Dr. Carmen Macleroy Obied
Maritime Archaeologist (PhD) with 10+ years of international multidisciplinary experience associated with research institutions, government agencies, outreach and museums. Fluency in 5 languages. Dedicated to the discovery, preservation and outreach of cultural heritage through technological and scientific research while inspiring a wide audience to actively engage in cultural preservation around the world. www.carmenobied.com
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/carmenobied
Ph.D. in Archaeology (AHRC fully-funded) | MSc in Maritime Archaeology, Distinction | BA in Archaeology | AAUS & ESDP Scientific Diver
PhD Thesis - Rethinking Roman Perceptions of Coastal Landscapes: A case-study of the Levant (Supervisors: Dr. Lucy Blue & Dr. Leif Isaksen. Examiners: Prof. Dr. Pascal Arnaud & Dr. Julian Whitewright)
Over a decade of extensive experience working on numerous international maritime and terrestrial archaeological surveys/excavations, as well as GIS, geophysical, conservation and outreach projects (e.g. UK, Egypt, India, Oman, Albania, Montenegro, Spain, Croatia, Romania).
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic.
Experienced in the Media Industry: Outreach Facilitator, Production Manager & Coordinator, Magazine Features Editor, Voice-over, Presenter, Travel/Creative Writer, Editor, Translator/Interpreter.
For more information and to request Resume/CV, please contact: [email protected].
Supervisors: Dr Lucy Blue and Dr Leif Isaksen
Address: www.carmenobied.com/archaeology
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/carmenobied
Ph.D. in Archaeology (AHRC fully-funded) | MSc in Maritime Archaeology, Distinction | BA in Archaeology | AAUS & ESDP Scientific Diver
PhD Thesis - Rethinking Roman Perceptions of Coastal Landscapes: A case-study of the Levant (Supervisors: Dr. Lucy Blue & Dr. Leif Isaksen. Examiners: Prof. Dr. Pascal Arnaud & Dr. Julian Whitewright)
Over a decade of extensive experience working on numerous international maritime and terrestrial archaeological surveys/excavations, as well as GIS, geophysical, conservation and outreach projects (e.g. UK, Egypt, India, Oman, Albania, Montenegro, Spain, Croatia, Romania).
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic.
Experienced in the Media Industry: Outreach Facilitator, Production Manager & Coordinator, Magazine Features Editor, Voice-over, Presenter, Travel/Creative Writer, Editor, Translator/Interpreter.
For more information and to request Resume/CV, please contact: [email protected].
Supervisors: Dr Lucy Blue and Dr Leif Isaksen
Address: www.carmenobied.com/archaeology
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The research presented here aims to demonstrate how perceptions of the maritime cultural landscape on the island of Cyprus can help to interpret the role the Mediterranean region played in the cultural, technological and ideological developments of traditional fishing activities in Cyprus. Furthermore, the island’s topography played a key role in how maritime exchanges and fishing practices were developed. Maritime communities relied on accumulated cognitive knowledge and mental-maps of the landscape, often preserved through oral traditions, to navigate and identify key fishing grounds. As with ancient navigation, landmarks and toponyms played an important structural role in the fishermen’s perceptions of the coastal landscape. Fishing practices would likely have been based on specialised knowledge and acquired familiarity of the fishing environment, seasonality and associated fishing gear and techniques, as well as how best to exploit characteristics of different fish species such as their favoured habitats and sea conditions. Thus, this research attempts to examine how the physical Mediterranean environment determines the presence or absence of fishing activities within its maritime landscape and, in turn, to further understand the relationship between fishermen and their maritime environment through fishing activity.
Furthermore, the research intends to combine the terrestrial with the underwater archaeological data of the fishing methods from twelve sites in Cyprus in an attempt to acquire a better general understanding of the formative phases of fisheries on the island during the Roman Period. The fish bone assemblages and the iconographical and written data are a supporting class of evidence, in order to determine the development of the fishing technologies and to discover if and when the fishing activities had an influence on the economy and the daily life of the communities of the island. This research forms part of an ongoing project that will contribute towards a more holistic understanding of the relationship between fishermen and their maritime cultural landscape in Roman Cyprus.
Conference Presentations by Dr. Carmen Macleroy Obied
Thesis Chapters by Dr. Carmen Macleroy Obied
Field Report by Dr. Carmen Macleroy Obied
Geophysical Research:
"The geophysical studies conducted by Ms. Carmen Obied, (Southampton University) consisted of magnetometric survey of select areas of the Pattanam site. The primary aim was to identify sub-surface features such as brick walls, hearths, kilns and dumps in order to map the ancient maritime landscape of Pattanam. Magnetometry is highly effective in archaeology since it can detect human processes and interventions that affect the magnetic properties of the soil. The magnetometric surveys have greater significance in Pattanam since they are particularly effective in waterlogged areas. At Pattanam, besides the water logged areas, the locations with possible sub-surface features were scanned using a dual sensor fluxgate gradiometer. The data will be processed at the Digital Archaeology Computing Laboratory at the University of Southampton and contextualized on the topographic survey maps of the Pattanam area. If the Pattanam survey generates positive results, it could become a standard practice for locating potential archaeological spots elsewhere in India."
The research presented here aims to demonstrate how perceptions of the maritime cultural landscape on the island of Cyprus can help to interpret the role the Mediterranean region played in the cultural, technological and ideological developments of traditional fishing activities in Cyprus. Furthermore, the island’s topography played a key role in how maritime exchanges and fishing practices were developed. Maritime communities relied on accumulated cognitive knowledge and mental-maps of the landscape, often preserved through oral traditions, to navigate and identify key fishing grounds. As with ancient navigation, landmarks and toponyms played an important structural role in the fishermen’s perceptions of the coastal landscape. Fishing practices would likely have been based on specialised knowledge and acquired familiarity of the fishing environment, seasonality and associated fishing gear and techniques, as well as how best to exploit characteristics of different fish species such as their favoured habitats and sea conditions. Thus, this research attempts to examine how the physical Mediterranean environment determines the presence or absence of fishing activities within its maritime landscape and, in turn, to further understand the relationship between fishermen and their maritime environment through fishing activity.
Furthermore, the research intends to combine the terrestrial with the underwater archaeological data of the fishing methods from twelve sites in Cyprus in an attempt to acquire a better general understanding of the formative phases of fisheries on the island during the Roman Period. The fish bone assemblages and the iconographical and written data are a supporting class of evidence, in order to determine the development of the fishing technologies and to discover if and when the fishing activities had an influence on the economy and the daily life of the communities of the island. This research forms part of an ongoing project that will contribute towards a more holistic understanding of the relationship between fishermen and their maritime cultural landscape in Roman Cyprus.
Geophysical Research:
"The geophysical studies conducted by Ms. Carmen Obied, (Southampton University) consisted of magnetometric survey of select areas of the Pattanam site. The primary aim was to identify sub-surface features such as brick walls, hearths, kilns and dumps in order to map the ancient maritime landscape of Pattanam. Magnetometry is highly effective in archaeology since it can detect human processes and interventions that affect the magnetic properties of the soil. The magnetometric surveys have greater significance in Pattanam since they are particularly effective in waterlogged areas. At Pattanam, besides the water logged areas, the locations with possible sub-surface features were scanned using a dual sensor fluxgate gradiometer. The data will be processed at the Digital Archaeology Computing Laboratory at the University of Southampton and contextualized on the topographic survey maps of the Pattanam area. If the Pattanam survey generates positive results, it could become a standard practice for locating potential archaeological spots elsewhere in India."