About our teamOver the years several hundred people have been involved in the archaeological excavations at the site of the ancient theatre of Paphos in one capacity or another, be it as part of the professional archaeological team, a student member, or as a contributing volunteer. Most of the team have come from Australia, but the project has always had an international component with involvement of students and specialists from around the world.
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Meet the Project Directors
Dr Craig Barker is the Manager of Education and Public Programs at Sydney University Museums and Director of the Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project.
Research interests: Amphorae and the wine trade in the eastern Mediterranean, Hellenistic funerary practices, archaeological education, representation of archaeology in popular culture. |
Emeritus Professor Richard Green was the Renee and Arthur George Chair of Classical Archaeology at the University of Sydney between 1990 and 2003.
Research interests: Greek pottery, material evidence for the style of ancient theatre performance, excavations at the site of the ancient theatre of Paphos in Cyprus. |
Dr Smadar Gabrieli is a graduate of the University of Sydney. She was a Marie Curie Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Copenhagen between 2016 and 2018.
Research interests: Medieval Cyprus, cooking-ware and coarse-ware from Hellenistic to post Medieval Mediterranean region, archaeological conservation. |
Dr Melanie Fillios is a Senior Lecturer in Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology at the University of New England.
Research interests: Human-animal interactions, esp. commensal and domesticated species in Australia and the Mediterranean. Environmental impacts of human food choices on climate and changing animal populations; anthropological archaeology, zooarchaeology, human osteology, behavioural ecology |
Dr Rowan Conroy is Associate Director Artistic Interpretation and Senior Lecturer, Photography and Media Arts, Australian National University School of Art & Design.
Research Interests: high resolution mapping of the site using professional drone equipment, resulting in a range of 3D photogrammetry models of the site and finds; capturing footage of the process of excavation from an artistic perspective. |
Geoff Stennett is the Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project's architecture.
Research interests: ancient theatre architecture |
Emeritus Professor Diana Wood Conroy is the Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project's artist-in-residence. She is Emeritus Professor of Visual Arts at the University of Wollongong.
Research interests: The Hellenistic and Roman frescoes of the theatre, ancient textiles, the relationship between archaeology and visual arts practices |
SENIOR PROJECT RESEARCHERS
Dr Bernadette McCall - glass studies Dr Elizabeth Bollen - Hellenistic ceramics Holly Cook - Medieval glazed ceramics Dr Bruce Brown - scientific analysis Dr Rowan Conroy - artistic interpretation of the site Jennie Lindbergh - mosaics and site management and protection Candace Richards - architectural recycling Lise Pyers - small finds Emeritus Prof. Diana Wood Conroy - frescoes |
SENIOR PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS
Dr Bob Miller - archaeological photography Guy Hazell - project surveyor Dany Blackman - archives and inventory management |