Archaeology - Rediscover History

PhD – Director of Archaeology

An archaeologist and ceramic specialist, Jaye has over 20 years of archaeological experience. She has worked in Greece with the Danish Institute at Athens Kalydon Project and the Macquarie University Torone Exploration Project. In Italy she spent 15 years at Pompeii where she was employed by the British School at Rome / University of Reading excavations, the Pompeii-wide excavations conducted by the University of Venice and the Anglo-American Project at Pompeii.

Previously a practicing potter, Jaye is passionate about ancient ceramics. Her practical experience in the production of ceramics has been an invaluable asset when analysing assemblages of ancient pottery.

Jaye also has an ongoing interest in the application of Computed Tomography, 3D scanning and printing to the investigation of ancient material culture. In collaboration with a professor of radiology, Jaye has developed a new technique to analyse the composition of clays used in ancient pottery in a totally non-destructive way.

Jaye is fully conversant with the identification, classification and examination of archaeological material, especially ceramics. These skills were developed while conducting research at the Applied Science Laboratory at Pompeii (2005-8), the Science Laboratory of the British Museum (2008) and the Department of Environment and Geography, Macquarie University (2007). Jaye is also trained in the use of 3D Laser scanning equipment, Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University (2011-13). She is knowledgeable in the use of CT scanners (DECT and Cone Beam CT) and trained in processing and analysis of the resulting scan data (Macquarie Medical Imaging 2013). Other specific archaeological skill sets include:

• Archaeological excavation
• Analysis of architectural remains
• Total station survey
• Recovery and conservation of artefacts
• Archaeological database construction and management
• Recovery and conservation of ecological material
• Archaeological illustration