THE TEAM

The project has assembled a team with a very broad range of skills, as well as specialists in the archaeology of the region and archaeologists with close community ties to the area.

Dr Ian Johnson has been involved in the computerisation of archaeological data for many years and, specifically, the development of computerised methods of survey data recording through his own fieldwork and participation in the Sydney Cyprus Survey Project. As Director of the Sydney University Archaeological Computing Laboratory, he has established a centre for GIS applications in archaeology, organised symposia on computer applications and GIs, and instigated a technical publications series. He will provide overall direction of the project and supervise the technical aspects of sample design, data recording and analysis.

Dr Timothy E. Gregory is Director of the Ohio State University excavations at Isthmia (1987 - present) and an authority on Byzantine archaeology in the Aegean. He is also a member of the Sydney Cyprus Survey Project (1995-present) and directs archaeological survey in the Korinthia. This latter has involved a number of survey projects on small "desert" islands, including work on Markonisos and Kouveli (Gulf of Korinth), Evraionisos (Saronic Gulf), and Dokos (Argolo-Saronic Gulf).

Dr Stavros Paspalas, a graduate of the University of Sydney; Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) and a Master of Arts (Hons), has recently graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford University. A long time member of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens excavations at Torone, Stavros holds the position of Deputy-Director of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens.

Lita Diacopoulos graduated from the University of Sydney in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree. Lita has worked on archaeological surveys both in Greece (Dokos l996, 1997 and Isthmia, 1997) and Cyprus (Sydney Cyprus Survey project 1995 and l997). As well, Lita has worked on a number of archaeological projects with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Lita is currently enrolled for a Master of Philosophy degree in the Department of Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology at the University of Sydney specialising in survey and landscape archaeology using spatial analyses and GIS.

Cosmos Coroneos holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from the University of Sydney (1988) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Maritime Archaeology from Curtin University (1990). Cosmos has been employed as both a terrestrial and underwater archaeologist continuously sin--e his graduation. His overseas experience includes participating in the excavations at Ifani in Italy 1988, Torone in Greece 1988-89 (terrestrial) and 1993 - 94 (underwater) and Agios Georgios, Kythera, in 1993. Cosmos currently operates an archaeological consultancy buisiness specialising in maritime archaeology.

Lim Wells and Jay Noller (Vanderbilt University) have worked extensively in the Mediterranean on geoarchaeology and the geomorphology of archaeological sites and landscapes. Their assistance will be invaluable in examining landscape change, agricultural productivity potential and in the design of survey strategy.

The senior team members have an established track record through previous archaeological fieldwork and other studies. Drs. Johnson and Gregory have published several books which have received substantial scholarly attention. These works range from Gregory's traditional publication of the excavations at the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Isthmia (Isthmia V, Princeton 1993) to Johnson's well-known manual for Maplnfo (Understanding MapInfo. A Structured Guide) and supervision of the Sydney University Archaeological Methods Series.

The involvement of units of two major institutions in support of the project - the Sydney University Archaeological Computing Laboratory and The Ohio State University Excavations at Isthmia.

Thanks to Professor Timothy Gregory, his team, and associates, for permission to re-publish details about key personnel of the Paliohora Survey Team.

For further information, go to,

http://acl.arts.usyd.edu.au/research/kythera/team.htm