Stephen graduated in Archaeology at the University of Durham and later from the University of Southampton with an MSc in Archaeological Computing. He was awarded his PhD by the University of London in 2025. Stephen is an elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (2021) and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (2023). Currently he also holds the position of Visiting Researcher at Newcastle University (UK) and is Honorary Secretary of the International Society for Archaeological Prospection (ISAP).

Stephen’s principal research interests lie in landscape archaeology and Roman urbanism, specializing in the application of geophysical prospection. He has directed surveys throughout Italy, the Eastern Mediterranean, North and Central Africa. He currently co-directs the Falerii Novi Project, as well as being an investigating partner in the ERC funded Rome Transformed Project.

You can contact Stephen at s.kay@bsrome.it or by telephone on +39 06 32649369.
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5920-3377