2023/2024 grant recipients

The Mediterranean Archaeological Trust (MAT) is pleased to announce the 27 grant recipients of 2023/2024 grants, along with their project titles:

1. Dr Sofia Antonello – The First Palace of Phaistos: the final use of the main palatial building after its MM IIB collapse (18th century BC).

2. Dr Stephanie Aulsebrook – Mycenae’s Forgotten Ritual Landscape: the Poros Wall Hoard and Its Environs.

3. Dr Robin Barber – Final stages of preparation of publication of ‘The National Archaeological Museum, Athens: finds from the 1896–99 excavations at Phylakopi, Melos, Cyclades, Greece’.

4. Mr Hamza Benattia – The Bronze Age settlement of Kach Kouch (Oued Laou, Morocco). Exploring the social and economic dynamics of Mediterranean Africa from the late 3rd to the early 1st millennia BC.

5. Professor Andrew Bevan – Emborio Hinterland Project.

6. Dr Michael Boyd – Publication of the Keros-Naxos Seaways Project (fieldwork 2015- 2018).

7. Professor Ilaria Caloi – The Early Minoan IIA (2650-2400 BC) ‘village’ of Sissi (Crete). Placing pottery in context.

8. Mr Richard Catling – Sparta. Sanctuary of Helen and Menelaos. Archaic to Hellenistic Pottery. Preparation of drawings for publication.

9. Dr. Kostis Christakis – Study and illustration of the Old Palace pottery assemblages from Agriana, North-Central Crete.

10. Dr Sylviane Dederix – Minoan burial practices at Malia: The islet of Afendis Christos and the Western Ossuary.

11. Dr Adrien Delahaye and Dr Christian Mazet – Archaic Amyklaion. The study of the Laconian and imported archaic pottery from the excavations of the Spartan sanctuary of Apollo Amyklaios (2005-2021).

12. Dr Emily Egan – Wall Paintings from Petsas House, Mycenae.

13. Dr Vasso Fotou – Knossos: The Royal Villa and the House of the Chancel Screen.

14. Dr Paula Gheorghiade – The Excavations at Chiona-East Beach, Palaikastro, Crete: Study of the 2022 Excavation and Finds.

15. Dr Artemis Karnava – The Late Bronze Age site of Kastro-Palaia on the bay of Volos.

16. Dr Dimitris Kloukinas – From matter to edifice: a technological study of burned daub fragments from Neolithic Kleitos I.

17. Dr Iro Mathioudaki – Kirrha, Phocis: The pottery and stratigraphic sequence of the Soultani plot.

18. Dr Sergios Menelaou – Revisiting the Early Bronze Age pottery from Troy, northwestern Anatolia: interdisciplinary analysis and publication.

19. Dr Nikos Merousis – Tombs of the Late Minoan IIIA-B Period in Central Crete, Excavated by Costis Davaras (1962-1964).

20. Dr Irene Nikolakopoulou – Storage facilities and island economy. The evidence from Late Cycladic I Akrotiri, Thera.

21. Dr Maia Pomadere – New insights on the Neopalatial period at Malia (Crete): excavations in the Area Pi.

22. Dr Francesca Porta – Storage vessels from Pyla-Kokkinokremos (Cyprus).

23. Dr Santo Privitera – The First Mycenaeans in South Central Crete: The Necropolis at Kalyvia Near Phaistos.

24. Dr Antonio Manuel Sáez Romero – Wine amphoras and drinking vessels from a Classical tavern at Corinth. An approach to the Greek transport containers and tableware of the Punic Amphora Building.

25. Mr Dimitris N. Sakkas – A late Mycenaean chamber tomb at the cemetery of Aidonia.

26. Dr Metaxia Tsipopoulou – Publication of the Ceremonial Areas of the Necropolis of Petras, Siteia, Crete, Greece.

27. Dr Taylor Zaneri – The relationship between Animal and Human Health in Medieval Tuscany 1200-1400.