C.J. (Caroline) van Toor, MA

Academic positions

• Research Assistant in the MARE project (2026-2027)
  Groningen Institute for Archaeology, University of Groningen
  Project: Embodied Epitaphs: The Role of Inscriptions in Pisidian Funerary Ritual
• PhD Candidate in Ancient History and Archaeology (2021-present)
  University of Groningen
  Project: Multiculturality and mortuary practices. Shifting identities in

  Hellenistic and Roman Thessalonike

Education

• Research MA Archaeology (2015-2020), cum laude
  University of Groningen
  Thesis subject: Migration and commemoration. Social differentiation in funerary monuments from Thessaloniki
• Research MA Classics & Ancient Civilisations (2013-2017), cum laude
  University of Groningen
  Thesis subject: Mnemata. Funerary verse inscriptions from Ephesus, Miletus, and Smyrna in context
• Erasmus+ Exchange (winter semester 2014-2015)
  Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen
• BA Greek and Latin Languages and Literature (2010-2013)
  University of Groningen

Ancillary activities

• Board member for BABESCH (July 2026-present; responsible for PR and website from Sept. 2023-June 2026)
• Editor for Tijdschrift voor Mediterrane Archeologie (Oct. 2016-present, editor-in-chief from Jan. 2019-May 2023)
• Coordinator of the National Research School OIKOS (Nov. 2020-Sept. 2021)
• Content manager of the Connected Contests Database, an evolving online research tool (2017-2021)

Co-organised conferences (upcoming/recent)

• 22-23 October 2026: “Grave Goods from Antiquity to the Modern Era. Theoretical Approaches to the Mortuary Ritual of Gift Giving”, with the Mortuary Ritual Network, Groningen
• 6-7 March 2025: "Language and Cultural Interactions in the Roman World – The Impact of Inscriptions", with Valentina Vari, prof. dr. Onno van Nijf en dr. Saskia Peels
• 21 November 2024: "Gravestones. Marking Death from Antiquity to the Modern Era", with the Mortuary Ritual Network, Groningen