R. Angus K. Smith

R. Angus K. Smith is a Professor of Greek Archaeology at Brock University, specializing in Bronze Age Greece with a focus on Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. He holds a BA from Dartmouth, MPhil from Cambridge, and MA/PhD from Bryn Mawr.

• Research: Pottery analysis, mortuary archaeology, identity studies in the Aegean Bronze Age.
• Fieldwork: Associate director at Gournia (Crete), co-director at Ayia Sotira (Greece), and Khavania Archaeological Project participant.
• Leadership: President of Niagara Peninsula Society (Archaeological Institute of America), Board member of Canadian Institute in Greece.

His publications emphasize Minoan-Mycenaean transitions, chamber tomb geoarchaeology, and ritual practices. Key works include studies on Gournia pottery sequences, Ayia Sotira cemetery analyses, and Late Minoan III funerary traditions. He actively presents at Archaeological Institute of America meetings and contributes to INSTAP and Oxford University Press volumes.

Service: Member of the Managing Committee for the Institute of Aegean Prehistory Study Center (East Crete), and representative to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. He collaborates with institutions like the Canadian Institute in Greece and the Institute for Aegean Prehistory.