Laura Rembart

Mag. Dr. Laura Rembart is a Research Fellow at the Austrian Archaeological Institute (OeAI) since 2021, affiliated with the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW). Her research focuses on pottery studies, Greco-Roman Egypt, Western Asia Minor, and economic archaeology, with a particular emphasis on understanding material culture and cultural interactions through ceramic analysis.

**Education:**

• 2009: Degree in Classical Archaeology from the University of Vienna
• 2018: Doctorate in Classical and Early Aegean Archaeology from the University of Salzburg

**Research Projects:**

• "Syene: Waste as a Source of Information" (Roman deposits in Upper Egypt)
• "Still Discoverable: Reconsideration of Eastern Sigillata B"
• "Crossing the Sea: Pottery from Asia Minor in Athens"

**Key Awards:**

• APRT-GSK Fellowship (OeAW, 2020)
• Marietta Blau Fellowship (Boston University, 2016–2017)

**Fieldwork:** Active participant in excavations at Ephesus (since 2003) and Syene/Syene/Syene (2006–2023). Her work integrates field research, ceramic typology, and digital data methodologies.