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Zagora generating local and media interest

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by Irma Havlicek
Powerhouse Museum Web Producer

Lesley Beaumont (third from left) pointing out features of the Zagora site.
Dr Lesley Beaumont (third from left) pointing out features of the Zagora site. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM
Local interest in Zagora has been growing since our public meeting at Chora on Thursday 17 October. So much so, that on the last two Saturdays, local residents were invited on a guided tour of the site – led by two of the Zagora Archaeological Project directors, Professor Meg Miller and Dr Lesley Beaumont. A large number of people attended even though news of the tours had spread mostly by word-of-mouth.

Lesley Beaumont leading a tour of locals around Zagora
One of the Zagora Archaeological Project directors, Dr Lesley Beaumont, leading a tour of Andriotes around Zagora. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM

There has also been recent media interest in the project both in Greece and in Australia. Here are a few examples:

Article in The Australian newspaper
Article in Neoskosmos
Article in Greek Reporter
SBS World News story

Andriote locals after their tour of Zagora
Andriotes milling around the dig hut after their tour of Zagora last Saturday. Two of the Zagora Archaeological Project directors can be seen: 2nd from left, Dr Lesley Beaumont, and 4th from left: Professor Meg Miller. Photo by Irma Havlicek; © PHM

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2 thoughts on “Zagora generating local and media interest”

  1. Dear digging team,

    Let me thank you for sharing your passion today on the Zagora site. We finally got some answers about this beautiful place that we have visited so much. Answers and new questions of course …. We will continue to follow your blog with full attention. Curious as we are, you might also see us (and the rest of the family) back soon.

    Brigitte and Bo (your neighbours from up the hill)

    • Dear Brigitte and Bo
      How lovely to hear from you after your visit to the site today!. Please do stay in touch with our website and blog, and feel free to comment any time. And we’re so pleased you share the passion. This is the sixth and last week of this 2013 excavation season so most of us will be gone after this weekend. But we hope to be back here around September next year. Keep checking the website and blog, and I will post information as it becomes available. Regards, Irma

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