Allan Hall
BSc (University of Edinburgh), PhD (University of Durham)
Senior Lecturer
Department of Archaeology
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QQ
Tel. +44 (0)141 330 6956 (recording)
Fax. +44 (0)141-330 3544
email: a.hall@archaeology.arts.gla.ac.uk
Research
- Industrial minerals in antiquity in the Aegean (includes the earths)
- Application of mineralogy and geochemistry to problems in archaeology and environmental science, including the emergence of life.
PhD Supervision
Accepting PhD students in the following areas:
• Archaeological applications of mineralogy and geochemistry.
Teaching
- Introduction to archaeological practice (Level 1; convenor)
- Analytical archaeology (Level 2)
- Geoarchaeology (Honours; convenor)
- Examining archaeological materials (Honours; convenor)
- Economic geology (Industrial Minerals part of Honours Option, Earth Sciences)
- Material culture and artefact studies (MLitt)
Administration
- Honours Convenor
- Advisor for Faculties of Science
- Archaeology Representative on:
Science Taught Programmes Committee
Science Board of Studies
Faculty of Physical Sciences
Publications
Photos-Jones, E., Ballin-Smith, B., Hall, A.J. & Jones, R.E. 2007. On the intent to make cramp: an interpretation of vitreous seaweed cremation 'waste' from prehistoric burial sites in Orkney, Scotland. Oxford Journal of Archaeology 26, 1-23.
Wilson, L., Pollard, A.M., Hall, A.J. & Wilson, A.S. 2006. Assessing the influence of agrochemicals on the rate of copper corrosion in the vadose zone of arable land – Part 3: Geochemical modelling. Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites 7, 241-260.
Hall, A.J. & Photos-Jones, E. 2005. The nature of Melian alumen and its potential for exploitation in antiquity. In:Borgard, P., Brun, J-P. & Picon, M. (eds) L'Alun de Meditérranée. Colloque International, Naples, Lipari juin 2003. Naples, Aix-en-Provence: Centre Jean Bérard. 77-84.