Kurzvita - Zbigniew T. Fiema
Date of Birth: March 7, 1957
Academic Education:
1991
Ph.D. Anthropology. Department of Anthropology, University of Utah, USA.
Dissertation subject: Economics, Administration and Demography of Late Roman and Byzantine Southern Transjordan.
1980
M.A. Archaeology (summa cum laude), Institute of Archaeology, Warsaw University, Poland. Thesis subject: Temples and Sacral Places in Palestine in the Bronze Age. Adjunct Professorship (Docentship)
2003
Classical Archaeology; Dept. of Classical Philology, University of Helsinki
Posts and Full-time Positions
2010-2012
Research Director, The Academy of Finland Center of Excellence "Ancient and Greek Documents, Archives and Libraries," directed by Prof. Jaakko Frösén, University of Helsinki.
2005-2010
Research Fellow, The Academy of Finland, Helsinki, Finland (5 years appointment). Seat of research: Institutum Classicum, University of Helsinki
2001-2005
Researcher and Lecturer, Institutum Classicum, University of Helsinki
2000-2001
Fulbright Visiting Professor (teaching/research), Institutum Classicum/ Department of Archaeology, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland (9 months);
1992-97
Chief Archaeologist, American Center of Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan
1986-91
Associate Instructor, Department of Anthropology, University of Utah
Professional Interests
General: archaeology and culture history of the Mediterranean during the Classical and
Byzantine Periods; Roman Empire, Late Antiquity;
Theoretical: complex societies, trade, urbanism, archaeological method and theory;
Area: Mediterranean Basin, Middle East;
Research Allocations and Grants (last 10 years)
2005-2010
Research Fellow, The Academy of Finland, Helsinki, (5 years appointment). Institutum Classicum, University of Helsinki
2000
Senior Research Fellow, National Endowment for the Humanities/Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem. Subject: Southern Jordan and the Negev - Comparative Studies in Byzantine Urbanism and Ecclesiastical Architecture.
1999-2000
Research Fellow, Dumbarton Oaks Institute for Byzantine Studies. Subject: The Byzantine Period in Petra - New Archaeological and Historical Evidence.
Projects and Expert Assignments:
1997-
Chief Archaeologist and Consultant. The Finnish Jabal Haroun Archaeological Project, Petra, Jordan. University of Helsinki - The Academy of Finland, Finland.
1994-
Archaeological Consultant. The Petra Papyri Project - the Publication Project by the University of Michigan and University of Helsinki.
1992-1997
Archaeological Field Director and Researcher. The American Center of Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan.
Archaeological Fieldwork
2011-2012
Co-director. The Northeastern Petra Project. Petra, Jordan. Humboldt Universität, Berlin (2 weeks).
2008-2011
Archaeologist. The French-Saudi Archaeological Project in Madain Salih, Saudi Arabia. Centre National des Recherches Scientifiques (1 month each season).
1997-2005, 2007, 2011
Chief Archaeologist. The Finnish Jabal Haroun Project, Petra, Jordan. University of Helsinki - The Academy of Finland. (1.5 months each season).
2002, 2003, 2004
Archaeologist. The University of Helsinki Pompeii Project, Pompeii, Italy. University of Helsinki - The Academy of Finland. (3 weeks each season).
2003
Archaeologist. The Saudi Project at Medain Salih (ancient Hegra), Saudi Arabia. Ministry of Education and Antiquities (2 weeks).
1997
Field Director. Roman Street Project in Petra. American Center of Oriental Research - USAID Project in Petra, Jordan (7 months).
1992-96
Co-director. The Petra Church Project. American Center of Oriental Research -
USAID Project in Petra, Jordan (23 field months).
1992
Principal investigator. Tuwaneh and the Via Nova Traiana Survey Project, Jordan (6 months)
1987, 1991
Archaeologist. Fouilles d'Octodurus, Martigny, Switzerland (Recherches archéologiques cantonales de Valais). 2 field months each season.
1991
Archaeologist. Kern River Project, Utah. Dames & Moore Co (2 field months).
1988, 1989
Field Supervisor. Fouilles de Brig-Gamsen, Switzerland (Recherches
archéologiques cantonales de Valais). 1 month each season.
1989
Field Supervisor. Tell Safut Project, Jordan. Seton Hall University (1 field month).
1986 1989
Surveyor and Field Supervisor. Arabia Petraea/Roman Road Project, Jordan (3
field weeks each season).
1985
Field Supervisor. American Expedition to Petra, Jordan. University of Utah (2 field
months).
1983
Surveyor. Archaeological Survey in the Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Bureau
of Land Management. (1 field month).
1981-82
Field Archaeologist. Polish Archaeological Mission in Alexandria, Egypt (22 field
months).
1981
Field Archaeologist. Polish Archaeological Mission in Palmyra, Syria (2 field
months).
1981
Area Supervisor and Pottery Draftsman. Baq'ah Valley Project, Jordan. University
Museum, University of Pennsylvania (1 field month).
1977
Excavator. Somerset Levels Project, Great Britain. Cambridge University.
1976
Excavator. Mucking Excavations, Essex, Great Britain (1 field month).