Tyler Jo Smith

Tyler Jo Smith (born April 4, 1967) is an archaeologist, academic, and author. She is a professor of classical art and archaeology in the Department of Art as well as the director of the Interdisciplinary Archaeology Program at the University of Virginia.

Smith is most known for her contributions to classical archaeology and the archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly in the realms of ancient Greek pottery and material culture. Her work extends to landscape and survey archaeology, as well as the history of alcohol. She is one of the founders of Kerameikos.org, an initiative focused on Athenian pottery and supported by funding from the NEH, utilizing linked open data. Furthermore, she is the recipient of the Development Award from the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, as well as of multiple teaching awards. Among her authored works are her publications in academic journals, including ''American Journal of Archaeology'' as well as books such as ''Komast Dancers in Archaic Greek Art'' and ''Religion in the Art of Archaic and Classical Greece''.

Smith is an elected fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London as well as a senior associate fellow of Institute of Classical Studies. In 2015, she served as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Trendall Centre at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Moreover, in 2017, she was a visiting scholar at L'École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris. Provided by Wikipedia