Jenifer Neils, a classical archaeologist, is the Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History and Classics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. A seasoned excavator, Professor Neils has worked at and published material from sites in Tuscany, northern Greece, and Sicily. Her most recent book, The Parthenon Frieze, was published in 2001, and her exhibition “Coming of Age in Ancient Greece: Images of Childhood from the Classical Past” toured the U.S. in 2003-2004. Professor Neils has been a study leader on numerous Smithsonian Journeys in the Mediterranean.