Cameron A. Petrie

Cameron A. Petrie is a Professor of South Asian and Iranian Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, Department of Archaeology. He is also the Head of Department, a Fellow of Trinity College, and Director of Studies at Trinity College. His research spans environmental archaeology, material culture, and computational methods.

• University: University of Cambridge
• Department: Department of Archaeology
• Academic Rank: Professor

Petrie's research focuses on Material Culture, Environmental Archaeology, and Landscape Studies, with a particular emphasis on South Asia and Iran. His work integrates GIS and Computational Archaeology to analyze prehistoric transitions, including the origins of agriculture and sedentary societies and urbanism. He has contributed extensively to understanding state formation and agricultural intensification in these regions.

Recent publications highlight his engagement with palaetocological reconstruction, ceramic analysis, and cultural sequence modeling across Mesopotamia, the Near East, and South Asia. Interests also extend to geoarchaeology, zooarchaeology, and radiocarbon dating, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

Petrie's affiliations include the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Pitt-Rivers Laboratory for Archaeological Science, and Dorothy Garrod Laboratory for Isotopic Analysis. He contributes to initiatives like the Land, Water and Settlement Project and has led fieldwork in northwest Pakistan and southwestern Iran.