Alice Hunt FGS
120 Riverbend Road
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: (814) 445-5102
Email: [email protected]
Professional Field: Archaeological Materials Analysis
Area: silicate materials; complex & literate societies; archaeology of empire; method development
Geographic Region: Near & Middle East
imperial dynamics; social & political identity; technology & human adaptation; innovation
Research Interests:
& environment; chaîne opératoire; value & meaning; experimental archaeology;
pyrotechnology; analytical method development; economic & social organisation of
labour; production & provenance; raw material exploitation; archaeological chemistry
Analytical Methods:
• sedimentary, igneous & metamorphic petrology & petrography.
• cathodoluminescence (CL) spectrometry & spectrography.
• scanning electron microscopy, secondary and backscattered electron imaging & energy dispersive spectrometry (SEM-EDS).
• electron probe micro-analysis-wavelength dispersive spectrometry (EPMA-WDS).
• X-ray fluorescence (XRF) - energy dispersive (ED) & wavelength dispersive (WD).
• fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
• instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA).
• X-ray radiography & micro-computed tomography (micro-CT).
• morphometric analysis.
• statistical packages: PASWStatistics (SPSS) and R:.
• analytical packages: DigiScan II, DigitalMicrograph, INCA, ISIS, SuperQ, QuantX.
Research Languages: German; French; Italian; Latin; Ancient Greek; Ancient Hebrew; Aramaic; Akkadian
APPOINTMENTS
Post-doctoral Research Associate
2013-present
Research Assistant
2006-2008
Education Coordinator
1998-1999
Program Director
1997-1998
University of Georgia, Center for Applied Isotope Studies
UCL Institute of Archaeology
Boys & Girls Club of America, San Mateo, CA.
UMCOR, Omladinski Center, Bosnia & Herzegovina
EDUCATION
PhD in Archaeological Materials Analysis
2012
UCL Institute of Archaeology
And I Called Them Assyrians: An Archaeometric and Archaeological Analysis of Neo-Assyrian Palace Ware
MSc in Technology and Analysis of Archaeological Materials
2007
MA in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature
2005
BA in Anthropology, concentration Archaeology
1997
UCL Institute of Archaeology
Fuller Theological Seminary
Hamilton College
PUBLICATIONS
Books
2015
Editor. The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis. Oxford University Press,
Oxford.
Chapters & Contributions
2015
Cathodoluminescence (CL) Spectroscopy and Spectrometry. In The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis, ed. Alice Hunt. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
2014
The social value and semiotic function of Palace Ware in the Neo-Assyrian empire. In Provincial
Archaeology of the Assyrian Empire, eds. John MacGinnis & Dirk Wicke. The McDonald Institute,
Cambridge.
2013
Assyrian Palace Ware Definition and Chaîne Opératoire: Preliminary Results from Nineveh,
Nimrud, and Aššur. In Selected Papers from the 10th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics, London 2009, eds. Marcos Martinón-Torres & Caroline Cartwright. Archaeopress, London.
Peer-Review Journal Articles
2013 (primary author with Johannes Sterba) Chemical composition by neutron activation analysis (INAA)
of Neo-Assyrian Palace Ware from Iraq, Syria and Israel. Journal of Open Archaeology Data 2:e10,
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/joad.aa
2013
Development of Quartz Cathodoluminescence for the Geological Grouping of Archaeological
Ceramics: Firing Effects and Data Processing. Journal of Archaeological Science 40(7): 2902–2912.
2012
On the Origin of Ceramics: moving toward a common understanding of ‘provenance’.
Archaeology Reviews from Cambridge 27(1): 85-97.
2008
(junior author with, Marcos Martinón-Torres, Ian Freestone & Thilo Rehren) Mass-produced Mullite Crucibles in Medieval Europe: Manufacture and Material Properties. Journal of the
American Ceramic Society 91(6): 2071-2074.
PRESENTATIONS
Invited
2012
2010
2010
“The Social Function and Semiotic Meaning of Palace Ware.” McDonald Institute for
Archaeological Research, Cambridge University, U.K.
“Quartz, Carination, and Assyrian Occupation: The Neo-Assyrian ‘Palace Ware’ from Tell
Jemmeh.” Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution NMNH, U.S.A.
“The Assyrians at Tell Jemmeh: Archaeology, Architecture, and Artefact.” Albright Institute of
Archaeological Research, Jerusalem, Israel.
Selected Conference Papers (oral)
2012
“The Mastery of Fire: Ceramic Kilns and Pyrotechnology in the Neo-Assyrian Period.” 8th
International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. 30 April–4 May 2012.
Warsaw, Poland.
2012
“Quantifying the Obvious: Communicating Uncertainty in the Geochemical Provenance of
Archaeological Ceramics.” Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology.
26–30 March 2012. Southampton, U.K.
2011
“Cathodoluminescence (CL) of Quartz as a Method for Ceramic Provenance.” 11th European
Meeting on Ancient Ceramics. 29 September–1 October 2011. Vienna, Austria.
2010
“Assyrian Palace Ware: Production and Meaning.” 7th International Congress on Archaeology
of the Ancient Near East. 12–16 April 2010. London, U.K.
2009
“Assyrian Palace Ware: Definition, Chaîne Opératoire and Archaeological Implications.” 10th
European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics. 10–13 September 2009. London, U.K.
2009
“Beyond Description: Petrography and the Archaeology of Meaning.” Annual Meeting of the
Ceramic Petrography Group. 13 February 2009. London, U.K.
TEACHING
Lecturer
2013
2010–2011
Visiting Lecturer, Ceramic Petrography, University of Akron (co-taught with T. Matney)
Visiting Lecturer, Culture Historical Applications of Radiation Physics, UCL Radiation Physics
Instructor
2003–2005
2001–2006
Instructor, Beginning Hebrew, Fuller Theological Seminary
Instructor, Chemistry, Physics & Calculus, Stepping Stones for Learning, San Marino, CA.
Teaching Assistant
2005
Psalms (Hebrew Exegetical), Fuller Theological Seminary
2005
Pentateuch (Hebrew Exegetical), Fuller Theological Seminary
2004
Amos (Hebrew Exegetical), Fuller Theological Seminary
2003
Pentateuch (Historical Background), Fuller Theological Seminary
2003
Ancient Hebrew, Fuller Theological Seminary
2002–2005
Apologetics, Fuller Theological Seminary
1996–1997
Principles of Archaeology, Hamilton College
FIELD EXPERIENCE
Specialist
2010–current Ceramic Scientist, Ziyaret Tepe Archaeological Expedition, Turkey. University of Akron, University of Mainz, Cambridge University, and Marmara University
2009–2012
Ceramic Scientist, Tall Shech Hamad Excavation, Syria. Freie Universität Berlin
Crew
2010
2008
1995
Weizmann Institute of Science - Tell es-Safi (Gath) Archaeological Project. Kimmel Center for
Archaeological Science, Weizmann Institute, Bar Ilan University
Megiddo Expedition. Tel Aviv University
Sunshine Valley Excavation Project. Hamilton College
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2011
2008–2013
2008–2012
2009
2007–2009
Liaison, Science and Technology Policy Group, House of Commons, British Parliament
Secretary, Executive Committee, Ceramic Petrology Group
Archaeological Sciences Section Committee, UCL Institute of Archaeology
Conference Administrator, 10th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics, London
Secretary, Local Organising Committee, 10th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics, London
AWARDS & HONOURS
2010
2009
2009
2009
2008
2006
2004
2003
1997
Visiting Scientist Fellowship, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution NMNH
Gay Clifford Award for Outstanding Women, UCL Graduate School
Education & Cultural Affairs Fellowship, Albright Institute of Archaeological Research
Graduate Research Award, UCL Institute of Archaeology
Heritage Fellowship, American Schools of Oriental Research
Graduate Research Award, UCL Institute of Archaeology
Graduate Student Paper Award in Archaeology, American Schools of Oriental Research
Bere Merit Award for Academic Excellence, Fuller Theological Seminary
Bohn Prize for Academic Excellence in Anthropology and Archaeology, Hamilton College
AFFILIATIONS
Elected or Juried
Fellow, The Geological Society (U.K.)
Research Collaborator, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution NMNH
Memberships
Ceramic Petrology Group • British Institute for the Study of Iraq • American Schools of Oriental Research •
Society for American Archaeology • Society for Archaeological Sciences • American Anthropological Association
REFERENCES (in alphabetical order)
Patrick Degryse
Professor of Archaeometry
KU Leuven
Centre for Archaeological Sciences
Celestijnenlaan 200E
B-3001 Heverlee
BELGIUM
Phone: +32 16 326460
E-mail: [email protected]
Ian Freestone
Professor of Archaeological Materials
UCL Institute of Archaeology
31-34 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PY
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 7679 7498
E-mail: [email protected]
Timothy Matney
Professor of Archaeology
University of Akron
Department of Anthropology
Olin Hall 237
Akron, OH 44325
U.S.A.
Phone: 330-972-6892
E-mail: [email protected]
Nicholas Postgate
Professor of Assyriology
University of Cambridge
Department of Archaeology & Anthropology
Downing Street
Cambridge CB2 3DZ
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)12 2333 5120
E-mail: [email protected]
Thilo Rehren
Professor of Archaeological Materials
UCL Institute of Archaeology
31-34 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PY
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 7679 4757
E-mail: [email protected]
Robert Speakman
Assistant Director
University of Georgia
Center for Applied Isotope Studies
120 Riverbend Road
Athens, GA 30602
U.S.A.
Phone: 706-542-1395
E-mail: [email protected]
Melinda Zeder
Curator of Old World Archaeology
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History
Department of Anthropology
P.O. Box 37012 Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
U.S.A.
Phone: 301 238 1024
E-mail: [email protected]