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Helene Whittaker is a Professor of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Gothenburg since 2013. Previously, she held academic positions at the University of Tromsø (Full Professor in Classics, 2004-2012; Senior Lecturer in Classics, 1994-2004) and served as Peter M. Warren Visiting Professor in Aegean Prehistory at the University of Bristol (2009).
- Current: Professor of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Gothenburg
- Previous: Full Professor, Senior Lecturer in Classics at University of Tromsø
- Visiting: Professor at University of Bristol
Her research focuses on the Aegean Bronze Age (especially Mycenaean Religion), Greek and Roman languages/culture, Homer, Roman history, Roman Greece, Neoplatonism, Early Christianity, and transitions from Bronze to Iron Age.
Honors & Memberships:
- Member of The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg
- Board member, Swedish Institute at Athens
- Member, Scandinavian Plato Society
- Member, European Association of Archaeology
- Former board member, Norwegian Institute at Athens
Whittaker has extensive excavation experience at sites in Crete (Kommos 1986-1992, Mochlos 1991-1992) and Vlochos, Thessaly (2016-2018).
