Efthymia Nikita

A smiling young woman with long black hair.
Biography

Efthymia Nikita is Associate Professor of Bioarchaeology at the Cyprus Institute. She studies human skeletal remains across the Mediterranean, examining health, diet, demography and other aspects of life in the past, giving voice to people on the 'historical fringe' such as women and children. She obtained a BA in Archeology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a PhD in Biological Anthropology from the University of Cambridge. She has published over 100 research papers and the textbook "Osteoarchaeology", which received an honorable mention by the Association of American Publishers. She has co-edited Elsevier's Encyclopedia of Archaeology (2nd edition), and she is also the co-editor of the Journal of Archaeological Science. In 2022 she was awarded the Dan David Prize.