Professor Andrew Jamieson is Professor in Near Eastern Archaeology and Chair of Classics and Archaeology in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, Faculty of Arts, at the University of Melbourne. He also serves as Curator of the Classics and Archaeology Collection at the Ian Potter Museum of Art. Jamieson earned his PhD in Classics and Archaeology from the University of Melbourne in 2006. His career includes participation in the University of Melbourne’s archaeological projects in Syria since the early 1980s, such as excavations at El Qitar, Tell Ahmar (ancient Til Barsib), and Jebel Khalid. He has conducted fieldwork in Australia, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Georgia, where he co-directs the GAIA (Georgian-Australian Investigations in Archaeology) project at the multi-period site of Rabati since 2019. Previously a senior lecturer, he has advanced object-based learning initiatives, contributing to the design of specialised laboratories in the Arts West building to enhance student engagement with ancient artefacts.

Jamieson’s research specialises in Near Eastern archaeology, focusing on ceramic traditions, pottery analysis, settlement patterns, and heritage preservation in conflict zones. Key publications include Tell Ahmar III: Neo-Assyrian Pottery from Area C (2012), Neo-Assyrian Pottery from Tell Ahmar (2006), Identifying Room Use and Vessel Function: A Case-Study of Iron Age Pottery from Building Ć at Tell Ahmar, North Syria (2000), The Euphrates Valley and Early Bronze Age Ceramic Traditions (1993), and recent works such as Evidence for Textile Production in Rabati, Georgia, during the Bedeni Phase of the Early Bronze Age (2022) and The Early Kurgan Period in Rabati, Georgia: The Cultural Sequence and a New Suite of Radiocarbon Dates (2021). He represents Australia on the SHIRIN International committee for safeguarding heritage in the Near East, serving as Secretary since 2015, and has curated museum exhibitions. In 2023, he received the University of Melbourne Faculty of Arts Alumni Award for Contribution to the Faculty and University, recognising three decades of fieldwork, teaching innovations, and preservation efforts. Jamieson delivers public lectures on topics like ancient Mesopotamia and Syrian antiquities.

Professional Email: asj@unimelb.edu.au