Speakers: Mehmetcan Soyluoglu, PhD candidate and Dr. Nikolas Bakirtzis, Associate Professor
Mehmetcan Soyluoglu joined to the Cyprus Institue in October 2019 after receiving his master’s degree in Classical Archaeology of Mediterranean from the University of Sheffield. Mehmetcan has experience in the different archaeological excavations from Anatolia and Cyprus. He is still a part of various international archaeological research projects. Through his fieldwork experience, Mehmetcan developed his research interests on the variety of areas including, Roman pottery, maritime archaeology and dendrochronology. In addition to these, since 2017, he takes an active role in NGO’s to promote cultural heritage in Cyprus.
Nikolas Bakirtzis is Associate Professor and Director of the Andreas Pittas Art Characterization Laboratories (APAC Labs) at the Cyprus Institute (CyI) in Nicosia. He is also Coordinator of CyI’s Science and Technology in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage doctoral program. With a PhD in Art and Architectural History from Princeton University, his research and publications focus on byzantine monasticism, medieval cities and fortifications, and, the island landscapes of the Byzantine, Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean. More recently his work explores issues of heritage and cultural identity in historic cities. In the context of APAC Labs research, his work focuses on aspects of the history, the materiality and the provenance of medieval and early modern works of art enhanced through the use of advanced digital and analytical methods. He also works on issues related to heritage at risk, including looting and illicit trafficking of antiquities, as well as, the impacts of Climate Change on Cultural Heritage coordinating the Task Force on Cultural Heritage in the context of the Cyprus Republic’s Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Region Climate Change Initiative.
Time: 6pm Amman, 5pm Cyprus, 3pm London
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