Steering committee member
Dr. Katie Campbell is a research fellow in archaeology at King’s College, University of Cambridge specialising in the urban archaeology of historic periods in Central Asia and the Caucasus. She worked in the commercial archaeology sector for several years before returning to the University of Cambridge, and is now using various sources of field data to understand changes in cities between the 11th and 15th centuries AD. Current and recent collaborative projects include excavations at Otrar in Kazakhstan, Merv and Dandanakan in Turkmenistan, Barda in Azerbaijan and Grakliani Gora in Georgia.
Research Interests
Urban archaeology of Central Asia and the Caucasus; ‘Silk Road’ cities; Soviet-era archaeology and legacy data; Field methodologies; Mongols and the Mongol Conquest; Archaeological narratives; Cultural Heritage Management
Publications
Recent Publications/Archive Reports:
Campbell, K (2020) ‘The City of Otrar, Kazakhstan: Using Archaeology to Better Understand the Impact of the Mongol Conquest of Central Asia’, in Otto, A., Herles, M., Kaniuth, K., Korn, L., and Heidenreich, A. (eds.) Proceedings of the 11th International Congress on the Ancient Near East (ICAANE) Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich 2018, Volume 2. Harrassowitz Verlag: Leipzig, pp. 597-607
Williams T, Campbell, K, Jorayev, G, Wordsworth, P, Jepbarov, R & Morisset, S (2018) ‘Semi-forrtified Palatial Complexes in Central Asia: New Work at the Great Kyz Kala, Merv, Turkmenistan’ in Archaeology International, 21(1), pp. 153-169 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ai-395
Campbell, K, Naskidashvili, D and Licheli, V (2019) Excavations at Grakliani Gora, Shida Kartli: 2019 Field Season. National Agency for Cultural Heritage Protection, Georgia
Ritchie, S, Campbell, K, Zhambulatov, K and Jorayev, G (2018) The Medieval Cities of the Otrar Oasis, Kazakhstan. Kuik Mardan Excavation 2018. Institute of Archaeology, Ministry of Education and Science, Kazakhstan
Campbell, K (2018) ‘Excavations at Torpak Kala, Barda’ in Fourth Preliminary Report (2018) Archaeological Exploration of Barda (ed. Wordsworth, P). Oriental Institute, University of Oxford
Campbell, K (2017) AEB01-Trench 1 in Third Preliminary Report (2017) Archaeological Exploration of Barda (ed. Wordsworth, P). Oriental Institute, University of Oxford
Campbell, K (2016) AEB01-Trench 1 in Second Preliminary Report (2016) Archaeological Exploration of Barda (ed. Wordsworth, P). Oriental Institute, University of Oxford
Campbell, K (2015) AEB01-Trench 1 and 2 in First Preliminary Report (2015) Archaeological Exploration of Barda (ed. Wordsworth, P). Oriental Institute, University of Oxford
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