National Lecture Program

AIA Lecturer: Bjørn Lovén

Affiliation: University of Copenhagen

Professor Bjørn Lovén is a Research Associate with the Saxo Institute at the University of Copenhagen and he holds his degrees from the University of London (Ph.D.) and Aarhus University.  His areas of specialty are the archaeology of ancient harbors and submerged sites: he is director of the Zea Harbour Project at ancient Piraeus in Greece, co-director of the Lechaion Harbour Project in Corinth, Greece, and has done extensive fieldwork at underwater and harbor sites around the Mediterranean.  Professor Lovén is an AIA Kress Lecturer for 2016/2017.

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