#  Despina Pilides 

Department of Antiquities, Cyprus – Former Curator of Antiquities 

2025 White Levy Publication Grant Co-Recipient with Anna Georgiadou

 

 

 



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## [***The Hill of Agios Georgios, Lefkosia*** ](https://whitelevy.fas.harvard.edu/hill-agios-georgios-lefkosia)

**Dr. Despina Pilides** studied Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, London and received her Ph.D. from University College, London. She subsequently continued her research and publication of utilitarian pottery of the Late Bronze Age. In 1995 she joined the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus and was Curator of Antiquities until 2021, when she retired. From 1996 to 2010 she excavated the site on the Hill of Agios Georgios Nicosia. From 2012-2021, she designed and completed a survey and excavation project in the center of the island (Agios Sozomenos), to investigate the socio-economic organization of inland Cyprus in the Late Bronze Age and to promote the protection of these sites in a rapidly developing industrial region. She published several monographs, edited conference proceedings and many articles in scientific journals.

As Curator of Antiquities responsible for museums, she promoted the renovation of museums, the creation of new ones, including the new Cyprus Museum, which is now under construction, and the organization of periodical exhibitions. Emphasis was given to the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural goods and protection of the underwater cultural by introducing further protective legislation. A major part of her work involves the digitization of collections, sites and monuments through several EU or other co-funded projects. Within the framework of the Hill of Agios Georgios settlement publication project, Dr. Pilides will coordinate and oversee the contributions of the various specialists involved, leading to the publication of the monograph.



 

 

 





 

 

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