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PROF FRANK SEAR



Contact Details

Organization: Historical Studies
Position: PROFESSOR - CLASSICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY.
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Homepage: http://www.cca.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/Frank-Sear/index.html
Work: 8344 6886
Fax: 8344 4161
Room: G16
Level: Ground
Building: Old Quadrangle Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Ancient Theatres Roman, theatre, mosaics, architecture Italy, Greece, France, Jordan, Libya

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
United Kingdom King's College London Research
Italy University of Rome, La Sapienza Research
United States Northwestern University Research
United Kingdom University of Nottingham Research
Italy The British School at Rome Research
United Kingdom Institute of World Archaeology - University of East Anglia Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Arts University of Cambridge 31-Dec-1966
Master of Arts University of Cambridge 31-Dec-1970
Doctor of Philosophy University of Cambridge 31-Dec-1971

Fellowships

Fellowship Date Awarded
Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA) 31-Dec-1990
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA) 31-Dec-1979

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) Centenary Medal 01-Mar-2003

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Technological Advances in Large-scale Roman Concrete Buildings during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2006

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • Il teatro di Taormina
    Year: 2007
    Book: Teatri antichi nell'area del Mediterraneo
    Publisher: Centro Regionale per la Progettazione e il Restauro(Palermo)
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Publications in 2006

Books

  • Roman Theatres: an architectural study
    Year: 2006
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(Oxford)
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Journal Articles

  • Book review: C.Ohlig, Y.Peleg (eds), Cura aquarum in Israel (Schriften der Deutschen Wasserhistorischen Gesellschaft, vol 1, Siegburg 2002)
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Ancient Near Eastern Studies
    Volume: 43
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  • Cisterns, drainage and lavatories in Pompeian houses, Casa dei Capitelli Colorati (VII.4.51), Casa della Caccia Antica (VII.4.48), and Casa dei Capitelli Figurati (VII.4.57)
    Year: 2006
    Journal: British School at Rome - Papers
    Volume: 74
    Page numbers: 163-201
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  • The Roman theatre at Gubbio
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Meditarch
    Volume: 17
    Page numbers: 213-222
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Cisterns, drainage and lavatories in Pompeian houses, Casa del Granduca
    Year: 2004
    Journal: British School at Rome - Papers
    Volume: 72
    Page numbers: 125-166
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Publications in 2003

Book Chapters

  • The South Theater at Jarash, 1996 campaign
    Year: 2003
    Book: Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan
    Publisher: Department of Antiquities of Jordan
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  • The theatre at Butrint: parallels and function
    Year: 2003
    Book: The Theatre at Butrint: Luigui Maria Ugolini's Excavations at Butrint 1928-1932
    Publisher: British School at Athens(London)
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Publications in 2002

Books

  • House of the Ancient Hunt
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Hirmer Verlag(Munich)
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Publications in 2001

Book Chapters

  • The Survey of the South Theatre at Jerash
    Year: 2001
    Book: Australians Uncovering Ancient Jordan: 50 Years of Middle Eastern Archaeology
    Publisher: The Research Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences(Sydney)
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