Andrew Poulter is Emeritus Professor at the Department of Archaeology, University of Nottingham. He has led several major research projects including Nicopolis ad Istrum, the first British research excavation carried out in Eastern Europe (1985-1992), The Macedonia Research Programme and the excavations at Dichin. He is also the author of a series of substantial research reports resulting from these projects as well as books and articles on Roman and Byzantine archaeology.