Prof. Timmy Gambin

Prof. Timmy Gambin

Prof. Timmy Gambin

  B.A.(Melit.),M.A.(Bristol),Ph.D.(Bristol)

Professor

Archaeology Centre
University of Malta
Msida
  +356 2340 2650
I am Professor of Maritime Archaeology in the Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta, from where I obtained a B.A. in History. Following my undergraduate studies, I went on to attain an M.A. in Maritime Archaeology and History at the University of Bristol in the UK where I continued my postgraduate studies by reading for a doctorate in Maritime Archaeology. In 2001, I joined the Department as a visiting lecturer and took up a full time post as Senior Lecturer in spring of 2012.

Over the past years, I have been involved in numerous collaborative research projects. The PaleoMed Project with the CNRS (Aix en Provence) is aimed at the reconstruction of ancient coastal landscapes and environments of the Maltese Islands. The multidisciplinary approach sees archaeologists working together with geomorphologists and palynologists. The Ancient Cisterns Project with CalPoly (USA) explores underground water management systems through the use of small remote operated vehicles armed with a variety of sensors. Together with a number of local partners and authorities, I also directed numerous offshore underwater surveys in various parts of the Mediterranean including Spain, Italy and Croatia.

I consider myself lucky to combine my passion for WWII history with archaeology – especially in the growing field of aviation archaeology underwater. With well over 50 aircraft discovered and explored so far, submerged aircraft crash sites are fast becoming an integral part of my work. Currently, my major project is the excavation of the Phoenician Shipwreck off the island of Gozo – datable to 700BC – it is currently the oldest known shipwreck in the central Mediterranean.

I have recently edited a volume of papers delivered at the First International Conference of Aviation Archaeology and Heritage.
  • The use of technologies for underwater exploration.
  • Aviation Archaeology Underwater
  • Coastal reconstruction.
  • The archaeology of ancient ports and trade.
  • Historical Archaeology.
  • Maritime traditions of the Mediterranean.
  • ARC1010 - Integrating Science and Archaeology
  • ARC1021 - Ancient Malta: Phoenician, Punic and Roman
  • ARC2012 - Monographic Course 2
  • ARC2047 - Principles of Archaeological Illustration and Photography
  • ARC3001 - Port Cities of the Ancient Mediterranean
  • ARC3022 - Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Archaeology
  • ARC3101 - An Introduction to the Port Cities of the Ancient Mediterranean
  • ARC5000 - Archaeology and the Sea - Theory and Methods
  • ARC5001 - Archaeology of Maritime Mobility
  • ARC5002 - Conservation and Management of Maritime Cultural Heritage
  • ARC5003 - Power Projection and the Maritime World
  • ARC5004 - Manifestations of Maritime Culture: Objects, Voices and Landscapes
  • ARC5006 - Fieldwork
  • ATS5039 - Methods of Research: Critical Approaches to Film Studies
  • LAS1041 - Malta: People and History 1
In June 2015, Prof. Timmy Gambin was awarded the 'Medal of Merit for Polish Culture' for his work on the discovery and exploration
of ORP Kujiawak, a Polish Navy destroyer lost off Malta in June 1942.

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