About

As an archaeologist and architectural historian, I study the intersection between modernity and antiquity: why do ancient Rome, Greek, Egypt, and the Near East continue to fascinate and intrigue us in the 21st century? To do this, I examine the material culture of the antiquity, as well as the afterlife of ancient material culture in the United States.

I am an Associate Professor in the Liberal Studies, ClassicsMiddle Eastern and Digital Humanities Programs at the Graduate Center, CUNY, where I also serve as the Executive Officer in M.A. in Liberal Studies. I am the Chairperson of Smarthistory’s Governing Board and serve as an Acquiring Editor. I also serve as a general trustee of the Archaeological Institute of America and I am the Museum Reviews Editor at the American Journal of Archaeology.

If you’d like to get in touch, please email me at emacaulay[@]gc.cuny.edu.