Fabio started following the work of Sandra Bowdler, The University of Western Australia, School of Social and Cultural Studies.
Fabio started following the work of 2 people.
Fabio followed the research interest: Archaeology of Ritual and Magic
Fabio SEAC2011 was a sound success. Many new projects unearthed (some quite literally :D). Details as they come.
Graduate Student, Institute of Archaeology
University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Archaeology and Anthropology
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Dr James Steele
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About
I am a PhD student at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL, where I am focusing on mathematical approaches to archaeological/anthropological problems. Prior work, done at the Centre for the Evolution of Cultural Diversity, included developing a brand new algorithm for the simulation of the dispersal of innovations. Fully fledged studies of the dispersal and origins of pottery in the Old World and of Bantu farming in sub-Saharan Africa are well under way.
One of my main interests is Cultural Astronomy. I have written a MA dissertation titled 'Cosmologies in Transition: Continuity, Innovation and Transformation in Neolithic Europe' exploring the implications of recent interdisciplinary research to cosmological interpretations of Neolithic Europe. I've also published a survey of 31 dolmens in central Portugal and submitted a follow-up to the proceedings of SEAC2010, in which the analysis suggests alignments to the Equinoctial Full Moons.
Currently working on several other archaeoastronomical projects, including the cosmological exploration of the temples and dolmens of Malta. Other interests include the tight bounds between astronomy and other aspects of culture, especially non-Western ones.
I was one of the organizers of 2011's european cultural astronomy conference SEAC2011 (www.ciuhct.com/seac2011/) and of LUSO2010 (www.parsuk.pt).
I'm also Assistant and Reviews Editor of the journal Culture and Cosmos (http://www.cultureandcosmos.org/).
