National and Kapodistrian University of Athens/N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”
Ph.D., Classical Archaeology and Archaeometry
University College London
M.Sc., Technology and Analysis of Archaeological Materials
University College London
M.A., Archaeology
University of Athens
B.A., Archaeology and History of Art
Dr. Metaxia Papageorgiou is an Assistant Professor in Archaeology at the Department of Humanities, where she also coordinates the History program and the minors in History, Archaeology, Classics, and Hellenic Studies. Dr. Papageorgiou’s interdisciplinary research synthesizes archaeological, literary, and scientific evidence to interpret material culture, with a focus on ancient pyrotechnology and the use of plants, particularly medicinal substances. She has published in Hesperia and the Journal of Archaeological Science, and her work has been supported by scholarships and funding from the A.G. Leventis Foundation, the European Social Fund and Greek funds provided by the Hellenic Ministry of Education. She has collaborated with the American School of Classical Studies, the National Hellenic Research Foundation, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos,” and the Society for Messenian Archaeological Studies. In addition to her academic endeavors, Dr. Papageorgiou held editorial roles for the Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry and the Digital Encyclopedia of the Hellenic World and served as member of the Board of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (2018–2024). Her current research and teaching activities include heritage consulting, digital enhancement of tangible and intangible heritage, and sustainable cultural tourism, including thermal tourism and agritourism.
(co-authored with) S. Apostolaki, “Culture, Identity Preservation and Sustainability,” in A. Menegaki (ed.) New Economics for Sustainability: Time for Transformation (Elsevier, 2026)
(co-authored with) G. Kouremadakis, J. Christodoulakis, S. Apostolaki & C. Varotsos, “Monitoring Environmental Degradation of Archaeological Monuments Using Remotely Sensed Environmental Observations: Insights from Delphi, Epidaurus, Olympia, and Aigai,” in Proceedings of the 5th CAA-GR Conference 2024 – Transforming Heritage Research in a Transforming World (Springer Nature, 2025), 69-82
(co-authored with) M. Kaparou & A. Oikonomou, “From the Mycenaeans to the Romans: Reflecting on early glass technology in Greece,” in E. Filippaki et al. (eds.) Proceedings of the 7th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry, 9-12 October 2019 (Byzantine Museum, 2024), 171-181
“Glass in the Reflection of Roman Champions,” in N. Dimakis & E. Dimitriadou (eds.) KΑΛΛΙΝΙΚΟΣ. Volume in honor of Professor Emeritus Panos Valavanis by his Students. (Kapon Editions, 2024), 459-467
“Οrganic Residues,” in N. Ζacharias (ed.) Archaeometry: Absolute Chronologies and Analyses [in Greek] (Papazisis, 2022), 561-586
(co-authored with) J. L Rife & Ph. Graham, “Glass,” in J.L. Rife & E. Korka (eds.). “On the Edge of a Port in Roman Greece: The Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila, Kenchreai (2007-2014)”, Hesperia Supplements 52, part II (2022), 905-1044
(co-authored with) V. Boura, D. Palles, H. Brecoulaki, K. Kallintzi, M. Chrysaphi & E. I. Kamitsos, “Archaeological and Historical Study of the Lykion Medicine complemented with IR and RAMAN Spectroscopic Investigation,” Scientific Culture, 8.1 (2022), 95-113
(co-authored with) G. Kaisarlis & Ch. Provatidis, “Digital Reconstruction of a Roman Bird-Shaped Glass Vessel from Patras in 3D CAD Environment,” in I. Lazar (ed.) Association Internationale pour l’Histoire du Verre 19 (2015), 16-21
(co-authored with) D. Möncke, A. Winterstein & N. Zacharias, “Roman Glasses Coloured by Dissolved Transition Metal Ions: Redox Reactions, Optical Spectroscopy and Ligand Field Theory,” Journal of Archaeological Science 46 (2014), 23-36