Thomas J. Morton Assistant Professor School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Office: 290 Phone: 480.965.5409 thomas.morton@asu.edu

Academic Credentials

Ph.D.	University of Pennsylvania
B.A	The Pennsylvania State University
AIA*, CAA, SAH

Research Interests

Architecture and Urbanism of the Roman Empire -the city of Rome -Architecture and Urbanism of North Africa -the Ancient Mediterranean -Cultural interactions, center-periphery relations, and ruptures in the ancient world

Sponsored and Applied Research

Jerba Project: assistant director of an archaeological project to study the settlement history of the Tunisian island of Jerba through time

Bir Messaouda Project: rescue archaeological project of a site in the lower city of Carthage that might have been the city's Punic agora.

Kyustendil (Bulgaria): director of a developing project to study the enigmatic Sanctuary of Asklepius of ancient Pautalia, and the relationship between this sanctuary and the city.


Links to research and faculty pages

Bio

Dr. Morton earned his doctorate in the History of Art from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to arriving at ASU, he taught architectural history in the Department of Art at Swarthmore College and was affiliated with the Division of Education at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Specializing in the architecture and urbanism of the Roman Empire, he has conducted archaeological fieldwork in Carthage, Tunisia, and on the island of Jerba, Tunisia. He served as the assistant director of the Jerba Project for several field seasons and is in the process of editing the field report for publication. He published some of his research on Roman architecture in North Africa in L’Africa Romana. Recently, Dr. Morton was invited to initiate an architectural and archaeological study of the ancient site of Pautalia in Bulgaria.

Curriculum Vitae