Presentation about Zagora at Chora, Andros, on Thursday 17 October 2013

Stavros Paspalas
Dr Stavros Paspalas

A presentation is being made on Andros, at Chora, next Thursday 17 October 2013 to inform the local community about the work taking place at Zagora in 2013.

For information (in Greek) about the presentation, see the poster re the Zagora lecture on 17 October 2013.

The presentation will be held at the Demotiko Theatro in Chora at 7.30pm and will be given by two of the directors of the Zatora Archaeological Project, Dr Stavros Paspalas and Dr Lesley Beaumont.

They will be talking about the archaeology and history of Zagora and about its investigation by archaeologists, both past and present.

Lesley Beaumont sitting against a schist wall at Zagora in 2012.
Dr Lesley Beaumont

A particular focus of the presentation will be the current work being conducted at the site by our Australian team.

A view of Zagora as we approached it on our first visit to the site this season on Sunday 22 September 2013
Zagora seen from the path down to it

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