Tim Murray

Biography

Tim Murray is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at La Trobe University and an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne.

As a practicing archaeologist with an interest in history and epistemology, Murray’s research and publication have focused on the archaeological theory, the history and philosophy of archaeology, the archaeology of the modern world, and heritage archaeology. His most recent co-authored books include The Commonwealth Block, Melbourne: A Historical Archaeology (Sydney University Press 2019), Tim Murray and Penny Crook Exploring the Archaeology of Immigration and the Modern City in Nineteenth century Australia. (Springer: New York 2019), and World Antiquarianism Comparative Perspectives (co-edited with Alain Schnapp, Lothar von Falkenhausen and Peter Miller, Getty Research Institute, 2013). He was the sole author of From Antiquarian to Archaeologist: The History and Philosophy of Archaeology (Pen and Sword Press, 2014). His current projects are based around the general theme of transnational archaeologies in the long 19th century, with particular focus on ‘contact’ archaeology, urban archaeology and technology transfer, and demonstrating the importance of the history of archaeology for building more robust archaeological theory.