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Maria Anastasiadou is a Lecturer and Curator at the Institute of Classical Archaeology and Byzantine Archaeology, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. Specializing in Aegean Bronze Age studies, her work focuses on political and cultural geography through material culture, Aegean glyptic, scripts (Cretan Hieroglyphic, Linear A, Phaistos Disc), and administrative systems.
- Education: PhD in Archaeology (Philipps-Universität Marburg), MA in Archaeology (UCL), BA in History and Archaeology (University of Athens)
- Current role: Curator of the Corpus der minoischen und mykenischen Siegel (CMS) archive and lecturer
- Past roles: Lise-Meitner Fellow at Universität Wien, scientific collaborator at Heidelberg and Louvain
Her research combines traditional and digital methodologies, including 3D documentation of seals and integration of CMS databases with ARACHNE. She has supervised doctoral dissertations on topics like the 'Cretan Popular Group' and Cretan glyptic in paleographic contexts.
Key publications include monographs on Kato Zakros sealing practices and articles in peer-reviewed journals like the American Journal of Archaeology and Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique. Her awards include the Lise-Meitner-Stelle (FWF) and INSTAP Philadelphia's seal drawing prize.
- Scientific Leadership: Directed interdisciplinary CMS Heidelberg archive projects
- Digital Innovation: Pioneered CMS Heidelberg website and digital integration of Evans' Palace of Minos with CMS databases
