University of Edinburgh

Beyond the grave: the complex funerary landscapes of the Italian peninsula, ca. 300-700 AD

Academic History:

2017 - 2020 - PhD Classics, University of Edinburgh

2014 - 2016: MSt Classical Archaeology, Distinction, University of Oxford

2010 - 2014: BA (Hons) Italian and Classics, First Class, Warwick University

2011 - 2012: ERASMUS Placement, Pisa University

Supervisors:

Dr Ben Russell

Dr Lucy Grig

Research Interests:

• Roman, late antique and medieval archaeology in general (and in particular Italy and the Caucasus)
• Funerary archaeology
• Landscape archaeology
• Re-use and recycling in the archaeological record
• Portable material culture, particularly ancient and medieval glass (including Roman, Late Antique, Sasanian and Islamic glass)
• Archaeological excavation

Other Research Projects:

2015 - present: Publication of late antique and medieval small finds and glass from the Archaeological Exploration of Barda, Azerbaijan (Oxford University)

2016 - present: Publication of late Roman glass from the late Roman villa at Polena Trocchia, Italy (Apolline Project).

Scholarships:

Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities

• 2017 - 2020: SGSAH DTP Scholarship

Society of Antiquaries of London

• 2013: 'Tessa and Mortimer Wheeler Fund' fieldwork bursary

The Roman Society

• 2012: 'Museum Internship Bursary' held at the National Museum of Wales (Cardiff)

Awards:

University of Warwick:

• 2014: Best overall achievement in Italian Studies (4th year)
• 2013: Best overall academic achievement in Italian Studies (3rd year)
• 2011: Best overall achievement in Italian Studies (1st year)

Publications:

Michelsen, L. K. and T. M. Penn. (Forthcoming). ‘Late Antique Glass from Qaratəpə (Bərdə Rayon), Azerbaijan,’ Journal of Glass Studies, Volume 59, 16-21.

Penn, T. et al., (2013), 'Shared Foreignness: Student Experiences of Social Inclusion and Exclusion during Study Abroad' Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research, Volume 6, Issue 2, http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/iatl/reinvention/issues/volume6issue2/penn/

Contact Details:

Address: School of History, Classics and Archaeology, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School, 4 Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG

Email: s1016602@sms.ed.ac.uk

First published: 25 September 2017