Tim Murray (archaeologist)
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Tim Murray is an Australian archaeologist
and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe University
in Melbourne
, Australia
(2010). He joined the Archaeology department in 1986 as Lecturer. On the retirement of the foundation Chair Professor Jim Allen, Murray was appointed to the Chair of Archaeology in 1995. He has also taught at the University of New South Wales
, the University of Sydney
, Cambridge University, the University of Leiden (The Netherlands), the Université de Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales
(Paris) and the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
of London in 2003 and Fellow of the Academy of the Humanities in Australia in the same year.
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In Melbourne, he has played prominent roles in developing large scale historical archaeological excavations in urban contexts including the Casselden Place dig, and recent excavations at the Royal Exhibition Building
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Sir John Lubbock and the foundation of prehistoric archaeology
Building Transnational Archaeologies in the Modern World 1750-1950
An Archaeology of Institutional Confinement: the Hyde Park barracks 1848-1886
Traces, Collections, Ruins: Towards a Comparative History of Antiquarianism
The Origin and Development of the Tongan Empire
Urban Archaeology in Melbourne
Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern City
Robert Knox, James Hunt, and the Birth of British Archaeology 1810-1865
Australian archaeology
Australian Archaeology is a large sub-field in the discipline of Archaeology. Archaeology in Australia takes three main forms, Aboriginal Archaeology , Historical Archaeology and Maritime Archaeology...
and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe University
La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to become the third oldest university in the state of Victoria. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(2010). He joined the Archaeology department in 1986 as Lecturer. On the retirement of the foundation Chair Professor Jim Allen, Murray was appointed to the Chair of Archaeology in 1995. He has also taught at the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
, Cambridge University, the University of Leiden (The Netherlands), the Université de Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
The École des hautes études en sciences sociales is a leading French institution for research and higher education, a Grand Établissement. Its mission is research and research training in the social sciences, including the relationship these latter maintain with the natural and life sciences...
(Paris) and the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Society of Antiquaries of London
The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
of London in 2003 and Fellow of the Academy of the Humanities in Australia in the same year.
Research Projects
His research interests include the history, philosophy and sociology of archaeology; theoretical archaeology (particularly issues of temporality); contact archaeology; the archaeology of the modern world; heritage issues. He is editor of The Bulletin of the History of ArchaeologyBulletin of the History of Archaeology
The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology is a peer-reviewed academic journal publishing research, reviews, and short communications on the history of archaeology. It was established in May 1991 by Douglas Givens and is currently edited by Tim Murray....
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In Melbourne, he has played prominent roles in developing large scale historical archaeological excavations in urban contexts including the Casselden Place dig, and recent excavations at the Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building
The Royal Exhibition Building is a World Heritage Site-listed building in Melbourne, Australia, completed in 1880. It is located at 9 Nicholson Street in the Carlton Gardens, flanked by Victoria, Nicholson, Carlton and Rathdowne Streets, at the north-eastern edge of the central business district...
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Sir John Lubbock and the foundation of prehistoric archaeology
Building Transnational Archaeologies in the Modern World 1750-1950
An Archaeology of Institutional Confinement: the Hyde Park barracks 1848-1886
Traces, Collections, Ruins: Towards a Comparative History of Antiquarianism
The Origin and Development of the Tongan Empire
Urban Archaeology in Melbourne
Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern City
Robert Knox, James Hunt, and the Birth of British Archaeology 1810-1865