Carrie Ann Murray

Biography

Dr. Carrie Ann Murray is affiliated to Department of Classics, Brock University, where Dr. Carrie Ann Murray is currently working as Assistant Professor. Dr. Carrie Ann Murray has authored and co-authored several national and international publications and also working as a reviewer for reputed professional journals. Dr. Carrie Ann Murray is having an active association with different societies and academies around the world. Dr. Carrie Ann Murray made his mark in the scientific community with the contributions and widely recognition from honourable subject experts around the world. Dr. Carrie Ann Murray has received several awards for the contributions to the scientific community. Dr. Carrie Ann Murray major research interest involves My research focuses on cultural interaction in the central Mediterranean primarily during the Archaic and Republican Periods. In particular, I examine archaeological evidence of different types of cultural exchange linked to ritual practices in sacred and funerary contexts. My doctoral research explored the development of social hierarchy in Etruscan and early Roman society during the Orientalizing and Archaic Periods. Afterwards, I became a Research Associate on the Leverhulme Trust Greek Colonization and European Development Project at the University of Cambridge, where I investigated Greek, Punic, and Etruscan expansion in the central Mediterranean. More recently, I have been investigating the social implications of different forms of sacrificial practices in Roman society. The themes of cultural interaction and ritual practices also form the core of my fieldwork objectives. I am now the Director of the Brock Pantelleria Excavation Project in collaboration with the Soprintendenza per i Beni Culturali ed Ambientali di Trapani, Sicilia. The island of Pantelleria, situated in the Strait of Sicily, bears numerous layers of settlement and cultural interaction over millennia. Our project aims to reveal the character of the Punic to Roman Periods on the island..

Research Interest

My research focuses on cultural interaction in the central Mediterranean primarily during the Archaic and Republican Periods. In particular, I examine archaeological evidence of different types of cultural exchange linked to ritual practices in sacred and funerary contexts. My doctoral research explored the development of social hierarchy in Etruscan and early Roman society during the Orientalizing and Archaic Periods. Afterwards, I became a Research Associate on the Leverhulme Trust Greek Colonization and European Development Project at the University of Cambridge, where I investigated Greek, Punic, and Etruscan expansion in the central Mediterranean. More recently, I have been investigating the social implications of different forms of sacrificial practices in Roman society. The themes of cultural interaction and ritual practices also form the core of my fieldwork objectives. I am now the Director of the Brock Pantelleria Excavation Project in collaboration with the Soprintendenza per i Beni Culturali ed Ambientali di Trapani, Sicilia. The island of Pantelleria, situated in the Strait of Sicily, bears numerous layers of settlement and cultural interaction over millennia. Our project aims to reveal the character of the Punic to Roman Periods on the island.