Hector Williams, BA Hons, MA, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Classics and Classical Archaeology
Faculty of Arts
Dept. of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
Vancouver Campus
Fields
Contact Information
Chosen name and pronouns:
Hector Williams (He/Him/His)
Alternate Contacts
Erik Rolfsen
Senior Media Relations Specialist
Tel: 604.822.2644
Cell: 604.209.3048
Email: erik.rolfsen@ubc.ca
Sachintha Wickramasinghe
Media Relations Specialist
Tel: 604-822-4549
Email: sachi.wickramasinghe@ubc.ca
Expertise
Fifty years of experience in maritime archaeology in Mediterranean and Arctic; classical archaeology in Greece and Turkey. Maritime history of Canada. Maritime museums (on board of Vancouver Maritime Museum for 30 years). Vampire archaeology (National Geographic tv special). Atlantis (once regular on CBC radio and tv on Atlantis stories).
Languages
French
Modern Greek
some Turkish