Zena Kamash FSA is a British Iraqi archaeologist and senior lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London.

[2] Kamash's early research focused on archaeological evidence for water management in the Roman Middle East, including dams, irrigation technology and toilets.

[6] The project "Rematerialising Mosul Museum" utilised crafting as a response to cultural heritage destruction in Iraq, collaborating with the artist Karin Celestine.

[9] In 2019, Kamash was awarded a grant of £227,813.50 by the British Academy as Principal Investigator for a project entitled 'Crafting Heritage for Well-Being in Iraq'.

Kamash has also published on therapeutic uses of crafting in heritage and public engagement contexts,[8] and the state of Roman archaeology as a discipline from the perspective of decolonisation and inclusivity.