Academic Research

For extensive list of archaeological experience and qualifications see Resume page.

Founder of ArchaeoCoders: Coding for Archaeology. For Coding experience see Portfolio site and Resume.

Ph.D. in Digital Archaeology 

Awarded & Fully-Funded: AHRC
2015 | University of Southampton, UK

Thesis: Rethinking Roman Perceptions of Coastal Landscapes: A Case-Study of the Levant. 

See Abstract & Table of Contents on Academia.

M.Sc. in Maritime Archaeology 

Distinction (4.0 GPA)
2010 | University of Southampton, UK

Thesis: Searching for the Ancient Harbours of the Erythraean Sea: An Analytical Investigation. 

See Abstract & Table of Contents on Academia.

Full-Stack Software Engineering

Grade: A
2020 | UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, US

Front and back end programming, including JavaScript, React, Redux, Node,Express, jQuery, RESTful APIs, HTML, CSS, SQL, NoSQL, PWA, OOP, MVC, MERN, AWS, DynamoDB + more.

See coding Portfolio site.

Conferences

  • Maritime Cultural Landscapes of Fishing Communities in Roman Cyprus.  Mediterranean Connections – how the Sea links people and transforms identities. Kiehl University.
  • Under the Mediterranean: The Honor Frost Foundation Conference of 'Mediterranean Maritime Archaeology,  2017: University of Cyprus, Nicosia. Paper: Navigating Perceptions: Mariners & Geographers of the Roman Levant. 
  • Under the Mediterranean: The Honor Frost Foundation Conference of 'Mediterranean Maritime Archaeology,  2017: University of Cyprus, Nicosia. Paper: Navigating Perceptions: Mariners & Geographers of the Roman Levant. 
  • International Congress On Underwater Archaeology (IKUWA 6). 2016: Western Australian Museum, Fremantle, Australia. Paper: Sensory Navigation in the Roman Mediterranean: The Levantine & Ionian Seascapes.
  • Beyond the Sea Symposium. 2015: Centre for Maritime Archaeology, University of Southampton. Paper: Rethinking Roman Perceptions of the Coastal Landscapes: A Case-Study of the Levant. Chaired Session: Technology & Methods.
  • Postgraduate Research Symposium. 2013: Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton. Paper: Challenging Ancient Perceptions of the Classical World: Roman Imagination of Coastal Landscapes.

Publications

  • Obied, C. & Michael, M. (2020). Maritime Cultural Landscapes of Fishing Communities in Roman Cyprus.  Mediterranean Connections – how the Sea links people and transforms identities. Kiehl University. (Forthcoming)
  • Obied, C. & Lopez, S. (2019). 3D Digitization of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles Vertebrate Fossil Type Collection. Sketchfab Cultural Heritage & History.
  • Obied, C. (2017). Navigating Perceptions: Mariners & Geographers of the Roman Levant. Under the Mediterranean: The Honor Frost Foundation Conference of Mediterranean Maritime Archaeology, 2017, Nicosia. Forthcoming. 
  • Obied, C. & Lopez, S. (2017). Sensory Navigation in the Roman Mediterranean: The Levantine & Ionian Seascapes. IKUWA 6: Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Underwater Archaeology, 2016, Fremantle. Forthcoming.
  • Obied, C. (2016). Rethinking Roman Perceptions of Coastal Landscapes: A Case-Study of the Levant (PhD Thesis). University of Southampton, UK: E-Prints Soton / London, UK: British Library EThOS.
  • Obied, C. (2015) Creating 3D Maps in QGIS: Step-by-Step Guide. Technical Guide Database. MaritimeArchaeology.com.
  • Field report in: Cherian, P.J. (2011). Pattanam Archaeological Research: Pattanam Excavations. Fifth season field report. Trivandrum: Kerala Historical Research Council.
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