Lynne Lancaster
Lynne Lancaster is serving as the Andrew W. Mellon Professor-in-Charge of the Humanities at the
51社区 faculty member since 1997.
Education
Wolfson College, Oxford University, England, Doctor of Philosophy in Classical Archaeology, 1996; Lincoln College, Oxford University, England, Master of Philosophy in Classical Archaeology, 1991; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia Bachelor of Architecture, Magna Cum Laude, 1987
Specializations
- Roman Archaeology/Architecture/Construction
- Topography of Ancient Rome
- Ancient Technology
Courses Taught
- CLAR 1110: The Wonders of the Ancient Mediterranean
- CLAR 2120: Roman Archaeology
- CLAR 3620: The Archaeology of Roman Cities
- CLAR 3650: Technology in Greek and Roman Society
- CLAR 3910: Ancient Rome: Development of the City from the 8th Century B.C. to the 4th Century A.D.
- CLAS 2540: Rome Under the Caesars
Research and Publications
Books
. Cambridge University Press 2015.
Concrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome: Innovations in Context. Cambridge University Press 2005.
Articles
"Conclusions", Response paper in J. DeLaine, S. Camporeale and A. Pizzo, (eds.), In J. DeLaine, S. Camporeale and A. Pizzo, (eds.), Archaeology of Construction V. Man-made Materials, Engineering and Infrastructure. Proceedings of the Conference, Oxford April 11-12, 2015 (M茅rida, Anejos de Archivo Espanol de Arqueologia): 343-352
"Bricks and tile, innovations, and the transmission of technical knowledge", In E. Bukowiecki, R. Volpe, and U. Wulf-Rheidt (eds), Il laterizio nei cantieri imperiali. Rome e il Mediterraneo (Atti del I workshop 鈥淟aterizio鈥 (Roma, 27-28 novembre 2014) Archeologia dell鈥橝rchitettura 20 (2015) 238-245.
Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Construction History, (June 3-7, 2015, Chicago, IL)
L.C. Lancaster and R. Ulrich, 鈥淢aterials鈥. In R. Ulrich and C.K Quenemoen (eds.), Blackwell Companion to Roman Architecture (2013): 157-192.
"A New Vaulting Technique for Baths in Southern Britain: The Anatomy of a Romano-British Invention" Journal of Roman Archaeology 25.1 (2012) 419-440.
鈥淎sh Mortar and Vaulting Tubes: Agricultural Production and the Building Industry in North Africa鈥 In : S. Camporeale, H. Dessales, and A. Pizzo (eds.), Les chantiers de construction de l鈥橧talie et des provinces romaines: 3e rencontre. L鈥櫭ヽonomie des chantiers (Paris, Ecole Normale Sup茅rieure, 10-11 d茅cembre 2009) (Madrid 2012): 145-160.
鈥淭he Use of Lightweight Concrete in Rome, Cilicia, and Tunisia鈥. In 脜sa Ringbom and Robert L Hohlfelder (eds), Building Roma Aeterna: current research on Roman mortar and concrete. Proceedings of the conference, March 27-29, 2008 (2011, Helsinki : Societas Scientiarum Fennica): 60-72.
L.C. Lancaster, G. Sottili, F. Marra and G. Ventura. 鈥淧rovenancing of lightweight volcanic stones used in ancient Roman concrete vaulting: evidence from Rome鈥 Archaeometry 53.4 (2011) 707鈥727 doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2010.00565.x.
L.C. Lancaster, F. Marra, G. Ventura and G. Sottili, 鈥淧umice from the East Baths (S1)鈥 In D.L. Stone, D.J. Mattingly, and N. Ben Lazreg (eds.), Leptiminus (Lamta): A Roman Port City in Tunisia. Report No. 3 the Field Survey (JRA Supp. 87, 2011): 479-480
L.C. Lancaster, G. Sottili, F. Marra and G. Ventura. 鈥淧rovenancing of lightweight volcanic stones used in ancient Roman concrete vaulting: evidence from Turkey and Tunisia鈥 Archaeometry (2010) 52.6: 949-969; doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2009.00509.x
鈥淧arthian Influence on Vaulting in Roman Greece? An Enquiry into Technological Exchange under Hadrian鈥 American Journal of Archaeology 114.3 (2010): 447-472
鈥淏rick鈥, 鈥淏uilding Materials and Construction鈥, 鈥淐oncrete鈥. Entries in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome, Vol. 2 (Oxford University Press 2010): 22-24, 30-35, 279-281.
鈥淭erracotta Vaulting Tubes in Roman Architecture: A Case Study of the Interrelationship Between Technologies and Trade in the Mediterranean鈥,Journal of Construction History 24 (2009): 3-18.
鈥淎uguste Choisy and the Economics of Roman Construction鈥 In J. Giron and S. Huerta (eds), Auguste Choisy (1841-1909) l鈥檃rchitecture et l鈥檃rt de batir (actas del Simposio Internacional celebrado en Madrid, November 19-20, 2009): 307-328
鈥淓arly Examples of So-Called Pitched Brick Barrel Vaulting in Roman Greece and Asia Minor: A Question of Origin and Intention.鈥 In M. Bachmann (ed.),Bautechnik im antiken und vorantiken Kleinasien (Proceedings of an International Conference June 13-16, 2007) Byzas 9: 371-391
Review of Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome by G. Aldrete (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007) In American Journal of Archaeology Online Reviews 112.1 (2008)
鈥淭he Brick Relieving Arch and Urban Redevelopment in Ancient Rome鈥 In A. Leone, D. Palombi and S. Walker (eds.), Res Bene gestae: Ricerche di storia urbana su roma antica in onore di Eva Margareta Steinby (Quasar 2007): 133-144
鈥淐hapter 10: Roman Construction and Engineering鈥, In J.P. Oleson (ed.), Oxford Handbook of Engineering and Technology in the Classical World (Oxford University Press, 2007): 256-284
鈥淭he Colosseum for the general audience.鈥 Review of K. Hopkins and M. Beard,The Colosseum (Harvard University Press 2005) in Journal of Roman Archaeology 20 (2007): 454-459
Review of Roman Theatres. An Architectural Study by F. Sear (Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology 2006). In American Journal of Archaeology Online Reviews 111.4 (2007)
鈥淭he Lightweight Volcanic Scoria in the Concrete Vaults of Imperial Rome: Some Evidence for the Trade and Economy of Building Materials鈥, In C. C. Mattusch, A. A. Donohue, and A. Brauer (eds.), Common Ground: Archaeology, Art, Science, and Humanities (Acta of the XVIth International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Boston August 23-26, 2003 (Oxford 2006): 212-216
鈥淟arge Freestanding Barrel Vaults in the Roman Empire: A Comparison of Structural Techniques鈥, In M. Dunkeld, J. Campbell, H. Louw, M. Tutton, B. Addis, C. Powell, and R. Thorne (eds), Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Construction History, Queens鈥 college, Cambridge University 29th March-2nd April Vol. 2 (Cambridge 2006): 1829-1844
鈥淭he Process of Building the Colosseum: the Site, Materials, and Construction Techniques鈥, Journal of Roman Archaeology 18 (2005) 57-82
鈥淭he Organization of Construction for the Superstructure of the Colosseum鈥, in R. Rea, H.-J. Beste, and L.C. Lancaster, 鈥淚l cantiere del Colosseo,鈥 Roemische Mitteilungen 109 (2002) 341-375.
鈥淏uilding Trajan鈥檚 Markets II: The Construction Process鈥, American Journal of Archaeology 104 (2000) 755-85.
鈥淎mphitheatrum,鈥 addendum on Colosseum in E.M. Steinby (ed.), Lexicon Topographicum Urbis Romae Vol. 5 (Quasar, 1999) 223
鈥淢ercati di Traiano,鈥 addendum on Trajan鈥檚 Markets in E.M. Steinby (ed.),Lexicon Topographicum Urbis Romae Vol. 5 (Quasar, 1999) 276
鈥淏uilding Trajan鈥檚 Column鈥, American Journal of Archaeology 103 (1999) 419-439.
鈥淩econstructing the Restorations of the Colosseum after the Fire of 217鈥,Journal Roman Archaeology 11 (1998) 146-174
鈥淏uilding Trajan鈥檚 Markets鈥, American Journal of Archaeology 102 (1998) 283-308.
The Date of Trajan鈥檚 Markets: An Assessment in the Light of Some Unpublished Brick Stamps鈥, Papers of the British School at Rome 63 (1995) 25-44.
Awards and Honors
Recipient of 2007 James R. Wiseman Book Award from the Archaeological Institute of America for Concrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome: Innovation in Context. (Cambridge University Press 2005)
51社区 Office of Nationally Competitive Awards Service Award 2004
Outstanding Alumni Award of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Virginia Tech, 2003
Rome Prize Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome, September 2001- July 2002
Grant from Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, September 2001-July 2002
M. Aylwin Cotton Fellowship in Mediterranean Archaeology, Guernsey, Channel Islands, September 1996-September 1997
Grant in Aid of Research, British School at Rome, September-November 1993
Samuel H. Kress Fellowship in the History of Art, July 1992
Overseas Research Student Grant, Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals of the United Kingdom 1993-94, 1989-91
Recipient of Outstanding Student in the College of Architecture Award 1987, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Recipient of the Michelle Currie Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Design 1986, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University