Tia Sager is a PhD student at the University of Toronto where she is studying under the supervision of Carl Knappett. Her doctoral research is focused on Late Minoan architecture on Crete and she is particularly interested in space syntax theory and architectural innovation and modification during the Late Bronze Age as evidence for social […]

Lamprini Pantelidou is an undergraduate student at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the Department of History and Archaeology.

Oriane De Meulemeester is a bachelor student in Archaeology and History of Art at the UCL.

Birgit Konneman is a professional draughtsperson who has worked on many excavations in Greece.

I graduated from Florida State University in 2018 with a BS in Anthropology/Archaeology and Museum Studies. I participated in excavations at Azoria(Kavousi) in 2017. I plan to attend a master’s program in the fall for Managing Archaeological Sites and continue to participate in excavations.

Anastasia Mavromati has recently graduated from the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina and intends to pursue MA studies in Mediterranean Archaeology. She participated in the Sissi Archaeological Project in 2017.

Jacob Heywood is a PhD student at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is currently undertaking research on the iconography of Late Minoan III larnakes, and has a broad interest in Aegean Bronze Age funerary practices. Jacob has excavated at Sissi since the 2016 field season, and has previously been involved in archaeological projects in […]

I am a PhD student at the University of Virginia, where I focus my research on early state formation, the development of social inequalities, and community interaction. I utilize zooarchaeology and statistical analysis as my major methodologies. I am currently beginning my dissertation work on the Early Minoan Period, but am interested in the greater […]

I am Imogen Worrall, a second-year student entering my third year at the University of Nottingham and I am studying archaeology. I am an active member of my local archaeology group and have taken part in many digs in South Oxfordshire, England, where I have dug from the Roman period through to the 20th century. […]

Undergraduate student of Archaeology, located in Ioannina.

I’m Christos Apostolou, 21 years old and I’m an undergraduate (4th year) student of History & Archaeology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. I speak three languages (English, German, Italian), I have computer’s certification (ECDL) and driver licence too. Moreover, I have been in the excavation team of Ms.Natalia Poulou and Mr.Anastasios Tantsis at the archaeological […]

Fani Roka is an undergraduate student at the Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Management at the University of Peloponnese in Kalamata. She participated at Sissi excavation in 2017.

Student of archaeology in the University of Ioannina. Previous archaeological experience: Sissi 2017.

Roberta Riciputo is a graduate student in Archaeology of the University of Catania, Italy, and now enrolled in the Archaeological School of Catania. She has joined the Sissi Archaeological Project since 2015, working both on the site and at the apothiki. She excavated in Sicily as well as on Crete (Eleutherna and Sissi).

Leina Thurn is an undergraduate student in Classics with minors in Linguistics and Archaeology at Princeton University.

Laurie Zielinski is an undergraduate student in Geosciences with minors in Archaeology and Hellenic Studies at Princeton University.

Native of Nantes (born in 1995), I am a graduate student (MA) in Ancient History and Archaeology, specialized in Egyptology from Paul-Valéry Montpellier III University (Montpellier, France). Since September 2018, I am preparing the French “Agrégation externe en Histoire”. On the field, I excavated and worked on several archaeological projects in France, Greece (Sissi) and […]

Cameron Walker has a Ph.D. in Archaeology and teaches at Cal State University Fullerton. She has published books on archaeological tourism and the interactions between cultural groups. At Sissi, she will be working on a dig ethnography

MA Graduated student cum laude in archaeology at the University of Catania with double degree at the University of Warsaw and her studies focus on LBA in Sicily and in Crete. She worked for six months for the Polskiej Akademii Nauk in Warsaw. She has taken part at Sissi Campaing since the 2015. Now she […]

I graduated from the department of University of Crete in 2017. As an undergraduate student I have excavated in Gavdos with prof. Katerina Kopaka. Also, during my undergraduate studies I experienced in Environmental Archeology (flotation, sorting). At Sissi, I have been supervising the flotation and sorting as a member of the environmental team since 2015.

I am an undergraduate student at the University of Ioannina, department History-Archaeology and prehistoric archaeology is my main interest. 

I have studied History and Ethnology in Democritus University of Thrace and worked  as a volunteer in Komotini’s Archeological Museum. Currently I am a student in Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art at Vocational training institute of Agios Nikolaos.

My name is Eleni Kaznaferi and I am undergraduate student of Archaeology at the University of Ioannina

My name is Kordonoulis Ioannis, I am an archaeology student at the University of Ioannina and I am in the third year of my studies. I participated in the Sissi excavation for 6 weeks in 2017.

Claire Lambert, second year land surveyor student at iepscf Namur. She works in a land surveyor office since November 2016.

I’m an MA graduated student in Archaology at the University of Catania. I completed part of my studies at the University of Liege (Erasmus project 2016). My masters dissertation focused on Eteocretan inscriptions and their supposed connection with the language(or languages) spoken on Crete in the second millennium BC. I excavated and worked on several […]

After obtaining in 2010 my Master’s Degree in Archeology (University of Provence Aix-Marseille I, 13), I participated for more than three years in preventive archaeological excavations in the south of FRANCE within several Archaeological Services. Since 2013, I have been working in UMR 7268 ADES (Biocultural Anthropology Laboratory, Marseille, France). My main mission in the […]

I’m currently finishing my second year of Master’s degree in biological anthropology in Aix-Marseilles University. I also studied medieval archaeology. I will soon work in Croatia focusing on the past population from Kvarner archipelago with University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté and the Institute of anthropological research of Zagreb.

My name is Drosoula Anagnopoulou. I am from Greece and I have recently taken my Degree from the Department of History and Archaeology from the University of Athens. I have taken part in the Athenian Agora excavations, in Ierapetra excavations, in  Plasi ( Marathon) and in  Voula’s excavations (Athens). I am interested in Minoan Archaeology and I want to learn […]

Maud Libert-Bachelor student in the Department of Art and Archaeology at the University of Louvain-la-Neuve, UCL.

Richard Boulanger is an MA student at the Université catholique de Louvain doing a master thesis about architecture in the Minoan and Mycenaean world. It is the third year he works at Sissi.

Charlotte Figueroa A. is a MA student at the Université Catholique de Louvain doing her thesis on Minoans figurines and fragmentation in domestic contexts. She has been participating in Dr. Driessen’s excavation campaigns at Sissi since 2015

I’m in my first year of Master at the University of Louvain la Neuve in archaeology. I only have a small experience of one week on the site of Olloy-sur-Viroin in Belgium and a formation of one week in building archaeology.

MA student at UCL in Aegean archaeology

I’m Lisa Corlito and I’m an undergraduate student in the Department of Art and Archeology at the University of Louvain. Sissi 2018 will be my first experiment on an excavation site.

My name is Artemis Chalastara. I’m in my third year of my studies in the archeology department of kapodistrian university of Athens. I have previous experience in the archeological field in Ancient Alassarna (Kos) 2016-2017 and in tenea project 2017

I’m Cassandra Liévin, I’m 20 years old and I’m student in archaeology in the UCL. It is the first year that I make excavations to Sissi. I have a small experience but I look forward to being there!

Pierre Verstegen is a MA student at the Université Catholique de Louvain. He is interested in european protohistory & SIG use. He participated in some excavations like Sissi & the fluvial site of “le Grognon” in Namur

Arnaud Meulemeester holds a Master’s degree in Archaeology and Art History from the UCL (Belgium). His Master’s thesis consisted of an iconographic and stylistic study of female figures with upraised arms from post-palatial bench sanctuaries in Minoan Crete.   He worked at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg (Russia) as an archaeologist, project leader for […]

I am Lies Crabeels, archaeology student at the university of Ghent. I am mainly interested in the archaeology of Greece. In the context of previous internships, I already excavated in Kerkhove (Belgium), Thorikos (Greece) and Pyla (Cyprus). Due to my interest in Mediterranean archaeology, I am looking forward to participating in the excavation of Sissi.

My name is Stefanos Pontikos, im in the third year of my studies. I study archeology at the national and kapodistrian umiversity of athens. My previous experience sums up to two excavations in ancient alassarna, Kos(2016,2017)

I am a fourth year student at the Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Ioannina. I have already taken part in the University of Ioannina excavation at mycenaean acropolis at Kanakia-Salamis island in 2017, Sissi archaeological project 2017 and excavation at Skouries Chalkidiki in summer 2015 and 2016.

I am fourth year at Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina, in the Faculty of Archaeology.

Maria Kapaktsoglou has recently graduated from the faculty of History and Archaeology of the University of Ioannina

I’m studying history-archaeology in the university of Ioannina.I have no previous experience in the field of excavation.This will be the first time.

Thomas Mumelter is a graduate student in Archaeology. His pursuits cover the Aegean Bronze Age, particularly its art, and has previously excavated both at Sissi and Palaikastro.

name: Vasilis last name: Papadakis age:23 birth:1-7-1994 Univestity: univeristy of ioannia interest in archaeology field: prehistoric period(early bronze age, Μinoan civilization,maritime archaeology)

My name is Yannis Stathis. I’m an undergraduate student in the department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina. I’m originally from Athens, Greece.

Daniele Vendramin is a PhD student in Minoan Archaeology at the Université Catholique de Louvain. His research focuses on social organisation during Prepalatial Period and on post-marital networks in Prepalatial Messara in particular. Previously he studied in Italy and obtained his BA and MA degrees at the universities of Padua and Bologna respectively. This is […]

My name is Achilleas Dermanis. I am 20 years old and I am from Athens. I am studying Archeology and History in the national Kapodistrian University of Athens and I am in the third grade. Also I have participated in two excavations in Kos and specifically in the Kardamena.

My name is Antigoni Kalara. I am a postgraduate student in Prehistoric Archaeology in the Faculty of History and Archaeology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. I speak Greek (native speaker), English (fluent), German (very good) and French (good). I have participated in various archaeological projects in Crete (excavation in the Minoan villa at Gaidourofas […]

National and Capodistrian University of Athens, Greece Master student in prehistoric Archaeology. Previous field and study exrperience: Sissi, Ierapetra, Zakros, Crete/ Stelida, Naxos/ Antikythera/ Marathon/ Kardamena, Kos/ Palaiopoli, Andros. 2month internship in Department of Anthropology and Speleology, Ministry of Culture and Sports.

Monika Kozlakowska, University of Warsaw, phd student, studied archaeology, philosophy and arts in Poznan, Edinburgh, London, Warsaw, Paris, Leuven and Cracow.

Audrey Crabbé is a Master student in Archaeology at Ghent University. She has excavated in Belgium, at Sissi and this year at Pyla-Kokkinokremos (Cyprus). She is looking forward to excavate again at Sissi and to learn more about this interesting site.

Justine Monville is an MA student in Archaeology at the University of Liège.

I’m a 2nd BA student in archaeology at the University of Namur. I have worked on excavations in Namur, on the Grognon.

Athina Kritikou  studied antiquities and works of art conservator, graduate of the Petra vocational training institute. Since 2009 she have worked in the archaeological site of Knossos and the prehistoric site of Akrotiri, Thera, in the conservation laboratories of the Archeological Institute of Cretological Studies and of the Archeological Society of Athens, in the Aposelemis […]

I am third grade student of archaelogy at national kapodistrian university of athens and also I take antiquites maintance lessons in univeristy’s laboratory. I have been in 3 excavations since now, in Kos, ancient Allassarna(2016,2017) for thirty days in total and in Korinthos, Ancient Tenea(2017) for fifteen days

I study History and Archaeology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. I have participated in the archaeological project at Kardamaina of Kos.

I graduated with a BA in anthropology from Idaho State University in 2016. My main focus as an undergraduate was biological anthropology/archaeology. My field experience consists of many excavations here in Crete. In 2014 I attended a bioarch fieldschool in Eleftherna, Crete with Prof. Anagnostis Agelarakis. In 2015, 2016, and 2017 I participated in the […]

Alizée LEGENDART is completing a PhD at University of Strasbourg jointly with the University Ca’Foscari Venice, on the production of animals’iconography in Minoan Crete. She received funding from the Inernation Doctoral Programme. She participated in archaeological fieldwork in France, Italy and excavated with the Sissi Archaeological Project since 2016.

Line Koefoed Larsen is a Bachelor student of Classical Archaeology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She has participated in excavations in both Italy and Greece

Cedric Van Huffel is an MA student in Archaeology at the University of Ghent. He has worked at Sissi in 2016 and 2017

Nicole Jozwik is a third year student at Providence College. Her main focus is Art History, with minors in Spanish and Business Studies. Nicole’s primary interest is in Andean-Christian art, but she also has a love for French Impressionism, specifically Renoir. This is her first archaeological dig, and she is looking forward to learning new, […]

I am an undergaduate student at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens , in History and Archaeology Department. I have also participated in Kardamena’s excavation at Kos island (2017)

I obtained my bachelor’s degree from the University of Ioannina in 2015. Since September 2017, I am a master student at the University of Ghent. My first experience was a small excavation by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea in Chalkis, in 2014. I have also participated in the excavations of the Swiss School of Archaeology in […]

Apostolos Sarris holds a B.A. in Astronomy & Physics and an M.A. in Physics from Boston University and a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Physics/Geophysics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is Research Director & Deputy Director of IMS-FORTH and Head of the Laboratory of Geophysical-Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo-environment (GeoSat ReSeArch Lab) of IMS-FORTH […]

Meropi Manataki holds a degree in Mineral Recourses Engineering and an M.Sc in the field of Geotechnology and the Environment from the Technical University of Crete. Since November 2013, she is a PhD candidate at the Technical University of Crete in Geotechnology and Environment and at the same time is collaborating with the Laboratory of […]

Charlotte Figueroa Arriagada is a BA student at the Université Catholique de Louvain.

Antonella Coco is an MA student at the Università degli Studi di Catania. She has excavated and worked on several archaeological projects on Sicily.

Jasmine Zitelli is an MA student at the Università degli Studi di Catania. She has excavated and worked on several archaeological projects on Sicily.

Roberta Riciputo is an MA student at the Università degli Studi di Catania. She has excavated and worked on several archaeological projects on Sicily and on Crete at Eleftherna, when she was Erasmus student at Rethymnon University.

Christos Koutsaftis studied Architecture Engineering (BSc, AUTh, 2010) and Protection of Monuments and Sites (MSc, KU Leuven, 2016). He has worked with architectural firms and has participated in anastylosis projects. His professional and research interests are focused on the management, digital documentation and interpretation of archaeological and architectural heritage

Marilena Pateraki is an architect engineer, with a master’s degree in Monuments Protection from the National Technical University of Athens, and a keen interest in Minoan archaeology. She will be contributing to the surveying of the findings in the different trenches of the site.

Killian Regnier is a bachelor student in archaeology at the UCLouvain.

Jacob Heywood is a PhD student at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is currently undertaking research on the iconography of Late Minoan III larnakes, and has a broad interest in Aegean Bronze Age funerary practices. Jacob has excavated with archaeological projects in Israel and Victoria, Australia

Emilie Hayter is completing a PhD at University College London on the production, consumption and social perception of architectural stone in Minoan Crete. She received funding from the London Arts and Humanities Research Council (LAHP). She participated in archaeological fieldwork in the UK, in Cyprus (Kissonerga Mosphilia and Kissonerga Skalia) in the Cyclades (Keros), in […]

Cedric Van Huffel is a BA student in archaeology at the University of Gent.

Alizée Légendart has a PhD in Aegean archaeology from the French Research Program UMR 7044 of Strasbourg jointly with the University Ca’Foscari Venice. Her dissertation was entitled Un Bestiaire minoen : étude iconographique des représentations animales dans le monde minoen (Supervisors : Prof. Danièla Lefèvre-Novaro and Prof. Filippo Maria Carinci). She excavated earlier in France […]

Tia Sager is a PhD student at the University of Toronto where she is studying under the supervision of Carl Knappett. Her doctoral research is focused on Late Minoan architecture on Crete and she is particularly interested in space syntax theory and architectural innovation and modification during the Late Bronze Age as evidence for social […]

Maria Vlahaki is an undergraduate student at the University of Crete, at Rethymnon. She has worked on different Cretan excavations, including on Gavdos and at Sissi in 2015 where she supervised the flotation.

Thomas Mumelter in an undergraduate student at the University of Nottingham reading Archaeology and Art History. His is particularly interested in Bronze Age Aegean Art and the Archaeology of Emotions, and has previously excavated both at Sissi and Palaikastro.

Alice De Luca has a MA degree in Archaeology obtained at the University of Catania and at the University of Warsaw. She is currently doing a PhD on maintenance activity and gender relationships on Neopalatial Crete at the UCL.

Alessandro Matera graduated in Archaeology at the University of Catania and at the University of Warsaw with a dissertation on Minoan administrative practices. He is now a PhD student at the UCL.

Siel Leemans is an MA student in Archaeology at the University of Ghent. is She has worked at Sissi in 2015 and 2016.

Violaine Bonny has a BA in Social and Cultural Anthropology and an MA in Archaeology from the University Lumière Lyon 2 (which included an exchange year with the University of Western Ontario in Canada). She also has an MA in Biological Anthropology of the University of Aix-Marseille and is now employed by the Archaeological Service […]

Anastasia Mavromati is an undergraduate student in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina

Sylvain Rosseel is an undergraduate student in the Department of Art and Archaeology at the University of Louvain.

Nikos Athanasiadis is an undergraduate student at the Department of History and Archaeology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Nikos participated in the Aristotle University excavation at Toumba Thessaloniki in 2016.

Stephen Jones is completing a PhD at the Freie Universität in Berlin on the function of the barbarian in Thucydides. He has participated in archaeological fieldwork at Palaikastro and in FYROM.

Bruna Tsarbopoulos is an undergraduate student at the University of São Paulo, Department of History. Her research interests include archaeological research methodology, prehistoric landscapes and bioarchaeology.

Nikos Tsironis an undergraduate student in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Sofia Efthymoglou is an undergraduate student at the Aristotle university of Thessaloniki,department history and archaeology. She participated in the Aristotle’s university excavation at Toumpa Thessaloniki (2016, Prof. S. Andreou, S. Triantaphyllou).

Joanna Vareli is a fourth grade student in Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Chrysafi Tegou is a student at the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Konstantina Tegou is a student at the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Anna Boga is an undergraduate student in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Antonia Nerantzi is an undergraduate student in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Thenoni Panagiotopoulou is an undergraduate student in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Efterpi Alexiadi is an undergraduate student in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Yannis Kordonoulis is an undergraduate student in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Lamprini Pantelidou is an undergraduate student at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the Department of History and Archaeology.

Despina Zoupa is an undergraduate student at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki since 2014. She has participated in the excavations of Melitzia cave (2015, 2016) and Kolominitsa cave (2015) both in the southern Peloponnesus and at Vergina (2016) with post-survey experience from all four campaigns.

Maria Georgiadou is an undergraduate student at the University of Ioannina, Department History-Archaeology.

Cristina Savulov is a Master of Arts student in the Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Department at the University of Toronto, with a focus on Near Eastern Archaeology (ceramic analysis), and will be graduating this June. Her current research involves analyzing the ceramic assemblage from Tomb 7 at Tell Banat, under the supervision Dr. Anne Porter, however […]

Ekaterina Sevastakis is a PhD student at the University of Virginia, where she focusses on zooarchaeology and the Aegean Bronze Age. She is currently interested in the rise of social complexity and the use of landscape in the Early Bronze Age.

Cecile Bouquet is a BA student in Classical Philology at the UCL with a minor in Archaeology.

Angeliki Pavlidaki recently graduated from the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina. She worked as an intern in the Ephorate of Antiquities of Chios in the registration and study of Byzantine pottery and intends to pursue post-graduate studies in Museum Studies. She is also interested in the Aegean Bronze Age and Maritime […]

Alexis Axiotis is an undergraduate student of the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioánnina?

Konstantina (Dina) Mazaraki is an undergraduate student at the the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Crete in Rethymnon.

Sofia Fountoukidou studies history and archaeology at the University of Ioannina and is mostly interested in prehistoric archaeology.

Tatiana Thoennes is an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto completing a specialisation in Fine Art History and a major in Renaissance Studies. She is also the co-vice president and social media director of the Association of Renaissance Students. She is a Human Resources Administrator for the Canadian Armed Forces-Naval Reserve Division and the […]

Drea Brake is a graduate student pursuing an MA in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She has previous experience excavating at Sikyon.

Dimitra Mahaira is a 3rd year student at the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina, in the Faculty of Archaeology. She already took part in excavations near Chalkidiki, the last two summers.

Audrey Crabbé is a 3rd year BA student at the Department of Archaeology at the University of Ghent.

Justine Monville is an MA student in Archaeology at the University of Liège.

Romain Machavoine is a graduate student in Greek Archaeology at the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne, with a master’s thesis on funerary practices and architecture in Hellenistic and Roman Crete. He excavated in France as well as in Greece (Dreros, Delphi, Anavlochos) and is a member of the Anavlochos’ team since 2012.

Sophia Kyriakidou is a 3rd year student at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki studying Archaeology and History of Arts.

Diamanthi (Manto) Tsiliki is a BA student in Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Irini Boutsi is a senior student at the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Lefteris Drosos is an undergraduate student of Archaeology at the University Of Ioannina.

Dimitra Skoulikari graduated from Idaho State University in 2016 with a BA in anthropology. She participated in excavations at Azoria (Kavousi) in 2015 and 2016, at Sissi in 2016, and at Dreros in 2016. Her main focus as an undergraduate was biological anthropology/archaeology. She wants to continue with archaeology hopefully here in Greece through a […]

Malo Vannet is a graduate student in Archaeology of the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne who excavated in France as well as on Crete (Dreros and Sissi 2015) and Delos.

Eleni Adam is an undergraduate student in Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Juliette Wilmet is a bachelor student in Archaeology and History of Art at the UCL.

Oriane De Meulemeester is a bachelor student in Archaeology and History of Art at the UCL.

Fani Roka is an undergraduate student in Archaeology at the University of Kalamata.

Eva Millot graduated from the European School of Uccle, and will join the University College of Maastricht as of September 2017.

Daniele Vendramin obtained a MA in archaeology at Bologna University with a dissertation in Egyptology but has now started a PhD in Minoan archaeology. He has excavated in Italy at Suasa, Ostia and Domo-Bibbiena.

Camille Brunin is a narchaeologist, gradued from the UCL, Belgium (2012, Master degree in classical archaeology) and from Università degli studi di Firenze, Italy (2015, Specialisation in classical archaeology and topography). Since 2009, she has participated in several archaeological projects in Belgium, Italy and France.

George Raphael Skoufaras is an undergraduate student of the History and Archaeology Department of the University of Crete. During his studies, he has taken part in two university excavation programs, at Eleftherna, with Prof. N. Stampolidis Nikolaos, and at Rodafnidia, Lesbos, with Prof. N. Galanidou. As an independant volunteer, he has joined the Ephorate of […]

Line Koefoed Larsen is a Bachelor student of Classical Archaeology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She has participated in excavations in both Italy and Greece.

Birgit Konneman is a professional draughtsperson who has worked on many excavations in Greece.

 Irini Koutouvaki is a student at the University of Athens. She has previously worked in several excavations (Gaidouroufas, Marathon, Zakros, Kos, Andros etc.) and will assist the ceramic team at Sissi.

Margarita Nazou has just received a ‘Move-in-Louvain’ incoming post-doctoral fellowship for her project: ‘Underground Mycenaeans: the archaeology of the prehistoric mining community of Thorikos (Attica, Greece)’. She is also an honorary post-doctoral fellow of Ghent University and is responsible for the study and publication of the prehistoric pottery from the Thorikos Archaeological Survey. Her PhD […]

Emiline Spérandio obtained an MA in Archaeology at the Université de Provence Aix-Marseille I in 2010 and then worked several years for the archaeological service in France (Fréjus, Aix-en-Provence, Martigues, Centre Archéologique du Var in Toulon). Since 2013 she is associated with the UMR 7268 Anthropologie Bioculturelle (ADES, Marseille, France) where she takes care of […]

Christos Koutsaftis studied Architecture Engineering (BSc, AUTh, 2010) and Protection of Monuments and Sites (MSc, KU Leuven, 2016). He has worked with architectural firms and has participated in anastylosis projects. His professional and research interests are focused on the management, digital documentation and interpretation of archaeological and architectural heritage

Charlotte Figueroa A. is a third grade student in archaeology at UCLouvain and already participated in the 2015 Sissi excavations.

Evangelia Fragkiadaki holds a degree of Conservation Technician and has participated in various projects in the Iraklion area, Athens and Epirus. She has plenty of experience in field and lab work, especially in the conservation of ceramics, glass, metal, stone, wall paintings and mosaics

Benoît Fourneau did an MA on Roman History (on the soldiers of Ostia and Portus) at the Université Catholique de Louvain and is now finishing a teacher’s training course in History.”

Mathilde André is a student in biology at the UCL interested in starting a MA in Bioanthropology.

Richard Boulanger is BA student at the Université Catholique de Louvain

Avril Meffray studied archaeology and art history for three years and is currently finishing an MSc degree in physical and field anthropology at Aix-Marseille University.

Marilena Pateraki is an architect engineer, with a master’s degree in Monuments Protection from the National Technical University of Athens, and a keen interest in Minoan archaeology. She will be contributing to the surveying of the findings in the different trenches of the site.

Grace Erny is a PhD student in Classical Archaeology at Stanford University. Her research interests include archaeological survey methodology, prehistoric landscapes, ancient agriculture and pastoralism, and political economies of the Bronze and Iron Age Aegean. She has previously worked at the Omrit Excavations in northern Israel, the ASCSA’s excavations at Ancient Corinth, the Basketmaker Communities […]

Sophie Barbaix is currently studying archaeology at the University of Gent and she is offering her skills-in-progress to the project. Her main motivation is the chance to gain some experience and learn new things.

Hali Johnson is currently working on a Master’s degree in Classics at Texas Tech University. She is a graduate of Randolph-Macon College with a Bachelor’s in Archaeology, Greek, and Latin.

Katerina Savvidou is an undergraduate student at the Aristotle university of Thessaloniki, department history and archaeology. She participated in the Aristotles university excavation at the ancient agora of Pella (2014, 2015) (dir. By Prof. I.Akamatis) and this summer she will be assisting Charlotte and Jenny at the apothiki.

Stavros Kalogeras has been a polyvalent worker for 2 years at the Athénée Royal Verdi (Verviers, Belgium). With a dual nationality (Belgian and Greek), he is particularly attached to Greece, its history and its culture.

Hélène Deligne graduated in Archaeology at the UCL with a dissertation on the evolution of funerary practices between the Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic in Western Europe. Currently, she is training to teach or work in the educational department of a museum.

Stefan Müller studied Classical Archaeology and Egyptology at the University of Trier/Germany (2008 – 2013) where he received his MA with a. thesis dealing with the LH IIB – IIIA:1 (c. 1450 – 1375 BC) phase on the basis of selected settlements. During the following two years he did some practical courses and joined several […]

Philip Rawlinson, Second Year student at the University of Nottingham, UK, studying BSc (Hons) Archaeology. My main interests lay in zooarchaeological and bioarchaeological analysis handling, using isotopic and pathological data to reconstruct past environmental landscapes. He previously worked at Palaikastro.

Killian Regnier is a bachelor student in archaeology at the UCLouvain.

Emeline Chiliade is a BA student in archaeology at the UCLouvain.

Pierre Verstegen is a BA student in Archaeology at the UCLouvain

Baptiste Santucci first did a BA in archaeology at the University of Aix-Marseille and just obtained a Master 1 with a dissertation dealing with the relations between Crete and the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age. He excavated in the south of France and has some theoretical training in ichthyology in Aix-en-Provence.

Louis Dautais is a graduate student (BA) in Archaeology from Paul-Valéry Montpellier III University (Montpellier, France). Next September, he will be starting a MA dissertation in Egyptology on the trade relations between the Aegean and the Egyptian New Kingdom during the Bronze Age. He has excavated and worked on several archaeological projects all around France. […]

Jacob Heywood is a PhD student at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is currently undertaking research on the iconography of Late Minoan III larnakes, and has a broad interest in Aegean Bronze Age funerary practices. Jacob has excavated with archaeological projects in Israel and Victoria, Australia

Madaline Harris-Schober is in her final year of Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne (Australia) with a strong research interest in the pottery iconography and connections of the Aegean and the Levant.”

Emilie Hayter is completing a PhD at University College London on the production, consumption and social perception of architectural stone in Minoan Crete. She received funding from the London Arts and Humanities Research Council (LAHP). She participated in archaeological fieldwork in the UK, in Cyprus (Kissonerga Mosphilia and Kissonerga Skalia) in the Cyclades (Keros), in […]

Linéa Naumann is an MA student at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Prehistory, Archaeology of Economy and Resources). She has excavated in Germany, Austria and Georgia

Elenora Van Brabant is a BA student in archaeology at the University of Gent.

Cedric Van Huffel is a BA student in archaeology at the University of Gent.

Vanessa Bigonzi is a student at the VUB (Brussels) and has taken part in excavations in Belgium and France.

Sharon Staub is a director of South Pacific Allied Health (SPAH) a ‘not for profit NGO’ involved in the development of third world countries. She has eight seasons experience as an archaeologist in the Middle East. She also has an extensive career in facilities management, has raised four children and lives in rural Australia on […]

Alizée Légendart has a PhD in Aegean archaeology from the French Research Program UMR 7044 of Strasbourg jointly with the University Ca’Foscari Venice. Her dissertation was entitled Un Bestiaire minoen : étude iconographique des représentations animales dans le monde minoen (Supervisors : Prof. Danièla Lefèvre-Novaro and Prof. Filippo Maria Carinci). She excavated earlier in France […]

Benjamin Tresca is a BA student in archaeology at the UCLouvain

Afroditi Chalkidi is an architect engineer, member of the Technical Chamber of Greece. She holds a Master in Preservation and restoration of architectural monuments of the Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). She worked as Architect engineer at the 9th Ephorate (Ephoreia) of Byzantine Antiquities, Thessaloniki, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism. She […]

Nikos Liberopoulos holds a degree of Conservation Technician and has worked in various important projects like Akrotiri and Vergina and has a lot of experience.

Ann Aertssen has an MA in Archaeology. She worked as a field laboratory supervisor on the excavations of Palaikastro, Malia and Knossos. She currently an administrator at the University of Antwerp. She was responsible for the logistics in the Sissi Apothiki during the 2007 and 2008 campaigns and is currently student counselor at the University […]

Apostolos Sarris holds a B.A. in Astronomy & Physics and an M.A. in Physics from Boston University and a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Physics/Geophysics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is Research Director & Deputy Director of IMS-FORTH and Head of the Laboratory of Geophysical-Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo-environment (GeoSat ReSeArch Lab) of IMS-FORTH […]

Meropi Manataki holds a degree in Mineral Recourses Engineering and an M.Sc in the field of Geotechnology and the Environment from the Technical University of Crete. Since November 2013, she is a PhD candidate at the Technical University of Crete in Geotechnology and Environment and at the same time is collaborating with the Laboratory of […]

Alexandra (aka Ale) Kriti graduated in 2015 from the Department of History and Archaeology in the University of Crete. She will soon become a postgraduate student at the University of Sheffield in environmental archaeology. Since 2010, she has excavated on Gavdos island with prof. Katarina Kopaka (UoC) and in many other excavations around Crete and […]

Vasiliki Choleva is a final year undergraduate at the University of Ioannina. On Crete she has worked for the Knossos-Gypsadhes Excavation Project and at Sissi she will be assisting Valasia Isaakidou (Univ. of Oxford) in the study of the mammalian faunal remains.

Sofia Avramidou is a final year undergraduate at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has worked on post-ex study of materials from the excavation at Bronze Age Toumba Thessalonikis (dir. by Prof. S. Andreou) and held an internship at the BSA-Fitch Laboratory, under the supervision of Drs E. Kiriatzi and S. Triantaphylou. This summer she […]

Ioanna-Eleni (Eleanna) Nikolaou is an undergraduate student at the University of Crete, department of history and archaeology, who has worked on excavations on Gavdos, Dispilio (Kastoria) and Agios Nikolaos Pallon (Athens). She is part of the bioarchaeological team at Sissi.

Aria Kopidaki is an undergraduate student at the University of Crete who has participated in her university’s excavations on Gavdos island (’11-’14). She is part of the environmental team at Sissi.

Irene Kritikopoulos studied Classical Civilisation and Near and Middle Easter Civilisations at the University of Toronto (Canada). She later completed her Masters of Science in the technology and analysis of archaeological materials at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London under the supervision of Prof. Ian Freestone. The topic of her dissertation was a chemical-mineralogical […]

Nicolas Cauwe is curator of prehistoric and oceanic collections at the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels as well as professor of prehistory at the Université Catholique de Louvain. He has excavated in many different countries (Belgium, Russia, Portugal, Syria, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Easter Island…) and brings a prehistoric touch to the excavation of […]

Arnaud Meulemeester did an MA in archaeology at the UCL before specializing in museum studies. He has excavated at Sissi in 2011.

Antoine Attout is a graduate student in Archaeology and Art History at the UCL with a master’s thesis on the development of plaster cast collections for Classical Archaeology in European universities during the 19th c. Currently he is a research student at the J. Jacobs Collegio in Bologna. He has participated in several excavations in […]

Malo Vannet is a graduate student in Archaeology of the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne who has excavated in France as well as on Crete (Dreros, Sissi) and Delos.

Charlotte Figueroa Arriagada is a BA student at the Université Catholique de Louvain.

Justine Simons is a BA student at the Université Catholique de Louvain.

Justine Genevois is a BA student at the Université Catholique de Louvain.

Marie-Laure Bourgoin is a BA student at the Université Catholique de Louvain.

Heinz Bouillon is a professor for German Language at the Université catholique de Louvain. – Former director of the “Institut des Langues Vivantes” (1997-2004) and former Dean of the “Faculté de Philosophie, Arts et Lettres (2004-2009). He is member of the “Conseil Scientifique de l’Agence universitaire de la Francophonie” (network of 804 universities).

Eddie Marcelis has a degree in archaeology and art history at the Free University of Brussels.

Giancarlo Cataldo became a secondary school teacher after having been a journalist. He has accompanied Sylviane on many of her travels and will take care of logistics during the 2015 campaign.

Antonella Coco is an MA student at the Università degli Studi di Catania. She has excavated and worked on several archaeological projects on Sicily.

Jasmine Zitelli is an MA student at the Università degli Studi di Catania. She has excavated and worked on several archaeological projects on Sicily.

Roberta Riciputo is an MA student at the Università degli Studi di Catania. She has excavated and worked on several archaeological projects on Sicily and on Crete at Eleftherna, when she was Erasmus student at Rethymnon University.

Paolo d’Angelo is an MA student at the Università degli Studi di Catania. He has excavated and worked on several archaeological projects on Sicily and in Greece (Oropos, Zerelia Magoula) and was an Erasmus student at Volos.

Salvatore Passanisi is an MA student at the Università degli Studi di Catania. He has excavated and worked on several archaeological projects on Sicily.

Patrizia Mendola is a graduate student at the Università degli Studi di Catania with an MA in archaeology. She has excavated and worked on several archaeological projects on Sicily.

Francesca Genovese is an MA student at the Università degli Studi di Catania. She has excavated and worked on several archaeological projects on Sicily.

Jeanne Pacco is a bachelor student in History and Art History & Archeology at the University of Namur. She has participated in excavations in Belgium (Evelette).

Siel Leemans is a bachelor student in archaeology at the University of Gent in Belgium.

Gwendoline Guillaume is a Bachelor student in archaeology at the Université de Paris-Panthéon Sorbonne I and has excavated at Tautavel and Arcy-sur-Cure.

Panagiotis Kaplanis is a student in archaeology at the University of Ioannina and has excavated at Patras.

Arnaud Melin is a civil engineer and CEO of the Enterprises Melin, a company active in the road building sector.

Caroline Heering is a postdoctoral researcher in Art History at the Université catholique de Louvain. She is working in the field of ornament and culture of spectacle in the Group of Early Modern Cultural Analysis (GEMCA).

Nikola Petritsch is a secondary student from Vienna.

Simon Schlapansky is a secondary school student from Vienna who has excavated at Carnuntum.

Sophia Karafola is an undergraduate student in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina

Sophia Kontiza is an undergraduate student in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina

Antonia Koutsiofyti is an undergraduate student in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Maria-Anastasia Kontogianni is an undergraduate student in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina.

Chrysafo Soulele is an undergraduate student in the Department of Fine Arts & Sciences of Art at the University of Ioannina

Sarah Lund is entering her final year at the University of Toronto where she is specializing in Fine Art History. She intends to pursue graduate studies in Art History or Museum Studies. Her interest lies mostly in Ancient art and architecture, as well as the Renaissance. She has gained interest in this area, and specifically […]

Joseph (Joe) Locke is doing a masters in Classical Archaeology at Oxford University with a dissertation on Pre- and Protopalatial Minoan burial practices. Prior to this he completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Kent in 2013.

Enrique Fernández-Palacios Rodríguez, also known as Quique, is a student in archaeology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and has excavated at the Celtiberian site of El Cerrito, Aragón and has fieldwork experience in Lanzarote on the Canary Islands.

Pablo Gutiérrez de León Juberías is a student in archaeology at Complutense University at Madrid and a member of IMBEAC. He acquired experience in the Monte Bernorio excavations in Spain.