Nicholas L. Wright
I am a professional field archaeologist and numismatist, now working in the museum sector in Northern Ireland.
My principal research interest can be defined as social history as evidenced by material culture – an archaeological approach which integrates other evidence types, especially numismatic and literary, to construct a holistic picture of past societies. I focus on cultural and political interactions between settler and indigenous populations in colonial contexts with special reference to the relationship between ethnicity, culture and power.
I attained a BA (Hons 1) in Classical Archaeology at the University of Sydney in 2004 and my PhD at Macquarie University in 2010. I have worked extensively as a field archaeologist in Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. I worked as a tutor and casual lecturer in the Department of Ancient History at Macquarie University (2009-2011) and a Research Officer at the Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies (2007-2012).
My doctoral dissertation 'Religion in Seleukid Syria: gods at the crossroads (301-64 BC)', took an integrative approach to the study of Hellenistic cult and cultic practices in western Asia employing a combination of archaeological, numismatic and historical evidence. The research used religion as a lens through which to explore the processes of acculturation and rejection within a colonial context. It discusses the state attitude towards, and manipulation of, both Hellenic and indigenous beliefs and places this within a framework developed out of a series of case studies exploring evidence for religion at a regional level.
My principal research interest can be defined as social history as evidenced by material culture – an archaeological approach which integrates other evidence types, especially numismatic and literary, to construct a holistic picture of past societies. I focus on cultural and political interactions between settler and indigenous populations in colonial contexts with special reference to the relationship between ethnicity, culture and power.
I attained a BA (Hons 1) in Classical Archaeology at the University of Sydney in 2004 and my PhD at Macquarie University in 2010. I have worked extensively as a field archaeologist in Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. I worked as a tutor and casual lecturer in the Department of Ancient History at Macquarie University (2009-2011) and a Research Officer at the Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies (2007-2012).
My doctoral dissertation 'Religion in Seleukid Syria: gods at the crossroads (301-64 BC)', took an integrative approach to the study of Hellenistic cult and cultic practices in western Asia employing a combination of archaeological, numismatic and historical evidence. The research used religion as a lens through which to explore the processes of acculturation and rejection within a colonial context. It discusses the state attitude towards, and manipulation of, both Hellenic and indigenous beliefs and places this within a framework developed out of a series of case studies exploring evidence for religion at a regional level.
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Hardcopies of the Lore of the Land book are free and can be picked up from Ballymoney Museum, or by contacting Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Museum Services.
https://niarchive.org/projectitems/lore-of-the-land/
Hardcopies of the Accessible Heritage Guide are free and can be picked up from Visitor Information Centres across the Borough, or by contacting Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Museum Services.
https://niarchive.org/projectitems/accessible-heritage-rnib/
Papers by Nicholas L. Wright
including Ballycastle Museum, Ballymoney Museum, Coleraine Town Hall, Green Lane Museum, and Limavady Museum.
This article discusses the Services’ 2022-2023 A World of Stories engagement and exhibition programme that sought to highlight the stories
of twentieth and twenty-fist century migrants to the borough. Drawing on the perspectives of people who have recently moved to the area, and
using historical records, the initiative sought to include multiple narratives, move beyond political binaries and celebrate the growing diversity of the
borough.
By looking at the distribution and physical attributes (including through X-ray fluorescence analysis) of the stamped arrowheads, this article provides fresh insight into the social organization of bow-armed fighting units in the Levant during the late Hellenistic period. In doing so, the authors challenge some long-held assumptions and interpretations about the arrowhead type. Relying on a mix of literary, iconographic, and archaeological evidence, the article demonstrates that the stamped arrowhead type should be associated with a body of archers involved in the campaigns of the Seleukid king Antiochos VII Sidetes (138-129 BCE).
By looking at the distribution and physical attributes (including X-ray fluorescence analysis) of the stamped arrowheads, this article provides fresh insight into the social organization of bow-armed fighting units in the Levant in the late Hellenistic period. In doing so, the authors challenge some long-held assumptions and interpretations about the arrowhead type. Relying on a mix of literary, iconographic and archaeological evidence, the article demonstrates that the stamped arrowhead type should be associated with a body of archers involved in the campaigns of the Seleukid king, Antiochos VII Sidetes (138-129 BCE).