Phil Stinson

Phil Stinson is a field archaeologist and museum curator and director. His research interests include the architecture and urbanism of ancient Greek and Roman cities, Roman wall-painting, digital humanities, the history of classical museums and collections in North America, and the endangered cultural heritage of Afghanistan. He has served as the senior architect with the Sardis expedition and as architect and archaeologist with the Aphrodisias excavations. His book on the Civil Basilica of Aphrodisias was published in the Aphrodisias series (Reichert Verlag, Wiesbaden 2016). Other publications include articles and book chapters on the Lydian-Persian painted tomb chamber known as Lale Tepe at Sardis, the traditional water systems known as karez in southern Afghanistan, Roman incised architectural drawings or 'blueprints' at Aphrodisias, and perspective systems in Roman Second Style wall-paintings at Pompeii and the House of Augustus in Rome. His archaeological drawings and graphic illustrations have been widely published. He is in the process of completing fieldwork for a new book about the architecture and archaeology of the Julio-Claudian Sebasteion of Aphrodisias, including the Temple of Aphrodite Prometor.