Daniela Williams (fwf)
CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE ANTIQUE
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Austria
Biography
1979 Born in Honolulu, USA 1998 - 2003 Study of Classics - Degree in Numismatics, University of Rome "Roma Tre" 2000 - 2003 Field archaeologist - Archaeological Superintendence of Rome, various sites in Rome 2003 - 2007 Doctoral studies in Ancient History - University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (3-year scholarship). Dissertation in Numismatics 2005 University of Rome "Tor Vergata" travel grant, British Museum, London, UK (1 month) 2005 - 2012 Trench supervisor - University of Texas at Austin (USA) - Synagogue of ancient Ostia (Rome, Italy) 2006 - 2012 Numismatic collaboration with Musei Capitolini, Rome (Italy), University of Texas at Austin (USA), Archaeological Superintendence of Rome (Italy), Archaeological Superintendence of Trento (Italy), Hunter College, NY (USA) 2007 Accademia dei Lincei - British Academy research grant, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK (2-months) Field archaeologist - Wunderkammer snc, excavation of the church of S. Apollinare in Trento (Italy) 2009 - 2012 Library assistant - American Academy in Rome (Italy) since 2013 Post-Doc, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute for the Study of Ancient Culture, Documenta Antiqua, Numismatics. FWF project no. P25282, "Joseph Eckhel (1737-1798) and his Numismatic Network"
Research Interest
Coin finds in Italy History of numismatic research