Mediterranean Archaeology Research Group
Our archaeologists are learning more about this fascinating period of development in the Mediterranean, collaborating on an impressive range of projects across both Ancient and Classical Greece, Ancient Rome and the Near East including research in Egypt.
Alongside specialists in Ancient History, our archaeologists are learning more about this fascinating period of development in the Mediterranean, collaborating on an impressive range of projects across both Ancient and Classical Greece, Ancient Rome and the Near East including research in Egypt.
Projects include:
- Aqaba Castle, Jordan
- Classical and Hellenistic mosaics
- The city of Ramla, AD c. 715–1917
- Domestic space in Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Greece
- Early glass in Egypt
- Faience production in Roman Memphis (Egypt)
- Function and social role of pottery in Crete from 1200 to 600 BC.
- Greek commensality in context
- Iuvanum Survey Project
- Mediterranean networks and agents of transformation: a discussion forum
- Seljuq tile production at Kubad Abad, Turkey
- The Anubieion Catacombs at Saqqara (Egypt)
- The Churches of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
- The Praisos project: material culture and ethnicity in Early Iron Age to Hellenistic Crete
- The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara (Egypt)
- The walls of Ascalon: a historical and architectural assessment
Academic staff

Professor Guy Bradley
Professor of Roman and Early Italian History (Study Leave 2022/3)
- bradleygj@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 6283

Dr Steve Mills
Senior Lecturer in IT Applications (Study Leave 2022/3 (Semester 2))
- millssf1@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5655

Professor Paul Nicholson
Professor in Archaeology, Director of Recruitment and Admissions
- nicholsonpt@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 4582

Dr Ruth Westgate
Senior Lecturer in Ancient History and Archaeology, Co-Head of Ancient History and Religion
- westgater@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 6105

Professor James Whitley
Professor in Mediterranean Archaeology, Deputy Head of Archaeology and Conservation
- whitleya@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 6681