C.J. (Caroline) van Toor, MA
PhD Candidate Ancient History & Archaeology and Research Assistant in the MARE project
E-mail:
c.j.toor rug.nl
Field/Discipline
Expertise
My interest is in social history. During my studies, I specialized in funerary epigraphy and iconography in Greece and the Greek East, from the Archaic to Late Roman/Early Christian period. In my PhD I focus on mortuary practices, particularly on commemoration practices and self-representation on funerary monuments in Hellenistic and Roman Thessaloniki (Greece), integrating textual, visual, and material aspects.
In the MARE project, I focus on the role of funerary monuments in commemorative rituals in Pisidia (Turkiye). Together with the MARE colleagues, we are also preparing an Open Access database of the materials brought together and studied for the project.
Side projects and interests include literary knowledge in funerary epigrams, nationalism in archaeology, and the way in which the use of language both shapes and limits the way we think.
In the MARE project, I focus on the role of funerary monuments in commemorative rituals in Pisidia (Turkiye). Together with the MARE colleagues, we are also preparing an Open Access database of the materials brought together and studied for the project.
Side projects and interests include literary knowledge in funerary epigrams, nationalism in archaeology, and the way in which the use of language both shapes and limits the way we think.
Other positions
- Organisor of the Mortuary Ritual Network
- Editor for Tijdschrift voor Mediterrane Archeologie (Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology)
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