Site DirectorKottaridi began her studies of Archaeology and Art History with the Faculty ofAUTHwhere she graduated with honors. Shortly thereafter, she was awarded a scholarship from Germany to continue her postgraduate studies in areas including Classical, Proistoriki and Medieval Archaeology, the History of Art, Ancient and Medieval Studies in Ethnology, and Theatre Studies at the University of Cologne.
Read MoreFounder and Executive Director / Program DirectorMat’s work at Davidson Day expands beyond the classroom and into Anthropology and Archaeology with AFAR. Not only does AFAR operate field schools every summer, but is host to two major conferences, provides a summer program for elementary students, and is building new programs to provide pre-collegiate students an opportunity to discover and learn about archaeology.
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Program Director / Onsite ArchaeologistCatalina Urquijo met her husband (Dr. Dionisio Urbina) on her first archaeological excavation. At this point in time, archaeology was only emerging as a profession in Spain.
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Onsite ArchaeologistIoannis Graikos is an onsite archaeologist. Mr. Graikos earned a degree from the University of Thessaloniki and currently works as a curator of the archaeological site and museum of Aigai (Vergina) and Veria, in the Ephorate of Antiquities of Hemathia, Greek Ministry of Culture and Ahtletics. He is currently working on his PHD.
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