Vassos Karageorghis

Vassos Karageorghis was born in Trikomo, Cyprus, and received his university education at the University of London. He was the Director of the Cyprus Department of Antiquities from 1963-1989 and has excavated at numerous sites on Cyprus, including Salamis, Kition, Maa-Palaeokastro and Pyla-Kokkinokremos. Currently, Karageorghis is an Adjunct Professor at the Cyprus Institute and has written more than 20 books on Cypriot archaeology and art.