Thusday 20 November 2025, 7pm
AAIA Hostel, Promachou 2, 11742 Makriyanni
Research into reuse and recycling of ancient sculpture and architecture has often underestimated the number of times reuse has occurred during an object’s life cycle. This is in part due to the lack of consensus in how to record reuse in archaeological and museum contexts and in part due to preconceived assumptions regarding the motivations for reuse and recycling practices. In this lecture, I will introduce new research on the practicalities and motivations for reuse and recycling, exploring multi-cultural responses from Hellenism to Tourism in Nea Paphos Cyprus, and the broader Eastern Mediterranean basin. I will highlight new field methodologies that can be employed to more accurately account for historical instances of reuse. The lecture will conclude with a reflection on current issues facing the storage of archaeological finds, and question if creative re-use might be an ‘old’ solution worth considering.
Candace Richards, 2025 HDR Fellow of the AAIA
Candace Richards is the 2025 HDR Fellow of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens. She is a Mediterranean Archaeologist with field experience in Cyprus, North Macedonia, Serbia and Australia and is currently a senior team member of the Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project undertaking her PhD on the prolific reuse of architecture in the area of Nea Paphos, Cyprus from the Hellenistic period to the modern day. She is also a Museum curator who undertakes multi-disciplinary and collaborative research methods to produce exhibitions that explore ancient and modern social history, historic photography and contemporary ceramics.
