Penelope Mountjoy

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Penelope Mountjoy
FSA
Academic background
Alma mater University of Bristol
Institutions British School at Athens

Penelope Anne Mountjoy FSA is an archaeologist from the United Kingdom who specializes in Mycenaean ceramics. Mountjoy has written several books and received numerous awards and fellowships to continue her research on Greek pottery.

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Education

Mountjoy undertook a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in classics at the University of Bristol and a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree from the University of London before returning to Bristol for her PhD. [1] She is a member of the British School at Athens. [2] [1]

Career and Honours

Mountjoy is a recipient of a Seymour Gitin Distinguished Professor Fellowship from the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in 2014 to study Mycenaean decorated pottery in Cyprus and the South Levant. [3] She has also obtained the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Glassman Hall Fellowship, and was elected as a Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute. [4] On 5 May 1988 she was also elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA) [5] Mountjoy is currently working on Mycenaean Pottery IIIC (1200-1050) in Cyprus, Turkey and Israel. [6] She is also an experienced draftsman and uses that skill to teach students through "College Year in Athens". [7] Her book, "Mycenaean Pottery: An Introduction" is streamlined for accessibility by introducing the topic and backing it up with a brief description of archaeological and historical background. At the time this book was the most up to date and available books on the topic. While a later book, "Troy 9: Troy VI Middle, VI Late and VII. The Mycenaean Pottery" targets a more experienced audience by presenting the pottery using stratigraphy and details of excavation.

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References

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  3. "Fellows and their Projects Class of 2014-2015". Albright Institute of Archaeological Research. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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  8. Maeir, Aren M. (2021). "Review of Decorated Pottery in Cyprus and Philistia in the 12th Century BC, Cypriot IIIC and Philistine IIIC, Volumes I–II. By Penelope Mountjoy. Contributions to the Chronology of the Eastern Mediterranean 36. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2018. Volume 1: Pp. 681; Volume 2: Pp. 606 + numerous illustrations. 290€ (Cloth)". Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 80: 211–213. doi:10.1086/712947.
  9. FISCHER, PETER M.; BÜRGE, TERESA (2017). "Sea Peoples" Up-to-Date: New Research on Transformation in the Eastern Mediterranean in 13th-11th Centuries BCE (1 ed.). Austrian Academy of Sciences Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1v2xvsn.23. ISBN   978-3-7001-7963-4.