Publications

Aidonis, A., Kakasa, C., Ganiatsou, E., Bantavanou, P., Protopsalti, S., Tzevreni, S., Vasileiadou, S., Konstantinidou, K., & Papageorgopoulou, C. (2026).Urban survival, population dynamics and historical transitions in Thessaloniki (316 BC-AD 1500). Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 18(4), 74.

Ganiatsou, E., Souleles, A., & Papageorgopoulou, C. (2025). Estimating weaning duration from incremental dentine δ15N and δ13C using a sequence-based LSTM neural network: A deep learning framework for bioarchaeological applications. PLOS ONE, 20(12), e0337619.

Zisis,A, Georgiadou A., Ganiatsou, E.,. et al. Variations in dietary patterns in the ancient Greek colony of Abdera: insights from isotopic evidence and
Bayesian modelling. Archaeol Anthropol Sci 17, 144 (2025).

Bantavanou, P., Siegmund, F., Moraitis, K., Pavlidis, P., Bertsatos, A., Valakos, E., Karakasi, M.-V., Maria-Eleni, M., & Papageorgopoulou, C. (2025).
Histomorphometric method for age-at-death estimation using the anterior side of the femoral midshaft. Journal of Archaeological Science, Reports.

Bantavanou, P., Ganiatsou, E., Souleles, A., Georgiadou, A., Xanthopoulou, P. I., Aidonis, A., & Papageorgopoulou, C. (2024). An investigation of enamel
hypoplasia and weaning through histomorphological analysis and Bayesian isotope mixing models. Journal of Dental Anthropology, 37(1), 20–43.

Ganiatsou, E., Georgiadou, A., Souleles, A., Aidonis, A., Protopsalti, T., Tzevreni, S., Konstantinidou, K., Vasileiadou, S., Siegmund, F., &
Papageorgopoulou, C. (2023). Application of machine learning on isotopic data from tooth microsections for reconstructing weaning patterns and
physiological stress. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 47, 103765.

Ganiatsou, E., Souleles, A., & Papageorgopoulou, C. (2023). WEaning Age FiNder (WEAN): a tool for estimating weaning age from stable isotope ratios of
dentinal collagen. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 15(4), 50.

Ganiatsou, E., Vika, E., Georgiadou, A., Protopsalti, T., & Papageorgopoulou, C. (2022). Breastfeeding and weaning in Roman Thessaloniki. An investigation of infant diet based on incremental analysis of human dentine. Environmental Archaeology, 1–19.

Papageorgopopoulou, C. (2026, July 15).“The roles of migration and biological kinship in social structure and cosmopolitan development in Ancient Thessaloniki”. Session: Lives in Motion: Condisciplinary approaches to mobility in the ancient world, from skeletons to texts, Celtic Conference in Classics 2026 (CCC), Maynooth University, Ireland.

Papageorgopopoulou, C. (2026, June 13–20). «Polluted past: Environmental metal pollution revealed in archaeological human remains». Paleopollution Meeting 2026, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Ganiatsou, E. (2026, June 15). «Polluted past: Environmental metal pollution revealed in archaeological human remains». Stable isotopes and urban diet
in ancient Thessaloniki: Reconstructing food consumption and infant feeding practices. Paleopollution Meeting 2026, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Bantavanou, P. (2026, June 4). Living in a city. Population resilience and adaptation in Ancient Thessaloniki (300 BC – AD 1500). IntEnSAM: First
Ιnterdisciplinary Encounter for the Study of the Ancient Mediterranean, Rethymno, Crete, Greece.

Papageorgopopoulou, C. (2025, October 7). «CityLife: A bioarchaeological study of 1,800 years of resilience and adaptation to urbanity». ERC Funding
Opportunities for Excellent Researchers in Greece, European Research Council (ERC), ERC National Contact Point in Greece, PRAXI Network –
Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)

Papageorgopopoulou, C. (2025, March 29). «Living in a City: Population Resilience and Adaptation in Pre-Industrial Urban Settings (300 BC – AD
1500)». Colloquium – Consuming Ecologies: Environment and Society in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Seeger Center, Department of Art &
Archaeology. Princeton University

Papageorgopopoulou, C. (2025, March 29). Invited talk as part of short visiting fellow: Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies, Princeton University.

Papageorgopopoulou, C (2025, April 11). «Secular changes in living conditions and dietary patterns in Byzantine Thessaloniki», 44th Symposium of Byzantine and Post Byzantint Archaeology and Art, Christian Archaeological Society, Athens.

Papageorgopopoulou, C. (2024, November 29-December 1). CityLife: A bioarchaeological study of 1,800 years of resilience and adaptation to urbanity. Half a Century of Archaeological Science in Greece: Past, Present, & Future. Celebrating 50 Years, The Marc and Ismene Fitch Laboratory for Archaeological Science», British School at Athens.

Papageorgopopoulou, C. (2024, October 3-5). A bottom-up view in Bioarchaeology: Advancements in the study of the human past . 8th ARCH_RNT Archaeological Research & New Technologies Symposium, Kalamata, Greece

Souleles, A., Gentilin, F., Kakasa, C., Nanis, V., Ganiatsou, E., Tzevreni, S., Konstantinidou, K., Vasileiadou, S., Vallini, L., Blöcher, J., Wegmann D., Burger, J., Papageorgopoulou, C. (2026, September 21-23). Urbanization and Genetic Diversity in Medieval Thessaloniki [Oral presentation]. Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution Satellite Meeting on Gene–Culture Co-Evolution: Molecular Perspectives on Human History and Diversity. Cagliari – Sardinia.

Kakasa, C., Sadik, S., Koutoula, A., Xanthopoulou, P., Protopsalti, S., Tzevreni, S., Vasileiadou, S., Konstantinidou, K., Nanis, V., Koutsadelis, C., Karadima, C., Aidonis, A., & Papageorgopoulou, C. (2026, October 8-10). New insights into urban and rural biological standards of living in Byzantine Greece [Oral presentation]. 9th Archaeological Research and New Technologies Symposium (ARCH_RNT). Kalamata, Greece.

Chrysa Tsimopoulou, Elissavet Ganiatsou, Asterios Aidonis, Eleni Kalliga1, Tania Protopsalti, Christina Ziota, Vasileios Nannis, Fotios Alexandros Karakostis, Christina Papageorgopoulou (2026, October 8-10). Beyond 3D mandibular morphology: Investigating complex intersections of diet, status, and urbanization in Roman Νorthern Greece [Oral presentation]. 9th Archaeological Research and New Technologies Symposium (ARCH_RNT). Kalamata, Greece.

Antoniou, F., Ganiatsou, E., Koutoula, A., Kakasa, C., Aidonis, A., Tsimopoulou, C., Souleles, A., Nanis, V., Protopsalti, T., Tzevreni, S., Konstantinidou, K., Vasileiadou, S., & Papageorgopopoulou, C. (2026, August 26–29). Isotopic and Machine Learning approaches reveal increasing diversity in infant weaning practices in Byzantine Thessaloniki [Oral presentation]. 9th Archaeological Research and New Technologies Symposium (ARCH_RNT). Kalamata, Greece.

Tsimopoulou, C., Ganiatsou, E., Aidonis, A., Kalliga, E., Protopsalti, T., Ziota, C., Nannis, V., Karakostis, F. A., & Papageorgopoulou, C. (2026, August 26–29). An integrative multi-proxy approach to settlement type and status in Roman northern Greece: mandibular function, stable isotopes, and mortuary context [Oral presentation]. European Association of Archaeologists – 32nd Annual Meeting (EAA2026), Athens, Greece.

Tsimopoulou, C., Papageorgopoulou, C., & Karakostis, F. A. (2026, August 26–29). The impact of biological factors and mandibular form on masticatory muscle attachment morphology [Poster presentation]. European Association of Archaeologists – 32nd Annual Meeting (EAA2026), Athens, Greece.

Bantavanou, P., Foulquier, M., Ganiatsou, E., Kakasa, C., Protopsalti, S., Nanis, V., Tzevreni, S., Konstantinidou, K., Vasileiadou, S., & Papageorgopoulou, C. (2026, August 3–7). Mapping developmental stress: A diachronic examination of dental enamel hypoplasia and interglobular dentine from the ancient city of Thessaloniki [Oral presentation]. 25th European Paleopathology Association Meeting (PPA2026), Berlin, Germany.

Kakasa, C., Sadik, S., Koutoula, A., Xanthopoulou, P., Protopsalti, S., Tzevreni, S., Vasileiadou, S., Konstantinidou, K., Nanis, V., Koutsadelis, C., Karadima, C., Aidonis, A., & Papageorgopoulou, C. (2026, August 3–7). New insights into urban and rural biological standards of living in Byzantine Greece [Oral presentation]. 25th European Paleopathology Association Meeting (PPA2026), Berlin, Germany.

Gentilin, F., Souleles, A., Kakasa, C., Ganiatsou, E., Protopsalti, S., Tzevreni, S., Konstantinidou, K., Vasileiadou, S., Vallini, L., Blöcher, J., Burger, J., & Papageorgopoulou, C. (2026, June 23–26). Urban kinship and genetic diversity in Thessaloniki: A genomic perspective [Oral presentation]. International Conference on Palaeogenomics (ICP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden.

Aidonis, A., Kakasa, C., Koutoula, A., Sadik, S., Koutra, V., Xanthopoulou, P., Bantavanou, P., Souleles, A., Tzevreni, S., Vasileiadou, S., Konstantinidou, K., Koutsadelis, C., Karadima, C., & Papageorgopoulou, C. (2026, June 5–7). The demographic landscape of Byzantine Thessaloniki: A study of urban survival and resilience based on bioarchaeological evidence [Oral presentation]. International Workshop on Byzantine Thrace: Connected Thrace—Mobility, Exchange, and the Making of a Medieval Region, Komotini, Greece.