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Professor Caroline Malone

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Caroline Malone

Professor Caroline Malone

School of Natural and Built Environment

Professor Malone’s research spans European archaeology from the Neolithic to the Iron Age. Her work includes excavations in Italy, Sicily Malta and Britain. Interests include studies of ancient monuments, burials and landscapes, coupled with investigations of ancient economy, environment and human societies. Her present work focuses on Malta, and future studies include Etruscan cities, Sicilian archaeology and ancient art.  She also specializes in artefacts and museums and her discoveries are represented in many museum displays. Her work is published in numerous monographs and papers as well as other media.

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  • c.malone@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 5136

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in related fields of interest in

  • Later prehistory or applied studies of artefacts and monuments

Masters supervision on related themes. Graduates enabled to participate in active fieldwork and engage with new data and research team.

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Public outreach & key achievements

Major outreach through museum displays, TV documentaries in UK, Europe and USA (some featuring on https://www.youtube.com/ArchaeologyAtQueensBelfast/), Conferences and workshops in Italy, Malta and UK. Award and completion of Advanced ERC Fragsus Project has generated 6 PhD projects, 3 Masters, 3 Monographs and many papers and public impact in Malta


Research students

Current:

  • Carmen Esposito – Isotope studies of burials from Villanovan-Etruscan sites
  • Robert Barratt – Virtual Reality and site reconstruction of Maltese temple sites
  • Clare Privilege – The origins of textile production in early Ireland
  • Naomi Carver – Post Medieval Ceramics in Ireland

Recently Completed PhDs:

  • Dr Rebecca Enlander – Rock Art in Ireland
  • Dr Sara Boyle – GIS studies of landscape in prehistoric Gozo
  • Dr Gerard Barrett – Experimental dating of ceramic materials (co Supervisor)
  • Dr Evan Hill – Dating and isotope studies of marine molluscs (co Supervisor)
  • Dr Anita Antoniadou – North African prehistory (co Supervisor)
  • Dr Catriona Brogan – Landscapes of prehistoric Irish megalithic monuments (co Supervisor)

Alumni: Where are they now

  • Dr Rebecca Enlander – Historic Environment Division, NI Department for Communities
  • Dr Gerard Barratt – 14CHRONO research laboratory, Queen’s University Belfast

Research assistants on Fragsus Project:

  • Dr Rowan McLaughlin – British Museum – RA on ERC project
  • Dr Catriona Brogan – Marie Curie Fellow, University of Malta
  • Jeremy Bennett – completing PhD Cambridge University
  • Dr Eoin Parkinson – British School at Rome – Cambridge University CRAASH fellow
  • Stephen Armstrong – completing PhD at Exeter University
  • Conor McAdam – completing PhD at Wollongong University, Australia

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