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and Koulla Hadjiyiannakou, Takis and Susan
Iordanou, Nicolas Kantilaris, Michael and
Philip Koursaris, Costas and Ellada Lambaski,
Barbara Lyssarides, Andreas Papaioannou,
Pambos and Maria Pastouy,and Kalliopi
Protopapas Diane Stirling.
The book memento published by the AAP
notes:
“In 1990, we could not have imagined thewealth
of our findings, the number of students that
we would train and bring to Cyprus, the huge
changes that would come with technological
progress or the invaluable support that we
would continue to receive from the township of
Athienou and its enthusiastic residents. A truly
interdisciplinary programme, the Athienou
Archaeological Project has contributed
significantly to our developing understanding
of Cyprus in antiquity … it gives us great
happiness to look back on the achievements
of the AAP with awe, gratitude and pride for
all the difficult work carried out by so many
participants and supporters, and anticipate the
many discoveries and ideas which have yet to
be explored. Many thanks and best wishes to
all those who contributed to the first 25 years
of the AAP.”
The members of theAAP, particularly those who
have over the years followed Dr Toumazou to
Cyprus, consider Athienou their second home
and reciprocate the hospitality of the residents
with affection and gratitude. Dr Clay Cofer,
assistant director of the AAP, said in his address:
“When I first came to Athienou, I was a young
student of the ‘field school’. I did not speak
a word of Greek; I did not even know what
