Darian Totten, McGill University

Research

archaeology urbanism material culture environmental studies landscape studies ancient rome medieval period mediterranean sea

Latest funding

Excavating Sipontum: environmental archaeology on southern Italy's Adriatic coast, 2nd c. BCE to 13th c. CE
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$33,940
Excavating Sipontum: environmental archaeology on southern Italy's Adriatic coast, 2nd c. BCE to 13th c. CE
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$72,348

All 2 grants and awards

Excavating Sipontum: environmental archaeology on southern Italy's Adriatic coast, 2nd c. BCE to 13th c. CE

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Totten, Darian M.

Keywords: archaeology; urbanism; material culture; environmental studies; landscape studies; ancient rome; medieval period; mediterranean sea; adriatic sea; local communities; transformation

$33,940

Excavating Sipontum: environmental archaeology on southern Italy's Adriatic coast, 2nd c. BCE to 13th c. CE

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Totten, Darian Marie

Keywords: archaeology; urbanism; material culture; environmental studies; landscape studies; ancient rome; medieval period; mediterranean sea; adriatic sea; local communities; transformation

$72,348

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: archaeology Dear Professor Totten, 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 archaeology connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Excavating Sipontum: environmental archaeology on southern Italy's Adriatic coast, 2nd c. BCE to 13th c. CE" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]