Catherine Longford

I am currently a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow researching cultural connections through the archaeobotanical record focusing on the Bell Beaker period. I obtained a BA/BSc with majors in Archaeology, Geology and an Honours degree in Botany from the University of Melbourne (2005).  I joined the University of Sheffield for an MSc in Environmental Archaeology and Palaeoeconomy (2007), and my PhD (2015), also at the University of Sheffield, focused on the plant economy of the Kura-Araxes within the context of Bronze Age Near Eastern archaeobotany. Within the Archaeology Department I have been a Marie Curie Research Fellow in Archaeobotany researching roots and tubers as part of the ‘Integrated Archaeobotanical Research’ project (G. Jones 2007-09), as a Research Officer in Archaeobotany (2009-10) and as Post-Doctoral Research Associate working with Professor Glynis Jones as part of the University of Manchester ERC funded ADAPT project led by Professor Terry Brown. I have taught Archaeobotany at both the University of Sheffield and the University of Nottingham I have also worked as a plant macroremains and charcoal specialist for the Sheffield Archaeobotanical Consultancy and in commercial archaeology as a post-excavation supervisor for Headland Archaeology in their Midland and West office. I have been involved as an archaeobotanist in field projects in Turkey, Georgia, Israel, Bulgaria and the UK at sites dating from the Neolithic to Medieval period.

Andrew Jamieson

Andrew Jamieson is Associate Professor in Near Eastern Archaeology in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. For more than three decades, he has participated in archaeological fieldwork, in Egypt, Georgia, Lebanon, Syria, and Australia. He has been especially active in preservation and salvage projects. In 2017, Andrew became the director of the Georgian-Australian Investigations in Archaeology (GAIA) project. He is also an award-winning teacher, whose work in the sphere of object-based learning has been highly influential, both in Australia and internationally. He is very active in the field of community engagement, promoting the ancient world within the wider community and fostering interest in university activities. He is an elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and in 2023 was the recipient of the Faculty of Arts Alumni Award for his contribution to the faculty and university.

Claudia Sagona

Dr Claudia Sagona, MOM, FAHA, is an Honorary Principal Fellow in Archaeology in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies. Her archaeological fieldwork and research have taken her from the highlands of north-eastern Turkey and the Caucasus to the Maltese Archipelago and she has published widely concerning these regions. In Turkey, Claudia co-directed with Antonio Sagona, the North-East Anatolia Archaeological Project. She is currently co-directing the Georgian and Australian Investigations in Archaeology (G.A.I.A) now focused on the site of Rabati. In Malta, she was a member of the excavations of the Phoenician Punic temple site at Tas-Silg, conducted by the University of Malta, and has carried out substantial research on the extensive Phoenician-Punic burial sites in the islands. Her interest in Malta's rich archaeological record has culminated in a comprehensive book, The Archaeology of Malta: From the Neolithic through the Roman Period (Cambridge University Press). In recognition of her contribution to Malta, she was made an honorary member of the National Order of Merit of Malta in 2007. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7794-3865 https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/14856-claudia-sagona

Giorgi Gogoladze

Medieval archaeologist, specialist in digital technologies

Inga Martkoplishvili

Palynologist

Aleko Zavradashvili

Lithic specialist

Giorgi Bedianshvili

Tornike Rostiashvili

Specialist in Digital Archaeology