LEARNING FROM THE LEVANT - Episode 5: Carmen Ting
In this episode of Learning from the Levant, Shatha Mubaideen speaks with Dr. Carmen Ting, an archaeologist specialising in materials analysis and ancient technologies. Dr. Ting directs several projects on the emergence and spread of medieval glazed tableware across the Levant, Islamic lands, and Central Asia. She also develops innovative non-invasive techniques to study medieval Persian ceramics, expanding the context and narratives of museum collections.
Dr. Ting is the Co-editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Open Archaeology Data and has held research and teaching positions at Cambridge, UCL, and internationally. Her work highlights the complex networks of production, trade, and consumption that shaped the medieval world.