HISTORY RECOVERED
The Alexandria Project brings together the world’s most preeminent historians, Egyptologists, and leading specialists in underwater and maritime archaeology, combining advanced technology with rigorous scholarship to recover and present history’s greatest untold stories for a modern, global audience.
Our projects span ancient civilizations, submerged worlds, and lost histories — designed to connect new generations with the ancient world through immersive, accurate, and visually striking storytelling.
TEAM
SCOTT PIRNIE
FOUNDER/Executive Producer
Scott Pirnie is the founder of The Alexandria Project, a platform of the world's foremost experts in ancient and submerged history. His fascination with Alexandria deepened over two years of graduate studies in the city in the mid-1980s, building a lifelong connection to its intellectual heritage. Scott has assembled The Alexandria Project's world-class academic team and forged the key institutional and technology partnerships that make its work possible.
DR. ROBERT S. BIANCHI
Egyptologist/Art Historian
Dr. Robert Bianchi is an internationally renowned Egyptologist and historian specializing in the cultural interconnections between ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations. Holding a PhD from NYU's Institute of Fine Arts, his 50-year career spans 20 archaeological excavation seasons in Egypt, curatorial posts across three continents, and more than 30 published books. He has appeared on over 120 programs for National Geographic, the History Channel, CBS, and ABC.
DR. Bob Bianchi’S SHOWREEL
experts
DR.
MONA HAGAG
Professor of Classical Archaeology, Head of the Department of Greek & Roman Archaeology, Alexandria University, and director of the Egyptian Mission to Al-Shatby Necropolis.
DR. GRZEGORZ MAJCHEREK
Assistant Professor, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, and director of the Polish-Egyptian Archaeological and Conservation Mission to Kom el-Dikka.
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THOMAS FAUCHER
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique / French National Centre for Scientific Research, Centre d'Études Alexandrines, USR 3134 du CNRS, Director
DR.
EMAD KHALIL
A maritime archaeologist and Professor of Maritime Archaeology at Alexandria University. He is the founding Director of the Alexandria Centre for Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage and has led numerous underwater archaeological projects.
DR.
ZIAD MORSY
Visiting Lecturer of Maritime Archaeology/ HFF Scholar at Alexandria Centre for Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage, University of Southampton, Centre for Mediterranean Archaeology.
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HARRY TZALAS
Founder and President of the Hellenic Institute for Ancient and Medieval Alexandrian Studies, Athens. He has led the Greek Mission’s underwater archaeological investigations along Alexandria’s eastern coastline for over 20 years, directing more than 30 field campaigns.
DR. EIRINI CHRYSOCHERI
Marine Archaeologist at the Hellenic Institute of Ancient and Medieval Alexandrian Studies and Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) in Rhodes. She has worked alongside Harry Tzalas on the Greek underwater mission along Alexandria’s eastern coastline.
DR. KALLIOPI PAPAKOSTA
Greek Classical Archaeologist and PhD candidate at Corfu University. Since 2000, she has led excavations in Alexandria and directs the Hellenic Research Institute of Alexandrian Civilization (H.R.I.A.C). She is best known for her work at the Shallalat Gardens excavation, uncovering remains of Alexandria’s ancient Royal Quarter.
DR.
MOHAMED AWAD
An architect by profession and a lecturer in the Department of Architecture at Alexandria University, Dr. Awad founded the Alexandria Preservation Trust in 1985, a privately funded NGO to promote the preservation of Alexandria's heritage.
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PAOLO GALLO
Professor of Egyptology at the University of Torino and Director of the Italian Archaeological Institute at Aboukir, Egypt. Dr. Gallo has been the director of the Italian archaeological mission to Nelson Island, located about 11 miles from the Alexandria city center, since 1998.
DR. GEORGE PAPATHEODOROU
Dean of the School of Natural Sciences, and Professor of Environmental and Geological Oceanography at the University of Patras, he has recently been conducting marine geoarchaeological research in submerged Phoenician ports in Lebanon.
DR.
ASMAA ABDALLAH
An Egyptian Physical Anthropologist in the Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, and a Bioarchaeologist with Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities. She specializes in the study of human remains and past populations through physical and dental anthropology.
DR. KYRIAKOS SAVVOPOULOS
Research Fellow and Tutor in the Faculty of Classics, Oxford University. Since 2014, he has been working as researcher and co-editor on the Corpus of Ptolemaic Inscriptions from Egypt (CPI) project.
DR. ATHANASIOS KOUTOPOS
A PhD expert on religious studies, history and archaeology, especially of the Graeco-Roman and Early Christian eras in Eastern Mediterranean.