معرفی
Dr. Ine Jacobs is the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Associate Professor of Byzantine Archaeology and Visual Culture at the Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford. She previously held a Chancellor’s Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh (2013–2015) and was a Lecturer in Roman Archaeology at the University of Brussels. Her research focuses on the Eastern Mediterranean during Late Antiquity and Byzantium, emphasizing urban development, the interplay between material evidence and literary sources, and the socio-religious impact of Christianity.
Research Interests:
- Late Antique Urbanism
- Archaeology of Religion
- Material Culture Analysis
- Christianity in Byzantine Society
- Economic and Social History of the Eastern Mediterranean
- Post-Roman Transformation in Asia Minor
Publications reveal sustained work on urban continuity, Christianization of civic spaces, and material culture spanning the 4th–7th centuries AD, with fieldwork in Turkey, Italy, and North Macedonia. Her supervision includes topics on Byzantine Dark Ages, hermitages in Cyprus, and urban resilience. She has received grants from the Flemish Research Foundation for her DPhil and postdoctoral work, including research stays in Munich.
Scientific Awards:
- Flemish Research Foundation Grant for DPhil
- Flemish Research Foundation Postdoctoral Grant
- Chancellor’s Fellowship, University of Edinburgh
Fieldwork Projects:
- Co-director, Kostoperska Karpa Regional Archaeological Project (FYROM)
- Field Director, Aphrodisias (Turkey)
- Member, Sagalassos Team (2003–2014)
- Director, British Archaeological Project at Grumentum (2012–2015)
