I am a Chinese Archaeologist. Before coming to Cambridge, I completed my master degree at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL. My research focuses on Sino-Hellenic comparison with the sustained interest in gender issues. I am currently looking at the construction of social identity in Early Iron Age Greek and Eastern Zhou Dynasty rich burials. Its primary purpose is to analyse how women’s social identity is constructed and how such construction changes according to socio-historical development and influence it in turn.
Phoebe J. Thompson
Co-head of Committee
Originally from Pennsylvania, I am a Classical Archaeologist who has excavated in Scotland and Italy. My research primarily focuses on reconstructing past human-geology interaction, particularly within the context of cult activity and the creation of sacred space in the ancient Mediterranean. My other research interests include geomythology, traditionally environmental knowledge, geoarchaeology, geohazards, urban archaeology, material analysis, landscape archaeology, and settlement modeling.
Elifgül DoÄŸan
Committee advisor
I am a Turkish archaeologist trained in Anatolian prehistory and cultural heritage management, in particular the management of archaeological human remains. My research interests involve the archaeology of human remains, archaeological ethics and collection management in museums. My thesis title is “Politics, Identity and Ethics in Heritage Preservation: Managing Archaeological Human Remains in Turkey”.
Min Lin
Co-head of Committee
I am an Italian archaeologist with a background in Old Norse Studies. My subject area is the Viking Age, with a focus on funerary archaeology and Zooarchaeology. I am currently undertaking a PhD on human-animal relationships in Viking Age burials in the North, connecting Scandinavia to its broader networks of influence in Eastern and Western Europe. My research interests span human and animal osteology, funerary practices, identity formation and the interactions between humans and animals.
I am a Canadian that after moving to the UK, studied and trained as an archaeologist at the University of Southampton and later as a developer-funded trainee for Museum of London Archaeology. My PhD project meets at the intersection of anthropology and maritime archaeology in Oceania, where my focus is on mimetic and hybrid renderings of Polynesian canoes and European ships.
Adela Cebeiro
Graphic Designer, Programme &
Social media manager
I am a Galician archaeologist and anthropologist focusing on understanding the emergence of stone tool making and use amongst hominins during the Early Stone Age in Africa. In my research I take an interdisciplinary perspective merging lithic analysis, primate behavioural ecology and cognitive anthropology. I am currently undertaking a MPhil in Human Evolutionary Studies. The title of my thesis is “Percussive activities in non-human primates and the emergence of stone tool technology”.
Eloise Sinclair
Treasurer
I am an MPhil Heritage Studies student focusing on heritage and grassroots memorialisation. I will be closely examining how different groups use the Cross Bones Graveyard in Southwark, London to serve political and social agendas. Before coming to Cambridge, I studied History at Durham University, and wrote my final year dissertation on anxieties surrounding pickpocketing prostitutes in early modern London.
Geonyoung Kim
Communication Correspondent
I am a first-year PhD student in Heritage Studies. I was trained as an archaeologist in China and South Korea. I also hold an MA in Public Archaeology from UCL. My PhD research is about museum representation of the Korean War in South Korea, about emotions in museum narratives in specific. In general, I am interested in public perceptions of the past. I would be the first contact point for the conference participants, please contact me if you have any questions or concerns about the conference or you are also a fan of cup noodles like me. I look forward to talking to you!
Christos Nikolaou
Communication Correspondent
I am originally from Cyprus, and have a keen interest in the archaeology of religion and ethnicity. This interest has led me to study places from all over the world. My PhD Thesis focuses on the Hellenistic Far East regions of Bactria and Gandhara. I am looking specifically at the role of religion and its manifestations in urban landscapes, specifically with regards to religious hybridity and patronage, especially between Iranian, Hellenic and South Asian religious traditions.
Selene Mazza
Website Editor & Programme
Hyunjae Kim
Social media manager
I am a heritage researcher from South Korea, holding an MPhil in Heritage Studies from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Geography from the Konkuk University in Seoul. My PhD research looks at ‘non-elite’ colonial heritage in Korea regarding multi-layered memories of local communities. I am also interested in the topic of postmemory, dark heritage and urban heritage.
Past CASA Teams
CASA 2020/2021
CASA 2019
Silvia Ferreri
Friederika Juercke
Monique Arntz
Lucy Timbrell
Kyra Kaercher
Alice Rose
CASA 2018
Bryony Smerdon
Alice Rose
Leah Damman
Emily Tilby
Kevin Kay
Kyra Kaercher
Jess Bates
CASA 2017
Kevin Kay
Alice Rose
Samantha Leggett
Bryony Smerdon
Jess Thompson
Leah Damman
Cambridge Annual Student Archaeology Conference