Robert Carter

Dr. Robert Carter is an archaeologist and historian with over 25 years of experience in excavation and research in the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Iran. His interests and publications stretch from Neolithic settlement and seafaring in the 6th millennium BC to urban archaeology of the 20th century AD. This included running a multidisciplinary research project in Qatar between 2012 and 2019, The Origins of Doha and Qatar. He also has a deep interest in pearl fishing in the Gulf, which led to a major book, __ Sea of Pearls , which accompanies his archaeological monographs and numerous articles.

Between 2011 and 2019, he was Professor of Arabian Archaeology at UCL Qatar, after which he worked for the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities. He started a new position at Qatar Museums in April 2022, when he hopes to begin excavations to pursue his interests in the maritime societies of the Gulf and the desert archaeology of Qatar.