural preservation for numerous Projects of University-sponsored research and SAP initiatives of mainenance and conservation within the ancient city. He visits our excavations regularly, ensuring that we uphold a high standard of health and safety management at all times and conserve the ancient site for future generations. We are extremely grateful for his constant advice, supervision, and support as a valued member of our team.

Giuseppe Di Martino
Assistente Tecnico Scientifico


Soprintendenza
archeologica di Pompei
Italy

Guiseppe Di Martino has collaborated with numerous Projects of University sponsored research within the ancient city in his capacity as Assistente Tecnico Scientifico. He directly oversees safety and architectural preservation for Projects of archaeological research and work in the ancient city and has collaborated on several testi di laurea in architecture for la Universidad de Alicante, the University of Cincinnati, Stanford University, the Università "Suor Orsola" di Napoli, la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut as well as regularly working with the Via Consolare Project. We are very fortunate to have him as a part of our team.

Daniel Jackson


Department of Archaeological Sciences
University of Birmingham
UK

Dan finished his BSc at Bradford in Archaeological Science. He has conducted and supervised archaeological excavation at Pompeii since 2004 and currently works in the UK on National Heritage excavations. His research aims to provide a better understanding of ancient urban spaces and the varied uses to which the urban environment could be put in antiquity. He specialises in archaeological survey and stratigraphic interpretation.

Clare O'Bryen


Department of History, Philosophy,
Religion and Classics
University of Queensland
Australia

Clare graduated with a double major in Ancient History and Classics from the University of Queensland in 2006, and went on to complete an Honours degree in 2008. She is currently a tutor for the School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics at the University of Queensland, and also works for the Queensland Museum in Brisbane. Clare has excavated and supervised in Pompeii since 2004 and is interested in the development of the Roman urban and suburban environment, as well as stratigraphic excavation and archaeological techniques. Her particular interests and research centres around the beliefs, practices, institutions, and cross-cultural influences of ancient religions, especially those of the Mediterranean and the Near East.

Jessica Self


Department of Archaeological Sciences
University of Durham
UK

Jessica has recently completed a MSc in Paleopathology at the Department of Archaeology, Durham University. She has worked in Pompeii since 2005 and has also carried out archaeological research in Jordan and Canada. She specializes in excavation technique, human osteology, and indicators of diet/health in antiquity. Her research in Pompeii centres upon anthropological approaches to Pompeian and Roman archaeology.

Megan Gorman


Department of Classics
Boulder, Colorado
USA

Megan received her BA in History and Classics from the University of California Los Angeles and is presently working on her MA in Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is currently researching the relationship between mosaic floors and wall paintings in the entranceways of houses in Pompeii, Ostia and Herculaneum. Her interests include the changing uses of urban space, Pompeian archaeology, and mosaics

Erin Pitt


Department of Classics
Boulder, Colorado
USA

Erin completed her MA in Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Colorado, Boulder and will begin her PhD in the group in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of California Berkeley this Fall. In addition to field work in Tuscany and Rome, she has worked in Pompeii since 2008. Her research interests focus upon urbanization and the interaction between industrial and domestic space throughout the Roman empire as well as the archaeology of non-elites, numismatics, and technological applications in archaeology.

Stephanie Pearson


History of Art Department
University of California, Berkeley
USA

Stephanie is currently a Ph.D. student in the History of Art Department at the University of California Berkeley, studying ancient Roman domestic space, painting, and sculpture. Pompeii is a strong focal point for these studies, and for Stephanie's interest in the art and archaeology of the Etruscan and Italic peoples before the Roman empire. Her inaugural season with the Via Consolare Project was in 2008 and she continues to be an active participant.

Susan
Dane Lutes-Koths


Department of Classics
San Francisco State University
USA

Dane graduated from San Francisco State University in 2006 with a BA in Anthropology emphasising in Archaeology, and is currently a Masters student at SFSU in Classical Archaeology. He has conducted research in Pompeii since 2008, and has also worked in Israel and Greece. Dane specializes in digital walls recording, specifically rectified photography and archaeological survey. His research interests are centered around 'Early Pompeii', and cultural interface in the Roman world.

Ella Chaitow


Department of Archaeological Sciences
University of Bradford
UK

Ella graduated from the University of Bradford in 2007 with a MSc in Human Osteology, but also accomplished at excavation and ecofactual recovery. She has participated with the Via Consolare Project since 2009 as a component of her return to archaeological undertakings.

Victoria Keitel


Department of Classics
San Francisco State University
USA

Having completed her undergraduate degree at UCLA, Victoria is now a post-graduate student at San Francisco State University, where she is specialising in Classical Archaeology. Her primary interests centre on early Imperial Roman pottery and on terra sigilata in particular. In addition to her work with the Via Consolare Project, Victoria is also involved with post-processing pottery with the former excavations of the University of Bradford.

Aurora Tucker


Department of Classics
San Francisco State University
USA

Aurora graduated from San Francisco State University in 2009 in Classics and is currently continuing to Master's degree in Museum Studies. She has participated in the VCP since 2008 and spends much of the year on post-processing drawings for the Project. She is also an accomplished archaeological illustator, with a strong interest in material studies.

Giulia Malafronte
Architetto

Roma
Italy

Giulia has worked with the Via Consolare Project since 2009 in creating and maintaining our 'Piano di Sicurezza/Health and Safety Plan' for conducting archaeological work within our research areas safely in accordance with Italian laws.

Matthew Beazley
Digital Technician

Department of Sociology
and Anthropology North Carolina
State University
USA

Matthew is a graduate student at North Carolina State University. He has worked in archaeological excavation both in Pompeii (2003) and at Jamestown, Virginia (2004) and is currently a professional CRM archaeologist. His academic interests focus on Roman history, classical and historic archaeology, and archaeological applications of architectural and mapping software. His research deals specifically with using SketchUp for detailed modelling of above and below surface Pompeii.

Gianfranco Morelli
Geophysics Expert

Geoastier S.r.l.
Livorno, Italy


Gianfranco manages a professional firm specialising in archaeological prospecting and geophysical analysis. Through cooperation with his team of specialists the Project has undertaken two successful campaigns of geophysical research in Pompeii.

Federico Fischanger
Geophysics Specialist

Geoastier S.r.l.
Livorno, Italy


For two years Federico has provided the Project with his detailed expertise in Electrical Resistive Tomography and overseen geophysical research in the field as well as contributing to its post-season analysis and interpretation throughout the year.

Alessio Pacchini
Geophysics Specialist

Geoastier S.r.l.
Livorno, Italy


Alessio provided his expertise in magnetometry to the Project during the 2007 field season and has been vital to the interpretation of its findings.

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