The SAS Social Media Team includes:

Cleopatra Chatzipetrou
Groningen Institute of Archaeology, The Netherlands

Cleopatra is the SAS Volunteer for Twitter / X since August 2023 and is an MA graduate in archaeology at the University of Groningen. Cleopatra’s research focuses on the paleoenvironment and how it was
impacted by human activity, as well as on the analyses of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes to better understand the collapse of the Late Bronze Age systems around the eastern Mediterranean. Cleopatra
has worked on various archaeological projects in Greece, including the islands of Naxos and Delos in the Cyclades, and Thessaloniki.

LinkedIn: Kleopatra Chatzipetrou
X: @ChCleopatra

Abhishek Patil
SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce

Abhishek is the SAS Volunteer for LinkedIn since October 2024 and is an MA graduate in history and Archaeology from the University of Mumbai and lecturer in economics, history and politics at the SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce. Abhishek has conducted research on cult rituals and their impact on rural life and has also worked with coin collections and petroglyphs in India.

Alaa Ababneh
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Alaa is the SAS Volunteer for Facebook since October 2024 and is currently a PhD candidate in digital heritage at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. Alaa’s research focuses on the documentation, sustainability, and digital technologies in heritage conservation, and on laser scanning technology for Roman archaeological sites, in particular. Alaa strives to blend modern techniques with traditional heritage practices and to promote gender equity in archaeology while contributing to the global understanding of our shared cultural heritage.