Christy Schirmer
M.A., San Francisco State University
Assistant Instructor

Contact
- E-mail: schirmerc@utexas.edu
Interests
Greek and Roman archaeology; ancient economy; ancient industries; food production
Biography
My work is situated broadly in the fields of Roman archaeology, social history and the ancient economy. My research centers on regional responses to Roman conquest, food production and consumption, urban industry and technology, and the daily life of non-elites. My dissertation examines the ways provincial communities exploited natural resources, in particular the degree to which river communities relied on freshwater fish as a food and commercial resource, and how that changed over time. I engage with a wide range of source material, incorporating artifactual, zooarchaeological, literary, and documentary evidence to understand how populations responded to new socio-economic pressures and opportunities.
I am also an active field archaeologist. I currently work with the American Excavations at Morgantina: Contrada Agnese Project in Sicily, a project that investigates the development of a Hellenistic house just outside the urban city center. I co-direct the Urban Economy of Volubilis Project in Morocco, a multi-year campaign that examines the nature of production and industrial networks at the Roman city of Volubilis. I have also excavated in Pompeii and Capena, Italy.
Courses
C C 301 • Intro To Ancient Greece
33485 • Spring 2020
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM
GC
VP
(also listed as CTI 301G)
AHC 319 • Ancient Mediterranean World
33250-33260 • Spring 2019
Meets MW 9:00AM-10:00AM WAG 101
GC
(also listed as C C 319D)
LAT 507 • First-Year Latin II
32800 • Spring 2018
Meets MTWTHF 11:00AM-12:00PM WAG 10
LAT 506 • First-Year Latin I
33450 • Fall 2017
Meets MTWTHF 1:00PM-2:00PM WAG 10
Dissertation
"Exploiting Riverine Resources in the Roman Empire"