Metaxia Papageorgiou

BA, Archaeology and History of Art, University of Athens; MA, Archaeology, MSc, Technology and Analysis of Archaeological Materials, University College London; PhD, Classical Archaeology/Archaeometry, University of Athens/N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”

Metaxia Papageorgiou is an Assistant Professor of Archaeology at Deree – The American College of Greece. Her research focuses on the interdisciplinary study of Roman vitreous materials and the production and circulation of ancient Greek medicinal compounds and their containers. She has co-authored several notable publications, including “Roman Glasses Coloured by Dissolved Transition Metal Ions: Redox Reactions, Optical Spectroscopy, and Ligand Field Theory” (Journal of Archaeological Science), “Archaeological and Historical Study of Lykion Complemented by IR and Raman Spectroscopic Investigation” (Scientific Culture), and “Glass” (Hesperia). Currently, her work involves digital cultural preservation and public history, participating in projects such as the Onassis Project on Tourism (ACG) and the Rhodes Centennial Project (Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen). Her research has been supported by the A.G. Leventis Foundation, the Hellenic Ministry of Education, and the Hellenic Ministry of Investment. She has collaborated with the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos,” and the National Hellenic Research Foundation, among others. Since 2018, she has been a member of the Board of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry.