Professor Andrew Wilson
MA, DPhil, FSA
Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire and Fellow since 2004
Contact by email
Background
- University Lecturer in Roman Archaeology, University of Oxford and Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford (from 2000 to 2004)
- Fellow by Examination, Magdalen College, Oxford (from 1996 to 2000)
- Postgraduate, Magdalen College, Oxford (from 1991 to 1998)
- Undergraduate, Corpus Christi College, Oxford (from 1988 to 1991)
Research interests
- Economy of the Roman empire
- Ancient technology
- Ancient water supply and usage
- Roman architecture
- Roman North Africa
- Field survey
- Recent field work: Excavation in the Roman Forum, Rome; Janiculum Mills Project, Rome; Euesperides (Benghazi), Libya; Fazzan Project, Libya; El Anderin, Syria; Jerba Project, Tunisia; Sangro Valley Project, Italy; Yeronisos Island Expedition, Cyprus; Thamusida, Morocco; Leptiminus Archaeological Project, Tunisia
Selected publications
Teaching and supervision
- Courses on Roman Archaeology: Cities and Settlements under the Roman Empire
- Graduate courses on The Archaeology of the Roman Economy, Roman North Africa
- Supervision of doctoral theses on Roman Archaeology, especially those connected with the Roman economy
Other professional memberships and roles
- Chairman of The Society for Libyan Studies
- Corresponding overseas member of the Société Nationale des Antiquaires de France
Research awards and grants
- Co-directing, with Professor Alan Bowman, a major AHRC-funded 5-year research programme, The Oxford Roman Economy Project