Mark Lawall, University of Manitoba

Research

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Greek archaeology and history Ancient economies Archaeology of ancient trade and shipping Archaeological ceramics

Latest funding

Transport amphoras and trade at three major emporia: Athens, Ephesos, and Corinth, late 6th through 1st centuries BC
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$143,322
Complicating Value: The Uses of Imitation in Ancient Greece and Rome
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$17,000
Amphoras in the Eastern Mediterranean: a multi-site, ceramic perspective on ancient economies, ca 550 - 50 BC
SSHRC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$52,895

All 3 grants and awards

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Transport amphoras and trade at three major emporia: Athens, Ephesos, and Corinth, late 6th through 1st centuries BC

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lawall, Mark L.

Keywords: transport amphoras; ancient economies; Greece; Corinth; Athens; Ephesos

$143,322

Complicating Value: The Uses of Imitation in Ancient Greece and Rome

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Lawall, Mark L.

Keywords: imitation; commodity; authenticity; sculpture; rhetoric; tragedy; amphorae; architecture; transaction costs; economic institutions

$17,000

Amphoras in the Eastern Mediterranean: a multi-site, ceramic perspective on ancient economies, ca 550 - 50 BC

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Lawall, Mark L.

Keywords: amphora; typology; ancient trade; Athens; Gordion; Olbia; Tel Keisan; Tel Anafa; Jerusalem; distribution patterns; quantification; Mediterranean; Aegean; Black Sea; Kyrenia Shipwreck

$52,895

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Greek archaeology and history Dear Professor Lawall, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on greek archaeology and history connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]