▁Ur ▁of ▁the ▁Chal de es ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁Iran , ▁the ▁Lev ant , ▁Sic ily , ▁Africa ▁and ▁Europe , ▁Mars ala , ▁Sic ily ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁exc av ations ▁at ▁el ▁Qu itar , ▁Sy ria ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁and ▁the ▁exc av ation ▁of ▁an ▁Ab original ▁och re ▁mine ▁at ▁Mount ▁G og , ▁Tas mania ▁( 1 9 8 3 ). ▁Iran ▁and ▁Pho en icia ▁were ▁C ul ican ’ s ▁two ▁central ▁fields ▁of ▁research . ▁He ▁published ▁on ▁the ▁Pho en icians , ▁The ▁Med es ▁and ▁Pers ians ▁( 1 9 6 5 ) ▁and ▁The ▁First ▁Mer chant ▁Vent ur ers ▁( 1 9 6 6 ). ▁His ▁definit ive ▁chapter ▁on ▁Pho en ician ▁colon isation ▁appeared ▁post hum ously ▁in ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁An cient ▁History ▁( 1 9 9 2 ). ▁He ▁also ▁planned ▁books ▁on ▁Pers ian ▁cities ▁and ▁Iran ian ▁metal ▁work . ▁ ▁C ul ican ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁and ▁di ab etes ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁His ▁student , ▁Antonio ▁S ag ona , ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁completed ▁his ▁Ph D ▁and ▁was ▁t utor ing ▁in ▁the ▁department , ▁took ▁over ▁C ul lic an ' s ▁teaching ▁duties , ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁legacy , ▁developing ▁the ▁Arch ae ology ▁course ▁that ▁C ul