Kelsey Peterson

Kelsey Peterson

First Name: 
Kelsey
Last Name: 
Peterson
Title: 
PhD Candidate
Biography : 

Kelsey Peterson’s research interest is primarily focused on ceramic analysis in the Bronze and Iron Age Levant and Anatolia. Kelsey Peterson is interested in the production and consumption of ceramics, the acquisition of raw materials, and the technologies and techniques of local manufacture. Kelsey has been active in the field since her undergraduate degree and is currently participating in the Tayinat Archaeological Project in Turkey but has also participated in numerous archaeological excavations in Canada and Israel.

Education

  • MA in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto (2022)
  • BSc in Archaeology and Geography, University of Lethbridge (2019)

Current Supervisor(s)

Timothy P. Harrison

Dissertation Title

Assyrian Imperial Influence on the Iron Age II/III Ceramic Industry at Tell Tayinat: A Petrographic Analysis

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Research Area:

Areas of Interest: 
  • Near Eastern Archaeology
  • Ceramic analysis
  • Petrographic analysis of ceramics
  • The Levant and Anatolia in the Bronze and Iron Ages

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