Carole McCartney explained

Carole McCartney
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality:Cypriot
Occupation:archeologist

Carole McCartney (1965 – 13 March 2021) was a Pittsburgh-born Cypriot archeologist.

Education

She studied archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, finishing her masters (1989) and her PhD (1996) with her doctoral thesis titled, The Analysis of Variability in Simple Core Technologies: Case Studies of Chipped Stone Technology in Post-PPN Assemblages from the Levant.[1] [2]

Career

She took part in excavations in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean for more than 30 years. As she was a worldwide leading expert on the study of lithics, she made important finds and identifications from sites in the eastern Mediterranean region. She published numerous academic papers about them.

Personal life

McCartney first traveled to Cyprus in 1987, and later acquired Cypriot citizenship. McCartney married Pambos Michael, with whom she raised two children. She lived with her family in Kissonerga, Cyprus.

McCartney died on 13 March 2021.[3]

Selected works

McCartney published more than 25 singled-authored papers, and 25 more in joint efforts with other authors.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary for the loss of Carole McCartney. www.pio.gov.cy.
  2. News: 17 March 2021 . ARU pays tribute to archaeologist Dr Carole McCartney . 20 June 2021 . Cyprus Mail.
  3. Bolger. Diane. Clarke. Joanne. 2021-04-22. Carole McCartney 1965–2021. Levant. 52 . 3 . en. 299–300. 10.1080/00758914.2021.1909869. 0075-8914. free.