Michael Wedde
Educated as an archaeologist at the Université de Neuchâtel (MA 1986)
and the Universität Mannheim (PhD 1992), trained as a field archaeologist at the Petras (1993-1999) and Ηalasmenos (1993-2000, 2003) excavations. Part of the second wave at Petras, when the site went palatial with the discovery of the central court in 1992. Seeing the site on the Swedish Institute at Athens Minoan 'Villas' symposion excursion that year (baulks still across the central court but everything oh so clear!) led to the decision to apply. Prior experience as a draughtsman at Tiryns (1982, 1983, 1985) came to good use in trench and site plans. Conducted together with the Director the stratigraphical trenches that provided glimpses of the palimpsest that is Petras. The Director also made sure that Modern Greek became the fourth foreign language. A dissertation at Mannheim on Aegean Bronze Age ship imagery proved of little use as Petras has produced tragically few representations of ships. Continued, nevertheless, to write about ships, not about Minoan pottery. A stint at the Norwegian Institute at Athens (2000-2002) put an end to fieldwork. Currently teaching (almost) all things Ancient Greek to American college students - and enjoying it immensely.
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- Elizabeth Chryssikopoulou
- Heidi Dierckx
- Donald Haggis
- Susan C. Ferrence
- Erik Hallager
- Valasia Isaakidou
- Pandelis Kampanos
- Garifalia Kostopoulou
- Olga Krzyszkowska
- Nektaria Mavroudi
- Dimitra Mylona
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- Maria Psallida
- Maria Relaki
- David William Rupp
- Anna Simandiraki-Grimshaw
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- Konstantinos Togias
- Sevi Triantaphyllou
- Lucia Vagnetti
- Michael Wedde
- Kleio Zervaki
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