Graduate Program in Balkan and Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology

I am a Ph.D. candidate in archaeology, an adjunct professor at the New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria and chair of the Balkan Heritage Foundation. The topic of my dissertation is “Late Medieval Churches in the Nishava Valley (Bulgaria, Serbia)”. Since 2008 I have directed numerous field projects for the documentation of churches and chapels at risk. I am the editor-in-chief of the Balkan Heritage Studies – a series of scientific e-books presenting the results of research projects supported by the Balkan Heritage Foundation, Bulgaria. My main research interests include Medieval Balkan archaeology and history, Medieval studies, architecture and arts of the Christian East, field archaeology, management of cultural heritage, archaeology and ideologies/politics. I love traveling and exploring new cultures. I have a passion for Mediterranean cuisine.

email: ivan.giogio@gmail.com