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Christine M. Shriner

B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

Research Interests:

Archaeological Clays, Ceramic Technology, Emergence of Complex Societies, Delta Formation in the Late Holocene


E-mail: CSHRINER@INDIANA.EDU

I am an archaeologist who works closely with geologists. The goal is to build a working vocabulary and find appropriate analytical methodologies for archaeological problem-solving. As such my research is collaborative in nature. Almost every subdiscipline in geology has concepts, analytical methods and a knowledge base that can contribute to the solution of archaeological problems. There is a growing awareness that archaeological research is dependent on the geological constraints of specific physical environments.

My research is field-based with much of my fieldwork conducted in the Mediterranean Basin . Field support in Greece is supplied by the Wiener Laboratory at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

I specialize in the Greek Bronze Age (3000 – 1100 BC). I am particularly interested in the impact of rapid technological change on early urban development. In the formative stages of the Bronze Age we have an opportunity to better understand the emerging social organization that led to the elaborate citadels which mark the appearance of the Mycenaeans, ca. 1650 BC.