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Emma Richard-Tremeau

Biography

PhD research

My PhD project explores the production and inter-regional trade of Roman ceramics in the Middle Tiber Valley (Italy) during the Imperial period (c. 50 BC – AD 250), focusing on coarse wares (e.g. cooking wares) from the Tiber Valley Project (TVP) dataset. Building on the South Etruria Survey (SES) and the TVP’s reclassification of around 75,000 sherds using updated typologies, the research takes advantage of this digitised legacy data to enable new archaeometric approaches.

By applying petrographic thin-section analysis and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), this project examines raw material provenance, technological choices, and the potential for fabric differentiation in this geologically uniform region. The study includes ceramics from both production centres and rural consumption sites (villae and farms), aiming to identify patterns of distribution and variability. Ultimately, the project will also contribute new comparative material and scientific data to broader discussions of Roman ceramic production, while enhancing the long-term value of the SES/TVP dataset.

Education

I completed a joint MA in Archaeology and Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh, followed by a Master’s by Research at the University of Malta, where my dissertation focused on Roman ceramics in Malta. I am also an affiliated researcher at the University of Malta, contributing to diachronic projects with a particular interest in ceramic technology.

Research interests

  • Ceramic Analysis
  • Technological analysis
  • Archaeological sciences
  • Mediterranean Archaeology
  • Open Sciences

Publications

Journal Article