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Biography

Dan Hull BA (York), MA (London), PhD (York) is interested in the landscapes of western Asia and the eastern Mediterranean, and especially in the role of late Roman and early medieval monasticism in those landscapes. In particular, he is researching the late antique rural settlement patterns of the Limestone Massif of north-west Syria. He is interested in the intellectual history of Middle Eastern studies, and especially the lasting effects of Orientalist agenda on the study of Late Antiquity and Islamic archaeology.

Dan is also interested in heritage management issues, and the role of government in protecting and legislating for the historic environment. Formerly Head of Information & Communications at the Council for British Archaeology, he now works as Research Officer for culture and heritage issues at the Northern Ireland Assembly. His research can be followed on Twitter at www.twitter.com/DanHull

Publications

Full publications list

• Hull, D.J. & Potter, M. (2011) ‘Heritage and cultural rights: international standards’, Northern Ireland Assembly Research Paper. NIAR 667-10: http://nia1.me/k3.
• Hull, D.J. (2011) ‘Assessing the value and impact of museums’, Northern Ireland Assembly Research Paper. NIAR 23-11: http://nia1.me/kz.
• Thomas, S. & Hull, D.J. (2010) ‘Community Archaeology: What Next?’, British Archaeology 113: http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba113/feat5.shtml.
• Hull, D.J. (2008) ‘A spatial and morphological analysis of monastic sites in the northern Limestone Massif, Syria’, Levant: Journal of the Council for British Research in the Levant 40 (1): 89-113.
• Hull, D.J. (2008) Review of Early Islamic Syria: an archaeological assessment, Alan Walmsley. Antiquity 82 (316), 523-524.
• Genequand, D., Hull, D. & Studer, J. (2007) ‘Rapport préliminaire des travaux de la mission archéologique syro-suisse à Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi en 2006’, SLSA Jahresbericht 2006: 123-156.
• Grabow, S., Hull, D.J. & Waterton, E. (eds) (2007) Which Past, Whose Future? Treatments of the Past at the Start of the 21st Century: An International Perspective. BAR Int Series 1633.
• Hull, D.J. (2007) ‘Working with a colonial legacy: The role of foreign archaeologists in modern Syria’, in Grabow, Hull & Waterton (eds): 95-102.
• Politis, K.D., Kelly, A., Hull, D.J. & Foote, R. (2005) ‘Survey and excavations in the Ghawr es-Safi 2004’, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan: 313-326.
• Hawker, R., Hull, D. & Rouhani, O. (2005) 'Wind-towers and pearl fishing: architectural signals in the late 19th and early 20th century Arabian Gulf', Antiquity, 79 (305): 625-635.
• Al-Azm, A. & Hull, D.J. (2004) 'The Hauran Monastic Landscapes Project', Newsletter of the Council for British Research in the Levant: 31-2.
• Hull, D.J. (2003) ‘Religious heresy and political dissent in Late Antiquity: a comparison between Syria and Britain’, in R. Collins & J. Gerrard (eds) Debating Late Antiquity in Britain AD 300-700. British Archaeological Reports. Supplementary Series 365. Oxbow: 113-122.
• Hull, D.J. (2003) ‘Sulphur mines at Jabal Dhanna, Abu Dhabi: preliminary survey and excavation results’, in P.Hellyer & D.Potts (eds), Proceedings of the First International Conference on Emirates Archaeology. Clifden, Co.Galway: 277-284.
• Hull, D.J. & Rowland, S.P. (2003) 'A survey of the island of Abu'l-Abyadh, United Arab Emirates', Antiquity (Project Gallery), 77 (295).
• King, G.R.D., Hull, D.J., Rowland, S.P., Hellyer, P., Aspinall, S.J., & Beech, M.J., Carter, R.A. (2003) Sulphur, Camels and Gunpowder - The Sulphur Mines at Jebel Dhanna, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi.

Research

Overview

Dan Hull is interested in the landscapes of western Asia and the eastern Mediterranean, especially in the late Roman and early medieval periods. In particular, he is researching the late antique rural settlement patterns of the Limestone Massif of north-west Syria, and in 2006 completed a PhD on The Archaeology of Monasticism: Landscape, Politics and Social Organisation in Late Antique Syria.

He is also interested in the archaeology of monasticism in general, and especially the ways in which Christian monasticism imprints a consistent and recognisable signature on the landscape.

A third interest is in the intellectual history of Middle Eastern studies, and especially the lasting effects of Orientalist agenda on the study of Late Antiquity and Islamic archaeology

Current projects

• Currently running a joint project with Denis Genequand (CBRL Honorary Fellow) at the early Islamic site of Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi in Syria, conducting a geophysical and topographical survey.

• Mapping settlement patterns in the Limestone Massif of Syria through satellite imagery and ground verification.
• Ongoing research in support of MLAs and scrutiny committees within the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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