{{short description|Professor of Classical Archaeology at Aarhus University}} {{Infobox academic |honorific_prefix= |name=Rubina Raja |honorific_suffix= |birth_date= |birth_place= |death_date= |death_place= |spouse= |parents= |alma_mater=University of Copenhagen <br /> Lincoln College. Oxford |thesis_title=Urban development and regional identity in the eastern Roman provinces, 50 BC – AD 250: Aphrodisias, Ephesos, Athens, Gerasa |doctoral_advisor=R.R.R. Smith, Margareta Steinby |discipline=Classical archaeology |workplaces=Aarhus University |notable_works=}}
'''Rubina Raja''' is a classical archaeologist educated at University of Copenhagen (Denmark), La Sapienza University (Rome) and University of Oxford (England).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} Lincoln College Oxford|url=https://lincoln.ox.ac.uk/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=lincoln.ox.ac.uk}}</ref> She is professor (chair) of classical archaeology at Aarhus University<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Classical Studies|url=https://cas.au.dk/en/about-the-school/departments/history-and-classical-studies/about-classical-studies/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=cas.au.dk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rubina Raja – Research – Aarhus University|url=https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/rubina-raja(446c29fb-4657-4bbb-be69-a7aafb287d3a).html|access-date=2020-06-16|website=pure.au.dk}}</ref> and centre director of the Danish National Research Foundation's Centre of Excellence for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rubina Raja – Research – Aarhus University|url=https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/rubina-raja(446c29fb-4657-4bbb-be69-a7aafb287d3a).html|access-date=2020-06-16|website=pure.au.dk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=urbnet.au.dk|url=https://urbnet.au.dk/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=urbnet.au.dk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Danish National Research Foundation|url=https://dg.dk/en/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Danish National Research Foundation|language=en-US}}</ref> She specialises in the cultural, social and religious archaeology and history of past societies. Research foci include urban development and network studies, architecture and urban planning, the materiality of religion as well as iconography from the Hellenistic to early medieval periods.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rubina Raja {{!}} Aarhus University - Academia.edu|url=https://au.academia.edu/RubinaRaja|access-date=2020-06-16|website=au.academia.edu|language=en}}</ref> Her publications include articles, edited volumes and monographs on historiography, ancient portraiture and urban archaeology as well as themes in the intersecting fields between humanities and natural sciences.<ref>[https://au.academia.edu/RubinaRaja Rubina Raja] | Academia; [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-4Hod-wAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Rubina Raja] | Google Scholar; [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rubina_Raja2 Rubina Raja] | Research Gate. Full list of publications available at [https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/rubina-raja(446c29fb-4657-4bbb-be69-a7aafb287d3a)/publications.html Rubina Raja: Research Outputs] | Aarhus University.</ref> Rubina Raja received her DPhil degree from the University of Oxford in 2005 (Lincoln College) with a thesis on urban development and regional identities in the eastern Roman provinces under the supervision of Professors R.R.R. Smith and Margareta Steinby.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/U/bo13376604.html|title=Urban Development and Regional Identity in the Eastern Roman Provinces, 50 BC – AD 250}}</ref> Thereafter, she held a post-doctoral position at Hamburg University, Germany, before she in 2007 moved to a second post-doctoral position at Aarhus University, Denmark.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rubina Raja – Research – Aarhus University|url=https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/rubina-raja(446c29fb-4657-4bbb-be69-a7aafb287d3a)/cv.html?id=32506798|access-date=2020-06-16|website=pure.au.dk|language=en}}</ref> In 2011–2016, she was a member of the Young Academy of Denmark, where she was elected chairwoman in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raja Danish – Author at Ganesha Casinos |url=https://ganeshacasinos.in/author/raja/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906163652/https://ganeshacasinos.in/author/raja/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 6, 2024 |access-date=2024-09-10 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
== Career ==
Rubina Raja has since 2007 been the principal investigator and director of several research projects, many of them interdisciplinary''.''<ref>''[https://projects.au.dk/fr/archivearcheology/ Archive Archaeology]; [https://cas.au.dk/en/cfp/ Caesar's Forum Project];'' [https://urbnet.au.dk Centre for Urban Network Evolutions]; ''[https://projects.au.dk/circulareconomy/ Circular Economy and Urban Sustainability in Antiquity]; [http://projects.au.dk/internationaljerashexcavation/ Danish-German Jerash Northwest Quarter Project]; [https://projects.au.dk/palmyraportrait/ Palmyra Portrait Project].'' Former projects: ''[https://projects.au.dk/ceramics-in-context/ Ceramics in Context]; [https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/language-culture/global-and-local-culture-intermingled-in-the-middle-east-in-antiquity Globalization, Urbanization and Urban Religion in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Roman and Early Islamic periods]; [https://www.uni-erfurt.de/en/max-weber-center/projects/cooperation-projects/lar-project/ Lived Ancient Religion]; [https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/projects/religioes-identitet-rituel-praksis-og-sakral-arkitektur-i-den-senhellenistiske-og-romerske-naerorient-100-fkr--400-ekr-helligdommenes-rolle-i-spaendingsfeltet-mellem-kultur-religion-og-samfund(1a17dd92-3598-459f-beec-8a38a07ddfa3).html Religious identity, ritual practice and sacred architecture in the Late Hellenistic and Roman period: the role of the sanctuaries between culture, religion and society]; [https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/projects/transformation-af-religioes-identitet-i-den-hellenistiskromerske-kulturkreds-i-perioden-100600-ekr-konversionens-og-initiationens-betydning-for-religioes-identitetsdannelse(3c4ce81b-2843-4e71-a6fd-7efa52f6e0a3).htmlhttps://pure.au.dk/portal/en/projects/transformation-af-religioes-identitet-i-den-hellenistiskromerske-kulturkreds-i-perioden-100600-ekr-konversionens-og-initiationens-betydning-for-religioes-identitetsdannelse(3c4ce81b-2843-4e71-a6fd-7efa52f6e0a3).html Transformation of religious identity in the Hellenistic-Roman World, 100 BC – AD 600: The significance of conversion and initiation to the formation of religious identity].''</ref> Since 2015, she directs Centre for Urban Network Evolutions based at Aarhus University,<ref>The centre opened 1 February 2015 and was successfully evaluated in 2019 for a second round of funding. The centre will run until end of January 2025 with a grant of 14 million euro.</ref> which is the largest research initiative within the humanities in Denmark. The centre has pioneered work on urban development, high definition archaeology and network studies of societies from the late Hellenistic into the medieval periods geographically covering regions from Northern Europe, across the Mediterranean to the East Coast of Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About UrbNet|url=https://urbnet.au.dk/about-urbnet/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=urbnet.au.dk|language=en}}</ref>
Rubina Raja directs two fieldwork projects together with international colleagues. Since 2011 she has directed the ''Danish-German Jerash Northwest Quarter Project'' together with professor Dr. Achim Lichtenberger from Münster University<ref>''[https://projects.au.dk/Internationaljerashexcavation/ Danish-German Jerash Northwest Quarter Project]''. Full list of publications available at [https://figshare.com/articles/Danish-German_Jerash_Northwest_Quarter_Project_-_Bibliography/12116286 Figshare]. Funded by the [https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/en Carlsberg Foundation], [https://www.legatbogen.dk/h--p--hjerl-hansen-mindefondet-fordansk-palstina-forskning/stoetteomraade/6423?pc=mo H. P. Hjerl Hansens Mindefondet for Dansk Palæstinaforskning], [https://www.dfg.de/en/ German Research Foundation] (DFG), [http://www.palaestina-verein.de/wp/wordpress/ German Society for the Exploration of Palestine], [https://urbnet.au.dk Centre for Urban Network Evolutions] and [https://ufm.dk/en/research-and-innovation/communicating-research/elite-research?set_language=en&cl=en EliteForsk]. Also see the project ''[https://projects.au.dk/ceramics-in-context/ Ceramics in Context]''. Funded by the [https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/en Carlsberg Foundation], [https://www.legatbogen.dk/h--p--hjerl-hansen-mindefondet-fordansk-palstina-forskning/stoetteomraade/6423?pc=mo H. P. Hjerl Hansens Mindefondet for Dansk Palæstinaforskning], [https://www.dfg.de/en/ German Research Foundation] (DFG), [https://urbnet.au.dk Centre for Urban Network Evolutions] and [https://ufm.dk/en/research-and-innovation/communicating-research/elite-research?set_language=en&cl=en EliteForsk].</ref> and since 2017 she directs the Danish-Italian ''Caesar's Forum Project''<ref>''[https://cas.au.dk/en/cfp/ Caesar's Forum Project]''. Aarhus University Research Foundation, ''[https://auff.au.dk/presserum/10-mio-kr-til-udgravning-af-caesars-forum-i-rom-2019/ 10 mio. kr. til udgravning af Cæsars Forum i Rom (2019)]'' (Danish). Funded by the [https://auff.au.dk/fileadmin/AU_Forskningsfonden/Press_release_-_Aarhus_Researchers_help_uncover_3000_years_of_Roman_history_in_unique_excavation_of_Caesar_s_Forum.pdf Aarhus University Research Foundation] and the [https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/en/News/News-from-the-Foundation/News/Grant-of-Millions-for-a-Unique-Excavation-of-the-Forum-of-Julius-Caesar-in-Rome Carlsberg Foundation].</ref> in Rome together with Dr. Jan Kindberg Jacobsen (The Danish Institute in Rome) and Dr. Claudio Presecce Parisi (Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali, Direzione Musei archeologici e storico-artistici, Rome, Italy).<ref>Podcast series, ''[https://auff.au.dk/presserum/podcast/ Cæsars Forum]'' (Danish).</ref>
Rubina Raja is the primary investigator and director of the ''Palmyra Portrait Project''<ref>''[https://projects.au.dk/palmyraportrait/ Palmyra Portrait Project]''. Funded by the [https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/da/Forskningsaktiviteter/Forskningsprojekter/Andre%20forskningsprojekter/The%20Palmyra%20Portrait%20Project Carlsberg Foundation].</ref> that compiles a corpus of the funerary portraiture from Palmyra. Since 2012, the project has collected and catalogued more than 4000 pieces, which will be the basis for the research carried out within two new research projects, ''Archive Archaeology''<ref>''[https://projects.au.dk/archivearcheology/ Archive Archaeology]''. Funded by the [https://www.aliph-foundation.org/en International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas] (ALIPH).</ref> and ''Circular Economy and Urban Sustainability in Antiquity. The Case of Palmyra''.<ref>''[https://projects.au.dk/circulareconomy/ Circular Economy and Urban Sustainability in Antiquity]''. Funded by the [https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/da Carlsberg Foundation] and the [https://augustinusfonden.dk Augustinus Foundation].</ref>
Rubina Raja is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Academy |url=https://www.royalacademy.dk/en/Members/Raja-Rubina |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.royalacademy.dk}}</ref> as well as the Academia Europaea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academy of Europe: Raja Rubina |url=https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Raja_Rubina |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.ae-info.org}}</ref> She is an elected corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute and the Archaeological Institute of America.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corresponding Members |url=https://www.archaeological.org/about/corresponding/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Archaeological Institute of America}}</ref>
Rubina Raja's research has earned several national and international distinctions within and outside her field, among these the Friedrich Wilhelm von Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation in 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title=Professor Rubina Raja receives prestigious international research award |url=https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/professor-rubina-raja-receives-prestigious-international-research-award |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=urbnet.au.dk |language=en}}</ref> and the Queen Margrethe IIs rome Prize in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lotte |date=2021-11-12 |title=Professor Rubina Raja receives Queen Margrethe's Roman Prize 2021 |url=https://dg.dk/en/professor-rubina-raja-receives-queen-margrethes-roman-prize-2021/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Danish National Research Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> She has also received the silver medal for outstanding research within the humanities from the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters<ref>{{Cite web|title=Selskabets Soelvmedalje 2014 {{!}} Royal Academy|url=https://www.royalacademy.dk/da/Arrangementer/Priser/Selskabets-Soelvmedalje/Selskabets-Soelvmedalje-2014|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.royalacademy.dk}}</ref> as well as the Elite Research Prize (EliteForsk)<ref>{{Cite web|last=jko|title=Rubina Raja — Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet|url=https://ufm.dk/forskning-og-innovation/forskningsformidling/eliteforsk/prismodtagere/tidligere-prismodtagere/prismodtagere-2015/rubina-raja|access-date=2020-06-16|website=ufm.dk|language=da}}</ref> and the National Research Prize for outstanding research within the humanities and social sciences awarded by Dansk Magisterforening.<ref>Dansk Magisterforening, ''[https://dm.dk/nyheder/2019/professor-i-makrooekologi-ved-ku-og-professor-i-klassisk-arkaeologi-ved-au-tildeles-dm-s-forskningspriser-2019 Professor i makroøkologi ved KU og professor i klassisk arkæologi ved AU tildeles DM's Forskningspriser 2019]'' (Danish); Centre for Urban Network Evolutions, ''[https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/professor-and-centre-director-rubina-raja-receives-dms-research-award-2019/ Professor and centre director Rubina Raja receives DM's Research Award 2019]''.</ref> She has also received international acclaims from the Max Planck Institute in Germany<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rubina Raja honoured with Distinguished Lecturer Award|url=https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/rubina-raja-honoured-with-distinguished-lecture-award/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=urbnet.au.dk|language=en}}</ref> and the American Institute for Archaeology.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rubina Raja honoured with Distinguished Lecturer Award|url=https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/rubina-raja-honoured-with-distinguished-lecture-award/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=urbnet.au.dk|language=en}}</ref>
Rubina Raja engages actively in outreach initiatives and in communicating her research within the humanities and about the importance of humanities widely to the general public and policy makers in publications,<ref>Jacobsen, J. K., Raja, R. & Saxkjær, S. G. (2019). "[https://videnskab.dk/kultur-samfund/arkaeologer-graver-i-den-skjulte-fortid-ved-caesars-forum Arkæologer graver i den skjulte fortid ved Cæsars Forum]", ''Videnskab.dk,'' 3 December; Jacobsen, J. K., Raja, R. & Saxkjær, S. G. (2019). "Fragmenter af Roms historie – det nye dansk-italienske Cæsars Forum-projekt", ''SFINX'' 42:1, 22–27; Lind, M. E. & Raja, R. (2020). "[https://videnskab.dk/kultur-samfund/oplev-de-antikke-graeske-og-romerske-byer-paa-gratis-online-laereplatform-og-youtube Oplev de antikke græske og romerske byer på gratis online-læreplatform og Youtube]", ''Videnskab.dk,'' 30 May; Raja, R. (2019). "[https://videnskab.dk/kultur-samfund/da-verden-slog-revner-i-mellemoesten Da verden slog revner i Mellemøsten]", ''Videnskab.dk,'' 18 January; Raja, R. (2020). "[https://videnskab.dk/kultur-samfund/oldtidens-palmyra-gemmer-paa-vigtig-viden-om-baeredygtighed Oldtidens Palmyra gemmer på vigtig viden om bæredygtighed]", ''Videnskab.dk'', 14 January.</ref> radio-interviews and programmes,<ref>Kulturen på P1, ''[https://www.dr.dk/radio/p1/kulturen-pa-p1/kulturen-pa-p1-2020-01-08#!00:57:59 Når Trump sigter mod verdens kulturarv]'' (Danish); Kulturen på P1, ''[https://www.dr.dk/radio/p1/kulturen-pa-p1/kulturen-pa-p1-2019-09-19 Vejen til Palmyra]'' (Danish).</ref> podcasts,<ref>Aarhus University Research Foundation, ''[https://auff.au.dk/presserum/podcast/ Cæsars Forum]'' (Danish); J. Paul Getty Museum, ''[http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/audio-palmyra-loss-and-remembrance/ Funerary Sculpture in Ancient Palmyra]''; Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, ''[https://soundcloud.com/user-283051364/palmyra-podcast Vejen til Palmyra]'' (Danish).</ref> television<ref>DR2 Dagen, ''Arkæologer rekonstruerer forhistorisk bysamfund,'' 31 May 2018(Danish).</ref> and documentaries,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Almost Human {{!}} Carlsbergfondet|url=https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/en/News/News-from-the-Foundation/Almost-Human|website=}}</ref> as well as online lectures.<ref>American Center of Oriental Research Jordan, ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIG_f-c1Oww&=&t=87s New Research in Jerash]''; Brown University, ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVmvNRfDt7g Redefining Urban Picture]''; Carlsberg Foundation, ''[https://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/en/Nyheder/Nyt%20fra%20fondet/Stay%20Curious_Videoserie?subject=Rubina%20Raja Stay Curious]'' video series; Getty Research Institute, ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkY2lA6wzkY The Palmyra Portrait Project: Preserving Cultural Heritage in a Time of Conflict]''; Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), ''[https://www.ancientcities.eu/mooc Discovering Greek & Roman Cities]''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGgRPbCL31c&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2xOGhCSrdT9uN5UFOyt2qNC64ngFuCOjAKrJ4lkfJ6u6uQzudScg-EmoM Course teaser]; Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOYDGHcl0KY Arkæologi og religion på tværs af kulturer]'' (Danish); Science and Cocktails, ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=83&v=FdTI8qJQrSI Seeing the past in High Definition at urban sites in the Middle East with Rubina Raja].''</ref> She has curated several exhibitions, among others ''Harald Ingholt og Palmyra''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Harald Ingholt og Palmyra|url=https://antikmuseet.au.dk/kommende-udstillinger/harald-ingholt-og-palmyra/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=antikmuseet.au.dk|language=da}}</ref> and ''Jerash – et dansk-tysk udgravningsprojekt'' at the Museum of Ancient Art (Aarhus University),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Museum of Ancient Art and Archaeology|url=https://antikmuseet.au.dk/en/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=antikmuseet.au.dk|language=en}}</ref> and ''The Road to Palmyra''<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Road to Palmyra {{!}} Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek|url=https://www.glyptoteket.com/exhibition/the-road-to-palmyra/|website=}}</ref> at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Glyptotek. Welcome to the homepage of the Glyptotek|url=https://www.glyptoteket.com/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Glyptoteket|language=en}}</ref> Rubina Raja also acted as one of the head consultants on the featured exhibition ''Palmyra – Loss and Remembrance''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Palmyra: Loss and Remembrance|url=https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/palmyra_sculpture/index.html|access-date=2020-06-16|website=Getty Museum|language=en}}</ref> at the Getty Villa (J. Paul Getty Museum).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Getty: Resources for Visual Art and Cultural Heritage|url=https://www.getty.edu/museum/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.getty.edu}}</ref>
Rubina Raja studied Classical Archaeology, Italian language, Cultural Communication and Journalism at the University of Copenhagen in from 1995 to 1999. She spent the academic year 1997–1998 as an exchange student at the Universitá di Roma, La Sapienza. She continued her studies at the University of Oxford, where she gained her M.St. in Classical Archaeology. In 2005, she received her D.Phil. in Classical Archaeology from the University of Oxford (Lincoln College). Her dissertation was entitled ''Urban development and regional identity in the eastern Roman provinces, 50 BC – AD 250: Aphrodisias, Ephesos, Athens, Gerasa'' and was supervised by R.R.R. Smith and Margareta Steinby. It was published as a monograph in 2012. As further education within the fields of research and management organisation Rubina Raja studied for a Diploma of Management (Forvaltningshøjskolen, Copenhagen; VIA University College, Aarhus (2008–2010) and joined an Executive Research Management Course (Copenhagen Business School, 2015). She is committed to furthering professional leadership in the university world as well as dedicated to furthering the careers of female scholars and academics in particular.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomuddannelsen i offentlig forvaltning og administration |url=https://www.via.dk/efter-og-videreuddannelse/uddannelsestilbud/uddannelser/diplomuddannelsen-i-offentlig-forvaltning-og-administration |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=www.via.dk |language=da}}</ref>
== Research projects ==
=== Current funded research projects ===
* 2024– Principal investigator of ''The Aarhus-Yale Digital Archive Platform for the Danish Inter-World War Archaeological Engagement in the Middle East'' (Carlsberg Foundation).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-03 |title=A Digital Archive Platform for Research on the Danish Inter-World War Archaeological Engagement in the Middle East |url=https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/a-digital-archive-platform-for-research-on-the-danish-inter-world-war-archaeological-engagement-in-the-middle-east |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=urbnet.au.dk |language=en}}</ref> * 2022–2024 Partner to the Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS) exploratory workshops grant ''Writing Histories of the Ancient Near East: 21st Century Challenges'' (NordForsk).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-14 |title=New Nordic collaboration – funding from NordForsk for exploratory workshops |url=https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/new-nordic-collaboration-funding-from-nordforsk-for-exploratory-workshops |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=urbnet.au.dk |language=en}}</ref> * 2020– Director of the collective research project ''Circular Economy and Urban Sustainability in Antiquity. The Case of Palmyra'' (Funded by the Augustinus Foundation and the Carlsberg Foundation).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Circular economy and urban sustainability in Antiquity|url=https://projects.au.dk/circulareconomy/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=projects.au.dk|language=en}}</ref> * 2015– Director of the Danish National Research Foundation's Centre of Excellence, Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet), Aarhus University, Denmark.<ref>{{Cite web|title=urbnet.au.dk|url=https://urbnet.au.dk/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=urbnet.au.dk|language=en}}</ref>
=== Former research projects ===
* 2017–2023 co-director of the Danish-Italian project ''Excavation of the Forum of Julius Caesar in Rome'' together with Dr. Jan Kindberg Jacobsen, The Danish Institute in Rome and Dr. Claudio Presecce Parisi, director of the Soprintendenza, Direzione Musei archeologici e storico-artistici, Rome, Italy (Funded by the Carlsberg Foundation since 2017 and Aarhus University Research Foundation since 2019).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Caesar's Forum Project |url=https://cas.au.dk/en/cfp/ |access-date=2020-06-16 |website=cas.au.dk |language=en}}</ref> * 2020–2023 Director of the collective research project ''Archive Archaeology'' (Funded by the ALIPH Foundation).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archive Archaeology |url=https://projects.au.dk/fr/archivearcheology/ |access-date=2020-06-16 |website=projects.au.dk |language=en}}</ref> * 2011–2021 Principal investigator and director of the international excavation project ''The Danish-German Jerash Northwest Quarter Project in Jerash'', Jordan, together with Prof. Dr. Achim Lichtenberger, Westfälische Wilhelmsuniversität Münster (Funded by the Carlsberg Foundation, German Research Council (DFG), H.P. Hjerl Hansens Mindefondet for Dansk Palæstinaforskning, German Society for the Exploration of Palestine, Centre for Urban Network Evolutions and EliteForsk).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Danish-German Jerash Northwest Quarter Project |url=https://projects.au.dk/internationaljerashexcavation/ |access-date=2020-06-16 |website=projects.au.dk |language=en}}</ref> * 2012–2020 Principal investigator and director of the ''Palmyra Portrait Project'' (Funded by the Carlsberg Foundation).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palmyra Portrait Project |url=https://projects.au.dk/palmyraportrait/ |access-date=2020-06-16 |website=projects.au.dk |language=en}}</ref> * 2018–2019 Partner to the Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS) exploratory workshops grant ''Globalization, Urbanization and Urban Religion in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Roman and Early Islamic periods.'' * 2015–2020 Principal investigator of the collective research project ''Ceramics in Context'' (Funded by the Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ceramics in Context|url=https://projects.au.dk/ceramics-in-context/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=projects.au.dk|language=en}}</ref> * 2012–2017 External Co-principal investigator and co-director of the ERC Advanced Grant project ''Lived Ancient Religion'', directed by Prof. Dr. Jörg Rüpke, Max-Weber-Kolleg, Universität Erfurt, Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Lived Ancient Religion {{!}} University of Erfurt|url=https://www.uni-erfurt.de/en/max-weber-center/projects/cooperation-projects/lar-project/|website=}}</ref> * 2009–2012 Co-principal investigator of the project ''Transformation of religious identity in the Hellenistic-Roman World, 100 BC – AD 600: The significance of conversion and initiation to the formation of religious identity'', together with Prof. Anders-Christian Lund Jacobsen, Theology, Aarhus University (Funded by the Velux Foundation). * 2007–2012 Principal investigator and director of the project ''Religious identity, ritual practice and sacred architecture in the Late Hellenistic and Roman period: the role of the sanctuaries between culture, religion and society''(research grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation).
== Selected editorial responsibilities ==
* 2021– Editorial board member of the peer-reviewed journal ''Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies,'' published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies |url=http://www.psupress.org:443/journals/jnls_jemahs.html |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=www.psupress.org}}</ref> * 2021– Founder and editor of the peer-reviewed series ''Urban Archaeological Pasts'' together with Prof. Michael E. Smith and Prof. Søren M. Sindbæk, published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Urban Archaeological Pasts |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/series/urban-archaeological-pasts/E48D0F05B4CE7BFF66AF94E418F54AEC |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Cambridge Core |language=en}}</ref> * 2021– Editorial board member of the peer-reviewed journal ''Journal of Field Archaeology,'' published by Taylor & Francis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journal of Field Archaeology-Editorial board |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=yjfa20}}</ref> * 2021– Founder and editor of the peer-reviewed series ''Women of the Past'' together with Associate Professor Nina J. Koefoed, published by Brepols Publishers, Turnhout.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brepols – Series – Women of the Past |url=https://www.brepols.net/series/wop |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=www.brepols.net}}</ref> * 2021– Founder and editor of the peer-reviewed series ''Archive Archaeology'', published by Brepols Publishers, Turnhout.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brepols – Series – Archive Archaeology |url=https://www.brepols.net/series/ARC |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=www.brepols.net}}</ref> * 2020– Scientific board member of the journal ''Rivista di Studi Pompeiani'', Pompei/Rome, Italy. * 2019– Founder and editor of the peer-reviewed journal ''Journal of Urban Archaeology'' together with Prof. Dr. Søren M. Sindbæk, published by Brepols, Turnhout.<ref>''[https://www.urbanarchaeology.net Journal of Urban Archaeology]''; Brepols Publishers, ''[http://www.brepols.net/Pages/GetFile.aspx?dlfi=793 Journal of Urban Archaeology]''; Centre for Urban Network Evolutions, ''[https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/journal-of-urban-archaeology/ Journal of Urban Archaeology]''; Centre for Urban Network Evolutions, ''[https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/updates-on-brepols-publishers-latest-publications-on-the-ancient-near-east/ Updates on Brepols Publisher's latest publications on the Ancient Near East].''</ref> * 2019– Founder and editor of the peer-reviewed series ''Rome Studies: Archaeology, History and Literature'' together with Dr. Trine Arlund Hass, published by Brepols, Turnhout.<ref>Brepols Publishers, ''[http://www.brepols.net/Pages/GetFile.aspx?dlfi=849 Rome Studies: Archaeology, History and Literature]''; Centre for Urban Network Evolutions, ''[https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/rome-studies-studies-in-the-archaeology-history-and-literature-of-rome/ Rome Studies: Studies in the Archaeology, History and Literature of Rome]''; Centre for Urban Network Evolutions, ''[https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/updates-on-brepols-publishers-latest-publications-on-the-ancient-near-east/ Updates on Brepols Publisher's latest publications on the Ancient Near East].''</ref> * 2019– Founder and editor of the peer-reviewed series ''Studies in Palmyrene Archaeology and History,'' published by Brepols, Turnhout.<ref>Brepols Publishers, ''[http://www.brepols.net/Pages/GetFile.aspx?dlfi=799 Studies in Palmyrene Archaeology and History]''; Centre for Urban Network Evolutions, ''[https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyheder/artikel/updates-on-brepols-publishers-latest-publications-on-the-ancient-near-east Updates on Brepols Publisher's latest publications on the Ancient Near East].''</ref> * 2019– Advisory board member of the peer-reviewed series ''Ritual in the Ancient Mediterranean'', Routledge. * 2018– Editorial scientific committee member for the journal ARYS (Antigüedad, Religiones y Sociedades). * 2017– Founder and editor of the peer-reviewed series ''Mediterranean Studies in Antiquity'' published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. * 2016– Founder and editor of the peer-reviewed series ''Studies in Classical Archaeology'' together with Prof. Dr. Achim Lichtenberger, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, published by Brepols, Turnhout.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Studies in Classical Archaeology (SCA)|url=http://www.brepols.net/Pages/BrowseBySeries.aspx?TreeSeries=SCA|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.brepols.net}}</ref> * 2016– Founder and editor of the peer-reviewed series ''Jerash Papers'' together with Prof. Dr. Achim Lichtenberger, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, published by Brepols, Turnhout.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jerash Papers (JP)|url=http://www.brepols.net/Pages/BrowseBySeries.aspx?TreeSeries=JP|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.brepols.net}}</ref> * 2015– Editorial board member of the peer-reviewed international journal ''Religion in the Roman Empire'' published by Mohr-Siebeck, Tübingen.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG|title=Religion in the Roman Empire (RRE)|url=https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/journal/religion-in-the-roman-empire-rre#menu1|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.mohrsiebeck.com|language=en}}</ref> * 2015– Founder and editor of the peer-reviewed series ''Palmyrenske Studier'' published by the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Copenhagen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Royal Academy {{!}} Royal Academy|url=https://www.royalacademy.dk/en|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.royalacademy.dk}}</ref> * 2013– Founder and editor of the peer-reviewed series ''Contextualizing the Sacred'' together with Dr. Elizabeth Frood, University of Oxford, England published by Brepols, Turnhout.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contextualizing the Sacred (CS)|url=http://www.brepols.net/Pages/BrowseBySeries.aspx?TreeSeries=CS|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.brepols.net}}</ref>
== Honours ==
* 2022 Friedrich Wilhelm-Bessel Forschungspreis, Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, Germany<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-15 |title=Professor Rubina Raja receives prestigious international research award |url=https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/professor-rubina-raja-receives-prestigious-international-research-award |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=urbnet.au.dk |language=en}}</ref> * 2021 Her Majesty Queen Margrethe's Rome Prize awarded by the Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lotte |date=2021-11-12 |title=Professor Rubina Raja receives Queen Margrethe's Roman Prize 2021 |url=https://dg.dk/en/professor-rubina-raja-receives-queen-margrethes-roman-prize-2021/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Danish National Research Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2019 National Research Prize awarded by the Dansk Magisterforening for outstanding research in the humanities and social sciences.<ref>Dansk Magisterforening, ''[https://dm.dk/nyheder/2019/professor-i-makrooekologi-ved-ku-og-professor-i-klassisk-arkaeologi-ved-au-tildeles-dm-s-forskningspriser-2019 Professor i makroøkologi ved KU og professor i klassisk arkæologi ved AU tildeles DM's forskningspriser 2019]'' (Danish). Centre for Urban Network Evolutions, ''[https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/professor-and-centre-director-rubina-raja-receives-dms-research-award-2019/ Professor and centre director Rubina Raja receives DM's Research Award 2019].''</ref> * 2018–2019 Appointed Kershaw Lecturer by the Archaeological Institute of America.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rubina Raja appointed Kershaw Lecturer 2018/2019|url=https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/rubina-raja-appointed-kershaw-lecturer-20182019/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=urbnet.au.dk|language=en}}</ref> * 2015 Awarded the EliteForsk Prize by the Danish Research Council and Ministry of Higher Education and Science.<ref>{{Cite web|last=jko|title=Rubina Raja — Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet|url=https://ufm.dk/forskning-og-innovation/forskningsformidling/eliteforsk/prismodtagere/tidligere-prismodtagere/prismodtagere-2015/rubina-raja|access-date=2020-06-16|website=ufm.dk|language=da}}</ref> * 2015 Tagea Brandts Award for female researchers. * 2015 Appointed distinguished lecturer in the Human Sciences, Max Planck Institute, Berlin, Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rubina Raja honoured with Distinguished Lecturer Award|url=https://urbnet.au.dk/news/nyhed/artikel/rubina-raja-honoured-with-distinguished-lecture-award/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=urbnet.au.dk|language=en}}</ref> * 2014 Silver medal awarded by the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Copenhagen, Denmark for outstanding research in the humanities and social sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Selskabets Soelvmedalje 2014 {{!}} Royal Academy|url=https://www.royalacademy.dk/da/Arrangementer/Priser/Selskabets-Soelvmedalje/Selskabets-Soelvmedalje-2014|access-date=2020-06-16|website=www.royalacademy.dk}}</ref>
== Selected publications == Full list of publications available at Aarhus University, [https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/rubina-raja(446c29fb-4657-4bbb-be69-a7aafb287d3a)/publications.html Rubina Raja: Research Outputs].
=== Monographs ===
* '''Raja, R.''' (2019). ''The Palmyra Collection: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek'', Copenhagen: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. * Krag, S., '''Raja, R.'''& Yon, J.-B. (2019). The collection of Palmyrene funerary portraits in the Musei Vaticani. Notes and observations. ''Bollettino dei monumenti musei e gallerie pontificie. Supplemento n. 4,'' Vatican: Edizioni Musei Vaticani. * '''Raja, R.''' & Sørensen, A. H. (2015). ''Harald Ingholt and Palmyra'', Aarhus: Fællestrykkeriet Aarhus Universitet. Danish translation: ''Harald Ingholt og Palmyra'', Aarhus: Fællestrykkeriet Aarhus Universitet. * '''Raja, R.''' (2012). ''Urban Development and Regional Identity in the Eastern Roman Provinces, 50 BC – AD 250: Aphrodisias, Ephesos, Athens, Gerasa'', Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press.
=== Selected recent articles ===
* Albertson, F., Lapatin, K. & '''Raja, R.''' (2019). "Rejoining a Palmyrene Funerary Relief: Postscriptum", ''Zeitschrift für Orient-Archäologie'' 12, 168–183. * Albrecht, J., Degelmann, C., Gasparini, V., Gordon, R., Patzelt, M., Petridou, G., '''Raja, R.''', Rieger, A.-K., Rüpke, J., Sippel, B., Urciuoli, E. R. & Weiss, L. (2018). "Religion in the making: the Lived Ancient Religion Approach"; ''Religion'' 38:4, 568–593. * Barfod, G., Freestone, I., Lichtenberger, A., '''Raja, R.''' & Schwarzer, H. (2018). "Geochemistry of Byzantine and Early Islamic glass from Jerash, Jordan: Typology, recycling, and provenance", ''Geoarchaeology'' 33:6, 1–18. * {{cite journal |last1=Hoffmann Barfod |first1=Gry |last2=Larsen |first2=John Møller |last3=Lichtenberger |first3=Achim |last4=Raja |first4=Rubina |title=Revealing text in a complexly rolled silver scroll from Jerash with computed tomography and advanced imaging software |journal=Scientific Reports |date=9 December 2015 |volume=5 |issue=1 |article-number=17765 |doi=10.1038/srep17765 |pmid=26648504 |bibcode=2015NatSR...517765H |doi-access=free |pmc=4673433 }} * Barfod, G., Lichtenberger, A., Peterson, A., '''Raja, R.''' & Ting, C. (2019). "Middle Islamic Pottery from Jerash: New Research on Ceramic Fabrics and the Implications for Production Patterns of HMGP Pottery in Northern Jordan", ''Zeitschrift für Orient-Archäologie'' 12, 140–167. * Birch, T., Orfanou, V., Lichtenberger, A., '''Raja, R.''', Barfod, G., Lesher, C.E., Schulze, I. & Schulze, W. (2019). "From nummi minimi to fulūs—small change and wider issues: Characterising coinage from Gerasa/Jerash (Late Roman to Umayyad periods)", ''Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences.'' * Gordon, R., Lichtenberger, A. & '''Raja, R.''' (2017). "A new inscribed amulet from Gerasa (Jerash)", ''Syria'' 94, 297–306. * Holdridge, G., Kristiansen, S. M., '''Raja, R.''' & Simpson, I. A. (2017). " City and wadi: Exploring the environs of Jerash", ''Antiquity'' 91, 1–6. * Kaizer, T. & '''Raja, R.''' (2019). "Divine symbolism on the tesserae from Palmyra: Considerations about the so-called 'Symbol of Bel' or 'Signe de la Pluie'", ''Syria'' 95, 297–315. * Kalaitzoglou, G., Lichtenberger, A. & '''Raja, R.''' (2018). " Preliminary report of the fourth season of the Danish-German Jerash Northwest Quarter Project 2014", ''Annual of the Department of Antiquities in Jordan'' 59, 11–43. * Krag, S. & '''Raja, R.''' (2017). "Representations of women and children in Palmyrene banqueting reliefs and sarcophagus scenes", ''Zeitschrift für Orient-Archäologie'' 10, 196–227. * Krag, S. & '''Raja, R.''' (2019). " Unveiling female hairstyles: Markers of Age, Social Roles, and Status in the Funerary Sculpture from Palmyra", ''Zeitschrift für Orient-Archäologie'' 2018:11, 242–277. * Lichtenberger, A. & '''Raja, R.''' (2015), "New archaeological research in the Northwest Quarter of Jerash and its implications for the urban development of Roman Gerasa", ''American Journal of Archaeology'' 119:4, 483–500. * Lichtenberger, A. &'''Raja, R.''' (2016). "A newly excavated private house in Jerash: Reconsidering aspects of continuity and change in material culture from Late Antiquity to the early Islamic period", ''Antiquité Tardive'' 24, 317–359. * {{cite journal |last1=Lichtenberger |first1=Achim |last2=Raja |first2=Rubina |title=Mosaicists at work: the organisation of mosaic production in Early Islamic Jerash |journal=Antiquity |date=8 August 2017 |volume=91 |issue=358 |pages=998–1010 |doi=10.15184/aqy.2017.66 |doi-access=free }} * Lichtenberger, A. & '''Raja, R.''' (2018). "From Synagogue to Church: The Appropriation of the Synagogue of Gerasa/Jerash under Justinian", ''Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum'' 61, 85–98. * Lichtenberger, A. & '''Raja, R.''' (2019). "18. Januar 749 n. Chr – Ein Erdbeben zerstört die Stadt Gerasa in Jordanien", ''Antike Welt'' 1:2019, 4. * Lichtenberger, A. & '''Raja, R.''' (2019). "Management of water resources over time in semiarid regions: The case of Gerasa/Jerash in Jordan", ''WIREs Water'', e1403 * Lichtenberger, A. & '''Raja, R.''' (2019). " Open-data presentation of a geophysical survey in Gerasa (Jerash), Jordan", ''Antiquity'' 93:371, e31. * Lichtenberger, A. & '''Raja, R.''' (2019). "The Danish-German Jarash North-West Quarter Project: Results from the 2014–2015 seasons", ''Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan'' XIII, 51–71. * Lichtenberger, A., '''Raja, R.''', Eger, C., Kalaitzoglou, G. & Sørensen, A. H. (2017). "A newly excavated private house in Jerash. Reconsidering aspects of continuity and change in material culture from Late Antiquity to the early Islamic period", ''Antiquité Tardive'' 24, 317–359. * {{cite journal |last1=Lichtenberger |first1=Achim |last2=Raja |first2=Rubina |last3=Seland |first3=Eivind Heldaas |last4=Kinnaird |first4=Tim |last5=Simpson |first5=Ian A. |title=Urban-Riverine Hinterland Synergies in Semi-Arid Environments: Millennial-Scale Change, Adaptations, and Environmental Responses at Gerasa/Jerash |journal=Journal of Field Archaeology |date=25 June 2019 |volume=44 |issue=5 |pages=333–351 |doi=10.1080/00934690.2019.1625619 |doi-access=free |hdl=10023/18069 |hdl-access=free }} * Lichtenberger, A., '''Raja, R.''' & Stott, D. (2019). "Mapping Gerasa: A new and open data map of the site", ''Antiquity'' 93:367'','' 1–7. * Lichtenberger, A., '''Raja, R.''' & Sørensen, A. H. (2018). "The Danish-German Jerash Northwest Quarter Project 2014: Preliminary registration report", ''Annual of the Department of Antiquities in Jordan'' 59, 45–131. * Lichterman, P., '''Raja, R.''', Rieger, A.-K. & Rüpke, J. (2017). "Grouping together in Lived Ancient Religion: Individual Interacting and the formation of groups", ''Religion in the Roman Empire''3, 3–10. * '''Raja, R.''' (2016). "In and out of contexts: Explaining religious complexity through the banqueting tesserae from Palmyra", ''Religion in the Roman Empire'' 2:3, 340–371. * '''Raja, R.''' (2017). "Powerful images of the deceased: Palmyrene funerary portrait culture between local, Greek and Roman representations", in: Boschung, D. & Queyrel, F. (eds.), ''Bilder der Macht: Das griechische Porträt und seine Verwendung in der antiken Welt'', Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink, 319–348. * '''Raja, R.''' (2017)."Representations of the so-called 'former priests' in Palmyrene funerary art. A methodological contribution and commentary", ''Topoi Orient Occident'' 21:1, 51–81. * '''Raja, R.''' (2017). "Zeus Olympios, Hadrian and the Jews of Antiochia-on-the-Chrysorrhoas-formerly-called-Gerasa", ''Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology'' PB185, 171–195. * '''Raja, R.''' (2018). "Compilation and digitisation of the Palmyrene corpus of funerary portraits", ''Antiquity''92:365, 1–7. * '''Raja, R.''' (2018). "The matter of the Palmyrene 'modius'. Remarks on the history of research into the terminology of the Palmyrene priestly hat", ''Religion in the Roman Empire'' 4, 237–259. * '''Raja, R.''' (2018). "Urbanising the Desert. Investigating the diversity of urban networks through the images of deceased Palmyrenes", in: Raja, R. & Sindbæk, S. M. (eds.), ''Urban Network Evolutions: Towards a high-definition archaeology'', Aarhus: Aarhus University Press, 75–80. * '''Raja, R.''' (2019). "Reconsidering the dorsalium or 'Curtain of Death' in Palmyrene Funerary Sculpture: Significance and Interpretations in Light of the Palmyra Portrait Project Corpus", in: Raja, R. (ed.), ''Revisiting the Religious Life of Palmyra'', Contextualizing the Sacred 9, Turnhout: Brepols, 67–151. * '''Raja, R.''' & Rüpke, J. (2018). "Introduction: Coming to terms with ancient religion", ''Religion in the Roman Empire'' 4:2, 157–161. * {{cite journal |last1=Stott |first1=David |last2=Kristiansen |first2=Søren Munch |last3=Lichtenberger |first3=Achim |last4=Raja |first4=Rubina |title=Mapping an ancient city with a century of remotely sensed data |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |date=12 June 2018 |volume=115 |issue=24 |pages=E5450–E5458 |doi=10.1073/pnas.1721509115 |pmid=29844181 |pmc=6004432 |bibcode=2018PNAS..115E5450S |doi-access=free }} * Ting, C., Lichtenberger, A. & Raja, R. (2019). "The technology and production of glazed ceramics from Middle Islamic Jerash, Jordan", ''Archaeometry'' 61:6, 1296–1312.
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