Nicholas Hudson

Assistant Professor of Art History

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Interests:

I am an archaeologist who specializes in the Roman and Late Antique eastern Mediterranean (ca 100 BC - AD 650). My interests focus on aspects of social change and the transformation of civic life from the Classical World (civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome - ca 500 BC - AD 250) to the post-Classical World (ca AD 300-650). Because I am especially interested in the processes of daily life, much of my research has focused specifically on pottery. Why pottery? Since pottery was a ubiquitous item in the ancient world (used for food storage, transportation of goods such as olive oil and wine, cooking, serving, and eating among other things), the ceramic remains of the past can inform us of a wide range of daily activities and broader economic exchanges. Through archaeological excavation and the study of pottery we can learn about the habits, activities and concerns of the daily lives of everyday people. My current research focuses on the fine ceramic bowls, dishes and plates used for dining, connecting the everyday world of pottery to the high art of banqueting throughout the Roman world.

 

 

Education:

PhD. University of Minnesota, December 2006

    Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies - Ancient and Medieval Art and Archaeology

MA. University of Minnesota, May 2000

    Interdisciplinary Archaeological Studies

BA. University of California at Santa Cruz, June 1997

    History and Anthropology

 

 

 

Ancient Art courses offered at UNCW:

Recurring:

ARH 201 - Ancient to Medieval Art

ARH 301 - Greek Art

ARH 302 - Roman Art

Coming soon (2009-10):

Myth in Western Art (Fall 2009)

Egyptian Art (Spring 2010)

Recent Seminars:

ARH 476 - Seminar : Art of the Banquet (Spring 2009)

ARH 495 - Capstone Seminar : Monuments from Antiquity: the Ancient and Modern Perspective (Spring 2009)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scholarly activities and publications:

“Three centuries of Late Roman Pottery,” Aphrodisias Papers 4, Christopher Ratté and R.R.R. Smith (eds), Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplement 70. Portsmouth: Rhode Island, 2008, 319-345.

“Khirbat el-Hawarit. A Ceramic Workshop on the Mount Hermon Slopes,” with Andrea Berlin and Moshe Hartal, ‘Atiqot 59 (2008), 131-155.

“Dining in Late

 Antiquity: An Analysis of Roman Dining Assemblages,” Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, 1/6/2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click on the GREEN pins to explore the archaeological sites where I've worked.

Click on the RED pins to explore some of my favorite archaeological sites to visit!