2026 AVP Team

Directors

Operations:

Fixer: Eleonora Ingrassia (Università di Catania)

Site Safety: Elizabeth Wueste (American University of Rome).

Architect: Giancarlo Filantropi.

Conservation: Raffaella Greca.

Illustrations: Anna Elisa Salerno.

Photography: Antonio Maggio, Angela Acceta.

Logistics & Counsel: Sig. Filippo La Tora, Dott.ssa Emilia Trovato, Dott.ssa Federica Barbarino, Sarah Roberts, La Piazzetta del Museo, Steve Gavel, Hal Sharp.

Excavation Team:

Trench Supervisors: Nicole Allora (University of Michigan), Claire Challancin (Cornell University).

Assistant Supervisors: Miller Duchovny (Pitzer College), Greg Freeman (UT Austin).

Excavators: Hannah Arulanandam (UT Austin), Reece David (Davidson College), Cedar Etherington (UT Austin), Naomi Gevirtz (Mount Holyoke College), Nate Heffron (UT Austin), Eleonora Ingrassia (Università di Catania), Finnegan Jones (Wesleyan University), Nate Lewis (UPenn), Skylar Masuda (Mattel, Inc.), Jessie Nelson (Carleton College), Marcello Politi (Unitelma Sapienza), Samuel Punter (Wesleyan University).

Local Collaborators: Bruno Cristiano, Giuseppe Ribaudo, Giorgio Criscione, Lorenzo Drago, Fernando Minacapilli.

Finds Team:

Supervisors: Matt Wabler (UT Austin); Kevin Ennis (UWisconsin-Madison).

Environmental Team:

Supervisor: Martha Wendel.

Archaeobotany Specialist: China Shelton (ACOR).

Faunal Specialist: Daniella Tsimbaliouk.

Ceramics Team:

Supervisor: Phoebe Thompson (UPenn)

Off-site support: Sheridan Marsh (UPenn)

Geospatial Team:

Supervisor: Sam Vogel (Grey & Pape)

Off-site support: Brayden Johnson (American University in Rome); Erin Brantmayer (UT Austin).

Research Team:

Will Pedrick (Rutgers University)

Alex Moskowitz (Amherst College)

Helen Wong (UPenn)

Jason Herrmann (UPenn)