Curriculum Vitae

GIORGOS PAPANTONIOU Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Institut für Archäologie und Kulturanthropologie Lennéstr. 1 D-53113 Bonn Germany

Tel.: +357 99 084097 e-mail: [email protected]

Date of Birth: 29 August, 1979

Education

2003 – 2008 University of Dublin, Trinity College Ph.D. in Classics Dissertation: ‘Cyprus, from Basileis to Strategos: Social Power and the Archaeology of Religion’ (Supervisor: Dr. Christine Morris).

1999 – 2003 University of Cyprus B.A. in History and Archaeology – 4 year degree (First Class Honours).

1994 – 1997 Agios Antonios Lyceum, Limassol Leaving Certificate in Classical Studies – (Excellent).

Professional Experience

Oct. 2015 – present Institut für Archäologie und Kulturanthropologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Postdoctoral Fellow within the Research Training Group ‘Archaeology of Pre-Modern Economies’ leading the research line ‘Religious Institutions as Economic Units’

Jun. 2015 – Jul. 2015 Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus Associate Lecturer

Oct. 2011 – Jul. 2015 Department of Classics, Trinity College Dublin/ Laboratory of Geophysical – Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo- environment, Rethymnon-Crete, Foundation for Research and

Technology, Hellas (F.O.R.T.H.), Institute for Mediterranean Studies (I.M.S.) Irish Research Council-CARA, Government of Ireland/Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (Mentors: Dr Christine Morris and Dr Apostolos Sarris).

Jan. 2011 – May 2011 Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus Visiting Lecturer

Oct. 2010 – Dec. 2010 Department of Classics, Trinity College Dublin Associate Lecturer

Oct. 2009 – Sep. 2010 Department of Classics, Trinity College Dublin Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow (Mentor: Prof. Brian McGing)

Mar. 2009 – May 2009 Ministry of Education and Culture, Republic of Cyprus High School Teacher

Jan. 2009 – May 2009 Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus Associate Lecturer

Oct. 2008 – Dec. 2008 Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus Archaeological Officer – short-term contract (Co-director of the Limassol-Palia Astynomia Archaeological Project).

Oct. 2007 – Nov. 2008 Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus Research Fellow within ‘Apollonios’ project (‘INTERREG IIIA Greece-Cyprus: Joint Educational and Research Programmes Greece-Cyprus in the History and Archaeology of Medicine, Palaeopathology and Palaeoradiation’) (Director: Prof. Demetrios Michaelides).

Fellowships, Scholarships, Honours and Awards

 New Foundations, Irish Research Council (2015)  The A.G. Leventis Foundation Award (2015)  The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies Award (2015)  Research Incentive Grant, The Trinity Long Room Hub (2014)

 The Irish Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship, Government of Ireland co-funded by the European Commission-Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships (2011 – 2014).  Samuel H. Kress Lectureship award to participate in the 113th Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)/American Philological Association (APA) Joint Annual Meeting. Archaeological Institute of America (2011).  The Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Postdoctoral Fellowship, Government of Ireland (2009 – 2010).  The Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies Doctoral Scholarship, Centre for Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, University of Dublin, Trinity College (2003 – 2008).  The A.G. Leventis Foundation Scholarship (2003 – 2006).  École française d’Athènes Research Grant (2005).  Foundation of National Scholarships (Idryma Kratikon Ypotrofion) Award, Republic of Cyprus (2003 – 2004).  Pancyprian Cooperative Confederation Ltd. Award for the student of the Department of History and Archaeology with the best academic record, University of Cyprus (2003).  Avgi Michaelidou Award for the student of the Department of History and Archaeology with the best academic record in the field of archaeology, University of Cyprus (2003).  Elli-Panayiotis Malli Award, University of Cyprus (2003).  Stelmek Foundation National Scholarship (1999-2003).  Archbishop Makarios III Foundation National Scholarship (1999-2003).  Barbara Wilks Award, University of Cyprus (2001).  Lenas Kakkouras Foundation Scholarship (1999, 2001).  Medal of Merit for Excellent Academic Success, Conduct and Character, Agios Antonios Lyceum, Limassol (1997).  Ancient Greek Award, Agios Antonios Lyceum, Limassol (1997).  Modern Greek Language and Literature Award, Agios Antonios Lyceum, Limassol (1997).

Publications

Monographs  Papantoniou, G. In progress. Salamis. From Enkomi to Famagusta. London: Routledge.  Papantoniou, G. 2012. Religion and Social Transformations in Cyprus. From the Cypriot Basileis to the Hellenistic Strategos. Mnemosyne Supplements 347. Leiden: Brill. Book Launch and Presentation of this Work: 1. Cycladic Museum, Athens, April 1, 2013 (by J. Wright). 2. Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, February 27 (by J. Webb, M. Iacovou, C. Morris). Reviews of this Work: 1. Cannavò, A. 2012. Cahier du Centre d’Études Chypriotes 42: 499-503. 2. Steele, M.P. 2013. Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2013.08.07. http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2013/2013-08-07.html

3. Webb, J. 2013. Ancient History Bulletin Online Reviews 3: 13-15. http://ancienthistorybulletin.ca/AHBOR03(2013)/AHBReviews(2013)05.Webb OnPapantoniou.pdf 4. Mehl, A. 2013. Sehepunkte 13 (7/8) 5. Fourrier, S. Topoi. Orient-Occident 18.2: 445-450. 6. Körner, C. 2013. H-Soz-u-Kult http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensionen/2013-4-114 7. Averrett, E. 2014. The Journal of Hellenic Studies 134: 243–44. 8. Hermary, A. 2014. Revue archéologique 2014.2: 379-81.

Edited Books  Papantoniou, G., Michaelides, D. and M. Dikomitou-Eliadou. Eds. In progress. Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus. (to be submitted to Leiden: Brill for review).  Papantoniou, G., and C.E. Morris. Eds. In progress. Spatial Analysis of Ritual and Cult, Mediterranean Archaeology. Uppsala: Åströms Förlag (to be reviewed).  Papantoniou, G. ed. 2008. POCA 2005. Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of Young Researchers on Cypriot Archaeology, Department of Classics, Trinity College, Dublin, 21-22 October 2005. British Archaeological Reports, International Series 1803. Oxford: Archaeopress.

Journals  Papantoniou, G., N. Kyriakou, and A. Sarris. In progress. “Revisiting Cypriot Sacred Landscapes: A Regional GIS Approach”. To be submitted in the American Journal of Archaeology (peer-reviewed).  Dikomitou-Eliadou, M., G. Papantoniou, E, Aloupi-Siotis, V. Kilikoglou, and D. Michaelides. In progress. “Moulding Expressions of Culture: A Technological and Compositional Study of the Hellenistic and Roman Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos, Cyprus”. To be submitted in the Journal of Archaeological Sciences (peer-reviewed).  Papantoniou, G. 2013. “Cypriot Autonomous Polities at the Crossroads of Empire: The Imprint of a Transformed Islandscape in the Classical and Hellenistic periods”. Bulletin of the American School of Oriental Studies 307: 169-205 (peer-reviewed).  Papantoniou, G. 2013. “Cyprus from Basileis to Strategos: A Landscape Approach”. American Journal of Archaeology 117.1: 33-57 (peer-reviewed).  Papantoniou, G. 2012. “From Segmentation to Unification: Sacred Landscapes and Sculpture in the Construction of Hellenistic Island Identities”. Keryx 2: 91-105.  Papantoniou, G. 2009. “’Revisiting’ Soloi-Cholades: Ptolemaic Power, Religion and Ideology”. Cahier du Centre d’Études Chypriotes 39: 271-87 (peer-reviewed).  Papantoniou, G. 2003. “Υπάρχει Τίμιο Ξύλο στην Κύπρο; Η Σύνδεση με τη Bασιλική της Καμπανόπετρας”. Οφέλτης 1: 13-16.

Chapters in Edited Books  Papantoniou, G. In progress. “Interactions between Old and New: The Transition from Classical to Hellenistic Period in Cyprus”. In Building a New World Order? Hellenistic Monarchies in the Mediterranean World, Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records, edited

by M. Munn, G. Fagan, D. Redford, S. Redford, and Z. Stamatopoulou. Berlin: DeGruyter (to be reviewed).  Papantoniou, G. In progress. “Rethinking Cypriot Hellenistic Portraits”. In Ancient Cyprus Today: Museum Collections and New Research Approaches to the Archaeology of Cyprus, Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Pocket Books, edited by G. Bourogiannis, and C. Mühlenbock. Uppsala: Åströms Förlag (to be reviewed).  Papantoniou, G., and C.E. Morris. In progress. “Spatial Analysis of Ritual and Cult: An Introdution”. In Spatial Analysis of Ritual and Cult, Mediterranean Archaeology, edited by G. Papantioniou, and C.E Morris. Uppsala: Åströms Förlag (to be reviewed).  Papantoniou, G. In progress. “The Territoriality of Cypriot Sanctuaries”. In Spatial Analysis of Ritual and Cult, Mediterranean Archaeology, edited by G. Papantioniou, and C.E Morris. Uppsala: Åströms Förlag (to be reviewed).  Papantoniou, G., D. Michaelides, and M. Dikomitou-Eliadou. In progress, “Introduction”. In Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, edited by G. Papantoniou, D. Michaelides, and M. Dikomitou-Eliadou. Leiden: Brill (to be reviewed).  Papantoniou, G., and D. Michaelides. In progress, “Moulding Expressions of Culture: The Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos”. In Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, edited by G. Papantoniou, D. Michaelides, and M. Dikomitou-Eliadou. Leiden: Brill (to be reviewed).  Kilikoglou, M. Dikomitou-Eliadou, G. Papantoniou and D. Michaelides. In progress. “Quantitative vs Qualitative Data: The Application of Neutron Activation Analysis and Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy for the Study of the Hellenistic and Roman Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos”. In Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, edited by G. Papantoniou, D. Michaelides, and M. Dikomitou-Eliadou. Leiden: Brill (to be reviewed).  Dikomitou-Eliadou, M., G. Papantoniou, E. Aloupi, and D. Michaelides. In progress. “On Technology and Fabric Composition: Putting the pXRF Dataset into Use”. In Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, edited by G. Papantoniou, D. Michaelides, and M. Dikomitou-Eliadou. Leiden: Brill (to be reviewed).  Loizides, F., A. Lanitis, G. Papantoniou and D. Michaelides. In progress. “The Use of Information Technology Applications for Supporting the Study and Interpretation of Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos”. In Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, edited by G. Papantoniou, D. Michaelides, and M. Dikomitou-Eliadou. Leiden: Brill (to be reviewed).  Michaelides, D., and G. Papantoniou. forthcoming. “The Advent of Hellenistic Cyprus”. In Les Royaumes de Chypre à l’épreuve de l’histoire : Transitions et ruptures de la fin de l’âge du Bronze du début de l’époque hellénistique. Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique-Supplement, edited by A. Cannavo, and L. Thély, Athens: The French School at Athens.  Papantoniou, G. forthcoming. “Ritual, Cult and Iconography in Context: The Transplantation of Late Cypriot ‘Archetypes’ into the Iron Age”. In Materiality and Visibility of Rituals in the Ancient World, edited by I. Mylonopoulos. Berlin: DeGruyter. (peer-reviewed, submitted).

 Papantoniou, G. forthcoming. “From the Cypriot City-kingdoms to the Hellenistic Period”. Ancient Cypriot History and Archaeology, edited by M. Iacovou. Nicosia: The Open University of Cyprus, (peer-reviewed, accepted).  Papantoniou, G. forthcoming. “Έγκωμη-Σαλαμίνα-Αμμόχωστος: Αιώνες Ιστορίας και Πολιτισμού”. In Διαλέξεις Ελεύθερου Σαλαμίνειου Πανεπιστημίου. Παραλίμνι: Ιερά Μητρόπολη Κωνσταντίας-Αμμοχώστου.  Morris, C.E., and G. Papantoniou, G. 2014. “Cypriot-born Aphrodite. The Social Biography of a Modern Cultural Icon". In Il trono variopinto. Figure e forme della dea dell’amore, Hellenica. Testi e strumenta di letteratura greca antica, mediavale e umanistica 55, edited by L. Bombardieri, T. Braccini, and. S Romani, 183-202. Torino: Edizioni Universitarie dell'Orso.  Michaelides, D., G. Papantoniou, and M. Dikomitou-Eliadou. 2014. “Moulding Expressions of Culture: The Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos”. In The A.G. Leventis Foundation Research Projects, edited by A. Gagatsis, 75-91. Nicosia: The University of Cyprus.  Papantoniou, G. 2013. “The ‘Cypriot Goddess’ at the Transition from the Bronze to the Iron Age: A ‘Cypro-Centric’ Approach”. In J.R.B. Stewart: An Archaeological Legacy. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 139, edited by A.B. Knapp, J.M. Webb, and A. McCarthy, 161-73. Uppsala: Åströms Förlag (peer-reviewed).  Papantoniou, G., and C.E. Morris. 2013. “Island Cultures at the Opposite Ends of Europe: Cypriot Studies in Ireland”. In Ireland-Cyprus: Parallel Journeys. Common Aspirations, edited by G. Georgis, and G. Kazamias, 282-311. Nicosia: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Papantoniou, G. 2012. “Cypriot Sanctuaries and Religion in the Early Iron Age: Views from Before and After”. In Cyprus and the Aegean in the Early Iron Age – The Legacy of Nicolas Coldstream, edited by M. Iacovou, 285-319. Nicosia: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (peer-reviewed). Reviews of this Work: 1. Fourrier, S. Cahier du Centre d’Études Chypriotes 42: 489.  Papantoniou, G. 2011. “‘Hellenising’ the ‘Cypriot Goddess’: ‘Reading’ the Amathousian Terracotta Figurines”. In From Pella to Gandhara. Hybridisation and Identity in the Art and Architecture of the Hellenistic East. British Archaeological Reports, International 2221, edited by A. Kouremenos, S. Chandrasekaran, and R. Rossi, 35-48. Oxford: Archaeopress (peer-reviewed). Reviews of this Work: 1. Wright, N.L. 2012. Digressus 12: 90-7. http://www.digressus.org/reviews/rev2012pp90-97-rev-kouremenos.pdf 2. Kim, SJ. 2012. Coroplastic Studies Interest Group 9: 24. http://www.coroplasticstudies.org/images/pdfs/Kim-KouremenosEtAl.pdf

Online Publications  Papantoniou, G. 2015. “From the Cypriot Basileis to the Hellenistic Strategos: The Archaeological Evidence”. In Kyprios Character: History, Archaeology and Numismatics of Ancient Cyprus, the website of the research project Aristeia II- SilCoinCy. http://kyprioscharacter.eie.gr/en/scientific-texts/details/kingdoms-kings/from- cypriot-basileis-to-hellenistic-strategos-archaeological-evidence

 Papantoniou, G. 2015. “Από τους Κύπριους Βασιλείς στον Πτολεμαϊκό Στρατηγό: Τα Αρχαιολογικά Τεκμήρια”. In Κυπριος Χαρακτήρ: Ιστορία, Αρχαιολογιία και Νομισματική της Αρχαίας Κύπρου, the website of the research project Aristeia II- SilCoinCy. http://kyprioscharacter.eie.gr/el/episthmonikes-symboles/details/kingdoms-kings- 2/apo-tous-kuprious-basileis-ston-ptolemaiko-stratego-ta-arkhaiologika-tekmeria

Book Reviews  Papantoniou, G. 2013. Review of Crossroads and Boundaries. The Archaeology of Past and Present in the Malloura Valley, Cyprus. Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research 65, by M. Toumazou, P.N. Kardulias, and D.B. Counts (eds). Cahier du Centre d’Études Chypriotes 43: 553-57.  Papantoniou, G. 2012. Review (abridged version) of La coroplastie chypriote archaïque. Identités culturelles et politiques à l’époque des royaumes, by S. Fourrier. Coroplastic Studies Interest Group Reviews: http://www.coroplasticstudies.org/images/pdfs/FourrierPapantoniou1.pdf  Papantoniou, G. 2011. Review of La coroplastie chypriote archaïque. Identités culturelles et politiques à l’époque des royaumes, by S. Fourrier. Babesch: Annual Papers on Mediterranean Archaeology 86: 226-8.

Conference Proceedings  Papantoniou, G., N. Kyriakou, A. Sarris, and M. Iacovou. 2015. “Sacred Topography in Iron Age Cyprus: The Case of Vavla-Kapsalaes”. In Archaeological Research in the Digital Age Proceedings of the 1st Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Greek Chapter (CAA-GR) Rethymno, Crete, 6-8 March 2014, edited by C. Papadopoulos, E. Paliou, A. Chrysanthi, E. Kotoula, and A. Sarris., 70- 75. Rethymno: Institute for Mediterranean Studies.  Papantoniou, G., F. Loizides, A. Lanitis, and D. Michaelides. 2012. “Digitization, Restoration and Visualization of Terracotta Figurines from the ‘House of Orpheus’, Nea Paphos”. In Progress in Cultural Heritage Preservation 4th International Conference, EuroMed 2012, Limassol, Cyprus, October 29 – November 3, 2012 Proceedings. Lecture Notes on Computer Sciences 7616, edited by M. Ioannides, D. Fritsch, J. Leissner, R. Davies, F. Remondino, and R. Caffo, 543–550. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag (peer-reviewed).  Frangeskides, F., A. Lanitis, and G. Papantoniou. 2008. “A Contact-less Interactive Tool for Exploring Archaeological Data”. In VSMM 2008: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia. Short Papers. 20-25 October 2008, Limassol, Cyprus, edited by M. Ioannides, A. Addison, A. Georgopoulos, and L. Kalisperis, 305-10. Budapest: VSMM Society.  Papantoniou, G. 2008. “Cypriot Sacred Landscapes from Basileis to Strategos: Methodological and Interpretative Approaches”. In POCA 2005. Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of Young Researchers on Cypriot Archaeology, Department of Classics, Trinity College, Dublin, 21-22 October 2005. British Archaeological Reports, International Series 1803, edited by G. Papantoniou, 37-45. Oxford: Archaeopress (peer-reviewed).  Papantoniou, G. 2008. “From Priest-Kings to High-Priest? Cypriot Sanctuaries, Ptolemaic Sculpture and Social Power”. In SOMA 2004: Proceedings of the IX Symposium

on Mediterranean Archaeology, Chieti (Italy), 25-26 February 2005. British Archaeological Reports, International Series 1739, edited by O. Menozzi, M.L. Di Marzio, and D. Fossarato, 419-23. Oxford: Archaeopress.  Sarris, A., G. Stamatis, N. Papadopoulos, E. Kokkinou, S. Topouzi, E. Kokkinaki, E. Moissi, M. Iacovou, V. Kassianidou, G. Papasavvas, G. Papantoniou, and M. Dikomitou. 2006. “Palaepaphos, Cyprus: The Contribution of Geographical Information Systems and Geophysical Prospection in the Study of the Archaeological Topography and Settlement Patterns”. In The World is in your Eyes. CAA 2005. Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology. Proceedings of the 33rd Conference, Tomar, March 2005, edited by A. Figueiredo and G. Velho, 199-204. Tomar: CAA Portugal.

Newsletters  Papantoniou, G. forthcoming. “‘Unlocking’ Sacred Landscapes: A Holistic Approach to Cypriot Sanctuaries and Religion”. Archaeo-Telepiskopika Nea 11.  Dikomitou-Eliadou, M., G. Papantoniou, and D. Michaelides, 2013. “The Employment of pXRF Analysis for the Qualitative Study of Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos”. Newsletter of the Coroplastic Studies Interest Group 10: 10-11. http://www.coroplasticstudies.org/newsletters/ACoST%20Newsletter,%20Summer% 202013a.pdf  Papantoniou, G., D. Michaelides, F. Loizides, and A. Lanitis, 2013. “Digitization, Restoration and Visualization of Terracotta Figurines from the ‘House of Orpheus’, Nea Paphos”. Newsletter of the Coroplastic Studies Interest Group 9: 7-8. http://www.coroplasticstudies.org/newsletters/CSIG%20News,%20No.%209,%20Win ter%202013  Michaelides, D., and G. Papantoniou. 2012. “Molding Expressions of Culture: The Terracotta Figurines from the ‘House of Orpheus’, Nea Paphos”. Newsletter of the Coroplastic Studies Interest Group 7: 10. http://www.coroplasticstudies.org/images/pdfs/CSIG%20News,%20January%202012. pdf  Papantoniou, G. 2010. ‘Cyprus, from Basileis to Strategos: “Reading” the Terracotta Figurines’. Newsletter of the Coroplastic Studies Interest Group 3: 7. http://www.coroplasticstudies.org/images/csig-news3.pdf  Papantoniou, G. and S. Neocleous. 2006. ‘Κυπριακή Αρχαιολογία στο Δουβλίνο’. Κοινότητα. Ενημερωτικό Δελτίο Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου 12: 10. http://www.coroplasticstudies.org/images/csig-news3.pdf

Projects

 Settled and Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus (SeSaLaC): Funded by The University of Cyprus, Dumbarton Oaks, and The Irish Research Council. 2014- (Co-director).  ‘Unlocking’ Sacred Landscapes Network: Funded by the Irish Research Council and the Trinity Long Room Hub. 2014- (Coordinator).

 Pyrgos Himarou Archaeological Project, Naxos: Funded by the University of Cyprus. 2014- (researcher: study of the Hellenistic-Roman material).  ‘Unlocking’ Sacred Landscapes: A Holistic Approach to Cypriot Sanctuaries and Religion: Funded by the Irish Research Council (IRC), Government of Ireland and the European Commission-Marie Curie. 2011-2015 (Principal Researcher).  Moulding Expressions of Culture: The Terracotta Figurines from the ‘House of Orpheus’, Nea Paphos (MEC-HOT): Funded by the University of Cyprus A.G. Leventis Foundation Research Committee. Director: Prof. Demetrios Michaelides. 2011-2013 (Researcher).  Stirring Pots on Fire. A Diachronic and Interdisciplinary Study of Cooking Pots from Cyprus: Funded by the University of Cyprus A.G. Leventis Foundation Research Committee. Director: Dr Athanasios Vionis. 2011-2013 (Special Scientist).  Apollonios’ (‘INTERREG IIIA Greece-Cyprus: Joint Educational and Research Programmes Greece-Cyprus in the History and Archaeology of Medicine, Palaeopathology and Palaeoradiation’): Funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Director: Prof. Demetrios Michaelides. 2007-2008. (Researcher).

Teaching Experience and Course Organisation

 “The Archaeology of Cyprus”. Undergraduate course, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus, summer course 2015 (with Prof. Vasiliki Kassianidou, Dr Maria Dicomitou-Eliadou, Dr Skevi Christodoulou).  “Sacred Landscapes”. Postgraduate course, University of the Aegean, autumn semester 2014-15.  “Cypriot Sacred Landscapes”. Invited seminar, ‘Ancient Cyprus’ undergraduate seminar course, Department of Classics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, March 3, 2014.  “The Mycenaeans Overseas”. Invited lecture, ‘Aegean Bronze Age’ undergraduate course, Department of Classics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, March 4, 2014.  “Unlocking Sacred Landscapes: Cypriot Sanctuaries from Prehistory to the Roman Times”. Postgraduate course, Department of Classics, Trinity College Dublin, Hilary and Trinity Terms 2013-14.  “The Development of Cypriot Sanctuaries and Religion from Prehistoric to the Roman Times”. Undergraduate course, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus, spring semester 2010-11.  “Introduction to the Bronze Age Cultures of the Mediterranean” (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Cyprus, Northeast Aegean and Troy, Cyclades, Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece). Undergraduate course, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus, spring semester 2010-11.  “Sources and Evidence in Ancient History and Archaeology”. Undergraduate course, Department of Classics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Michaelmas term 2010 (with Dr Christine Morris)  “Hellenistic Image-Making”. Postgraduate (M.Phil. course), Department of Classics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Michaelmas term 2010 (with Prof. Brian McGing).

 “Amathous”. Invited seminar, ‘Ancient Cyprus’ undergraduate seminar course, Department of Classics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, March 15, 2010.  “PAST seminars”. Co-ordination of the Departmental Research Seminars for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in archaeology, Department of Classics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 2009 – May 2010.  “Hellenistic Religion and Society”. Undergraduate course, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus, spring semester 2008-9.  High School Teacher (short-term contract) for Modern and Ancient Greek Language and Literature, Latin and History. Ministry of Education and Culture, Republic of Cyprus, Mar. 2009 – May 2009.

Invited Public Lectures and Seminars

 “’Unlocking’ Sacred Landscapes: A Holistic Approach to Cypriot Sanctuaries and Religion”. Invited public lecture, Irish Institute for Hellenic Studies at Athens, Athens (GR), March 18, 2014.  “’Unlocking’ Sacred Landscapes: A Holistic Approach to Cypriot Sanctuaries and Religion”. Invited public lecture, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), March 9, 2014.  “Negotiating Local and Imperial Identities: Cyprus from Classical to Hellenistic times”. Invited seminar, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh (UK), November 10, 2014.  “At the Crossroads of Empire: the Socio-political and Cultural Landscape of Cyprus from Classical to Hellenistic Times”. Invited seminar, The University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin (IE), October 29, 2014.  “Enkomi – Salamis – Famagusta: A Glimpse into the History of Cyprus”. Invited public lecture, Irish Hellenic Society, Dublin (IE), April 2, 2014.  “Αρχαία Πάφος: Αιώνες Ιστορίας και Πολιτισμού”. Invited public lecture, Ierokepeion Free University, Paphos (CY), November 29, 2013.  “Αρχαία Πάφος: Αιώνες Ιστορίας και Πολιτισμού”. Invited public lecture, Pyrgos Tyllirias Free University, Pyrgos (CY), November 7, 2013.  “Από την Έγκωμη στη Σαλαμίνα και από τη Σαλαμίνα στην Αμμόχωστο: Η Φωνή της Αρχαιολογίας”. Invited public lecture, Free University of Cyprus in London (UK), October 17, 2013.  “Sacred Topography in Iron Age Cyprus: Royal Ideologies and Territorial Claims”. Invited public lecture, Institute for Mediterranean Studies- FORTH, Rethymnon (GR), April 17, 2013.  “Έγκωμη – Σαλαμίνα – Αμμόχωστος: Αιώνες Ιστορίας και Πολιτισμού”. Invited public lecture, Municipality of Famagusta Free University, Limassol (CY), March 26, 2012.  “Έγκωμη – Σαλαμίνα – Αμμόχωστος: Αιώνες Ιστορίας και Πολιτισμού”. Invited public lecture, Salaminion Free University, Paralimni (CY), March 15, 2012.  “Αρχαία Πάφος, Κοιτίδα Πολιτισμού: Η Φωνή της Αρχαιολογίας”. Invited public lecture, Πολιτιστικό Σωματείο Πάφου, «Πολιτιστικό Ρεύμα», Workshop «Πάφος...Κοιτίδα Πολιτισμού… Πολιτιστική Πρωτεύουσα της Ευρώπης 2017», Paphos (CY), June 19, 2010.

 “Cyprus, from Basileis to Strategos: A Landscape Approach”. Invited public lecture, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), May 02, 2011.  “Power, Religious Art and Ideology: A Case-Study from Cyprus”. Invited seminar, Centre for Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Trinity College Dublin (IE), December 1, 2010.  “’Decoding’ the “Cypriot Goddess”: Evidence from Terracotta Figurines’. Invited lecture, Archaeological Society, Trinity College Dublin (IE), March 18, 2010.  ‘”Hellenising” the ‘Cypriot Goddess’: Power, Religion and Ideology”. Invited seminar, ‘Ancient Worlds Seminar’, Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University (NL), December 3, 2009.  “Hellenistic Cyprus”. Invited lecture, Museo Nazionale Archeologico di Palestrina and the Cypriot Society NIMA, Palestrina (IT), May 17, 2008.  “From Priest-Kings to High-Priest? Cypriot Sanctuaries, Ptolemaic Sculpture and Social Power”. Invited seminar, Centre for Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Trinity College Dublin (IE), February 18, 2005.

Conference Participation with Paper and Poster Presentation

 “The ‘Cypriot Goddess’ in the Iron Age: The Evidence from the Terracotta Figurines”. Invited paper for the workshop Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions. University of Helsinki, Tallinn, Estonia (EE), 16-18 September 2015.  “Unlocking Sacred Landscapes: A Holistic Approach to Cypriot Sanctuaries and Religion”. Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) annual workshop. Nicosia (CY), 27 June 2015.  “Settled and Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus (SeSaLaC) – the Kofinou Archaeological Surface Survey”. Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) annual workshop. Nicosia (CY), 27 June 2015 (with A.K. Vionis and D. Nicolaou).  “Mapping Paralimni: Archaeological Survey and Local Memories”. Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) annual workshop. Nicosia (CY), 27 June 2015 (with A. Satraki and A.K. Vionis).  “Culture and Empire from Classical to Hellenistic Period in Cyprus”. Paper for the international conference Lines Between: Culture and Empire in the Eastern Mediterranean. European University Cyprus and Stockton University, Nicosia (CY), 4- 6 June 2105.  “The Territorial Formation of Salamis: The Evidence from the Cypriot Sanctuaries”. Invited paper for the international conference Salamis, History and Archaeology (from the Earliest period to the End of Antiquity), The University of Cyprus (CY), 21-23 May 2015.  “Cypriot Sacred Landscapes and the Application of Geographic Information Systems: An Evaluation”. Paper for the international workshop ‘Unlocking’ Sacred Landscapes: Spatial Analysis of Ritual and Cult in the Mediterranean, The University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin (IE), 15-17 May 2015.  “Rethinking Cypriot Hellenistic Portraits”. Invited paper for the international symposium Ancient Cyprus today: Museum Collections and New Research Approaches to the Archaeology of Cyprus, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (SE), 25-27 April 2015.

 “Interactions between Old and New: The Transition from Classical to Hellenistic Period in Cyprus”. Presenting by title for the international conference Building a New World Order? Hellenistic Monarchies in the Mediterranean World, The Pennsylvania State University (USA), 24-25 April 2015.  “Archaeological Surface Survey in Paralimni”. Invited Paper for the symposium Paralimni: History and Culture, Municipality of Paralimni (CY), 18 April 2015.  “Ritual Gestures and Bodily Communication: Exploring Religious Transformation in Cyprus during the First Millennium BC”. Paper for the international conference Terracottas in the Mediterranean Through Time, University of Haifa (IL), 23-25 March 2015.  “A Technological and Compositional Study of the Hellenistic and Roman Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos”. Paper for the international conference Terracottas in the Mediterranean Through Time, University of Haifa (IL), 23- 25 March 2015 (with M. Dikomitou-Eliadou, E. Aloupi-Siotis, V. Kilikoglou, and D. Michaelides).  “The Employment of Analytical Methods in the Study of the Hellenistic and Roman Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos”, International Conference Interdisciplinary Studies of Ancient Materials from the Mediterranean. Nicosia (CY), 17-19 September 2014 (with M. Dikomitou-Eliadou, V. Kilikoglou, E. Aloupi- Siotis, and D. Michaelides) – poster presentation.  “Shifting Orientations and the Development of Cypriot Sculpture and Iconography”. Invited paper in the international conference Les Royaumes de Chypre à l’épreuve de l’histoire : Transitions et ruptures de la fin de l’âge du Bronze du début de l’époque hellénistique. The French School at Athens (GR), 19-21 March 2015.  “From Classical mini-states to Hellenistic Imperialism: The Importance of the Arsinoe Cult in Shaping Ptolemaic Maritime Power”. Invited paper in the international workshop Sailing from Polis to Empire: Maritime Scales in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Hellenistic Period (4th - 1st centuries BCE). The University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), 14-15 November 2014.  “Ιερή Τοπογραφία στην Κύπρο της Εποχής του Σιδήρου και Εφαρμογές Γεωγραφικών Συστημάτων Πληροφοριών”. Paper in the conference Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Cyprus, Society of Surveyors and Cyprus University of Technology, Nicosia (CY), 8-9 October 2014.  “Moulding Expressions of Culture: The Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos”. Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) annual workshop. Nicosia (CY), 28 June 2014 (with D. Michaelides and M. Dikomitou- Eliadou).  “Terracottas in a Domestic Context: The Case of the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos, Cyprus”. Roman Archaeology Conference. Reading (UK), 28-30 March, 2014 (with D. Michaelides and M. Dikomitou-Eliadou).  “Sacred Topography in Iron Age Cyprus: The Case of Vavla-Kapsalaes”. International Conference Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology-Greece (CAA- GR). Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Rethymno (GR), 7-8 March, 2014 (with N. Kyriakou, A. Sarris, and M. Iacovou) – poster presentation.  ‘Digitising Cypriot Archaeology’. Virtual Cultural Heritage in Ireland, Trinity College Dublin (IE), 27-28 February, 2014 – poster presentation.

 “Έγκωμη – Σαλαμίνα – Αμμόχωστος: Αιώνες Ιστορίας και Πολιτισμού”. Αμμόχωστος Μνήμη Αέναος, Frenaros (CY), 14 December, 2013.  “Moulding Expressions of Culture: The Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos”. International conference Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), 3-5 June, 2013 (with D. Michaelides).  “Quantitative vs Qualitative Data: The Application of Neutron Activation Analysis and Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy for the Study of the Hellenistic and Roman Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos”. International conference Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), 3-5 June, 2013 (with V. Kilikoglou, M. Dikomitou-Eliadou, and D. Michaelides).  “On Technology and Fabric Composition: Putting the pXRF Dataset into Use”. International conference Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), 3-5 June, 2013 (with M. Dikomitou-Eliadou, E. Aloupi, and D. Michaelides).  “The Use of Information Technology Applications for Supporting the Study and Interpretation of Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos”. International conference Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), 3-5 June, 2013 (with F. Loizides, A. Lanitis, and D. Michaelides).  “An Interdisciplinary Study of Cypriot Sacred Landscapes and Terracotta Figurines”. Joint research seminar Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus and Ruhr- Universität Bochum, Nicosia (CY), 27 March 2013.  “The ‘Cypriot Goddess’ at the Transition from the Bronze to the Iron Age: A ‘Cypro- Centric’ Approach”. International conference: J.R.B. Stewart – an Archaeological Legacy. Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute –CAARI, Nicosia (CY), 1-3 March 2013.  “Negotiating Local and Imperial Identities: The Evidence from the Cypriot Sacred Landscapes and their Associated Sculptures”. Invited paper for the colloquium Cyprus Capta: New Approaches to the Archaeology of Empire in Hellenistic and Roman Cyprus.113th Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)/American Philological Association (APA) Joint Annual Meeting, Philadelphia (PA), 5-8 January 2012.  “Early Iron Age Cypriot Sanctuaries and Religion”. Invited paper for the international conference Cyprus and the Aegean in the Early Iron Age – The Legacy of Nicolas Coldstream, Archaeological Research Unit University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), 13 December 2010.  “From Segmentation to Unification: Sacred Landscapes and Sculpture in the Construction of Hellenistic Island Identities”. Invited paper for the international conference Hellenistic Cyprus, University of Graz (AU), 14 October 2010.  “Revisiting Soloi-Cholades: Ptolemaic Power, Religion and Ideology”. Invited paper for the international conference Chypre à l’époque hellénistique et impériale: recherches récentes et nouvelles découvertes, Centre d’Études chypriotes, Paris (FR), 25-26 September 2009.  ‘”Hellenising’ the ‘Cypriot Goddess’: ‘Reading’ the Amathousian Terracotta Figurines”. International conference From Pella to Gandhara: Hybridisation and Identity in the Art and Architecture of the Hellenistic East. University of Oxford (UK), 2 May 2009.

 “A Contact-less Interactive Tool for Exploring Archaeological Data”. International conference VSMM 2008: Virtual Systems and Multimedia. Virtual Systems and MultiMedia, Limassol (CY), 20-25 October 2008 (with F. Frangeskides and A. Lanitis).  “Cypriot Sacred Landscapes from Basileis to Strategos: Methodological and Interpretative Approaches”. International postgraduate workshop Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology (POCA) 2005. 5th Annual Meeting. Trinity College, Dublin (IE), 21- 22 October 2005.  “From Priest-Kings to High-Priest? Cypriot Sanctuaries, Ptolemaic Sculpture and Social Power”. International postgraduate Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA) 2004. 9th Annual Meeting. Chieti (IT), 24-26 February 2005.  “Palaepaphos, Cyprus: The Contribution of Geographical Information Systems and Geophysical Prospection in the Study of the Archaeological Topography and Settlement Patterns”. International conference The World is in your Eyes. CAA 2005. Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology. 33rd Annual Meeting. Tomar (PO), 21-24 March 2005 (with A. Sarris, G. Stamatis, N. Papadopoulos, E. Kokkinou, S. Topouzi, E. Kokkinaki, E. Moissi, M. Iacovou, V. Kassianidou, G. Papasavvas, and M. Dikomitou).  “The Champlevé Technique in Cyprus”. International postgraduate workshop Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology (POCA) 2003, 3rd Annual Meeting. Trinity College, Dublin (IE), 14-15 October 2003.

Conference Organisation

 Spatial Analyses of Ritual and Cult in the Mediterranean, Dublin, 15-17 May 2015. Trinity College Dublin (convenor).  Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, Nicosia 2013, 3-5 June. Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus under the auspices of the Association for Coroplastic Studies (convenor).  Medicine in the Ancient Mediterranean World, Nicosia 2008, 27-29 September. Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus (member of the organising committee).  Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology (POCA) 2005, Dublin 2005, 21-22 October 2005. Department of Classics and Centre for Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, University of Dublin, Trinity College (main organiser and editor of proceedings).

Archaeological Fieldwork

Excavation:  Limassol-Palia Astynomia Archaeological Project, Cyprus, 2008 (Department of Antiquities, Cyprus), co-director.  Palaepaphos: The Urban Landscape Project, Cyprus, 2006 (University of Cyprus), excavator.  Athienou Archaeological Project, Cyprus, 2005 (Davidson College), excavator.  Geroskipou-Agioi Pente Archaeological Project, Cyprus, 2003 (University of Cyprus), excavator.

 Episkopi-Bamboula Archaeological Project, Cyprus, 2002 (University of Cincinnati), trench-supervisor.  Sotira-Kaminoudhkia Archaeological Project, Cyprus, 2001 (State University New York, Albany), excavator.  Idalion-Ambelleri Field Practicum, Cyprus, 2000 (University of Cyprus and Department of Antiquities, Cyprus), excavator.

Surface Survey:  Settled and Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus, The region of Kourion, 2015 – (University of Cyprus), co-director.  Settled and Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus, The region of Kofinou, 2014 – (University of Cyprus), co-director.  Settled and Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus, The region of Cavo-Graeco, 2014 – (University of Cyprus, the Cypriot Department of Antiquities), co-director.  Digitized Archaeological Atlas of Palaepaphos, Cyprus, 2003 (University of Cyprus and Institute of Mediterranean Studies, Crete), surveyor.  Geophysical Prospection at Dhenia (experimental stage), Cyprus, 2002 (University of Cyprus and Institute of Mediterranean Studies, Crete), surveyor.  Potamia-Agios Sozomenos Archaeological Project, Cyprus, 2000 (École française d’Athènes, University of Aix en Provence and University of Cyprus), surveyor.

Membership

 International Consortium of Research Staff Associations (ICoRSA) (2015 – present)  The Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens (2014 – present).  Virtual Heritage Network, Ireland (2014 – present).  Marie Curie Alumni Association (2014 – present)  MOnuMENTA, for the Natural and Architectural Heritage in Greece and Cyprus (2012 – present).  The Irish Section of the Marie Curie Fellows Association (MCFA), Ireland (2011 – present).  Waterloo Institute for Hellenistic Studies, Canada (research associate) (2011 – present).  Association of Cypriot Archaeologists (2011 – present).  Association for Coroplastic Studies (ACoST), under the auspices of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) (2009 – present).  Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) (2006 – 2008).  Archaeological Society, University of Dublin, Trinity College (2003 – 2008).  Classical Society, University of Dublin, Trinity College (2003 – 2008).  Archaeological Society, University of Cyprus (founding member, responsible for organising activities and events) (2001 – 2003).

Training

 GIS and Archaeology. A NARNIA Project Training Course. Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol. 2-5 December 2013.  Coinage of the Cypriot Kingdoms. A NARNIA Project Training Course. Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus. 6-7 March 2013.  Mosaics in the Field. Issues of Iconography, Material Selection and Preservation. A NARNIA Project Training Course. Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus. 11-14 October 2012.  REmote Sensing Techniques in Archaeological Research (RESTAR). Laboratory of Geophysical - Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo-environment, Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas (FORTH), Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS), Crete. 21-29 September 2012.  Introduction to the Geology of Cyprus with an Emphasis on the Economic Minerals of the Island used in Antiquity. A NARNIA Project Training Course. Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus. 3-5 September 2012.  Introduction to the Archaeometallurgy of Cyprus. A NARNIA Project Training Course. Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus. 7-11 May 2012.  Geomatics and Geographic Information Systems (G.I.S). Department of Civil Engineering (Civil Engineering, Surveying Engineering and Geomatics. Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol. January – May 2012.  Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. Centre for Teaching and Learning. University of Cyprus. 25-26 October 2011.

Languages – Computers – Driving

 Modern Greek, English, French, German, Ancient Greek, Latin.  Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint), Adobe (Illustrator, Photoshop).  Driving License, Republic of Cyprus.

Other Activities

 Member of the Editorial Advisory Board and Reviewer for the Journal of Greek Studies.  Reviewer for the publication of "Cultural Encounters in Near Eastern History – An Interdisciplinary Conference" University of Copenhagen, May 10-12, 2012.  Reviewer for the international journal Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization, published by the Institute of Archaeology, Jagellonian University.  Exams Invigilator. University of Dublin, Trinity College (2004 – 2007).  Librarian. Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus (2000 – 2003).  Sergeant. Compulsory Military Service, Cypriot Ministry of National Defence, Republic of Cyprus (1997 – 1999).

Referees

 Brian McGing, The Regius Professor of Greek, Department of Classics, School of Histories and Humanities, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland, Tel: +353 1 8961092, email: [email protected]  Maria Iacovou, Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia, CY-1678, Cyprus, Tel: +357 22 893563, email: [email protected]  Demetrios Michaelides, Emeritus Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia, CY-1678, Cyprus, Tel: +357 22 893570, email: [email protected]  Derek Counts, Professor, Department of Art History, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI, 532001, USA, Tel: 414-229-3466, email: [email protected]  Christine Morris, The Andrew A. David Associate Professor in Greek Archaeology and History, Department of Classics, School of Histories and Humanities, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland, Tel: +353 1 8961424, email: [email protected]  Vasiliki Kassianidou, Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia, CY-1678, Cyprus, Tel: +357 22 893564, email: [email protected]  Giorgos Papasavvas, Associate Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia, CY-1678, Cyprus, Tel: +357 22 893566, email: [email protected]  Apostolos Sarris, Director, Laboratory of Geophysical - Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo-environment, Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Foundation of Research and Technology – Hellas, Melissinou & Nikiforou Foka 130, P.O. Box. 119, Rethymno 74100, Crete, Greece, Tel: +30 28310-56627, email: [email protected]