A few years ago, Jim Wright, a professor and archaeologist, learned that there had been some looting happening at 2 of the tombs at Ayia Sotira. Looting is when people steal archaeological evidence. The people who live nearby, the people who work at the Nemea Archaeological Museum, and the staff at the Greek Archaeological Service were very worried about this.

The Greek Archaeological Service began an excavation on the site, trying to save any artifacts. They finished excavating a tomb that the tomb robbers had tried to dig up. In that chamber tomb, they found 11 skeletons, some pottery, and even small figurines.

Soon after, Jim and his wife Mary (who is also an archaeologist) began an excavation at Ayia Sotira. They were working with 3 other directors -- Angus from Canada, Sevi from England, and Eva from the Greek Archaeological Service. There were also many students (including me) who helped out in the summers of 2006 and 2007.