ology , ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C ologne ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 7 - 1 9 6 9 ▁she ▁studied ▁classical ▁arch ae ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁under ▁Sp y rid on ▁Mar in atos ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁exc av ations ▁at ▁Ker ame ik os . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁C ologne ▁to ▁undert ake ▁doctor al ▁research ▁under ▁Hein z ▁K äh ler , ▁subm itting ▁her ▁th esis ▁Un tersuch ungen ▁zu ▁den ▁geomet r ischen ▁G lieder ungs sch em ata ▁röm ischer ▁M osa iken ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Sub sequently ▁she ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁Cor pus ▁der ▁min o ischen ▁und ▁my ken ischen ▁Sie gel ▁ ▁(' Cor pus ▁of ▁M ino an ▁and ▁My c ena e an ▁se als ') ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Friedrich ▁M atz , ▁and ▁co - ed ited ▁volume ▁II , 2 ▁with ▁Nik ola os ▁Pl aton ▁and ▁In go ▁P ini . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁cur ator ▁at ▁the ▁Rhein isches ▁Landes museum ▁Bonn ▁where ▁she ▁remained ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁career . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁journal ▁Bon ner ▁Jahr bü cher . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Arch ae ological ▁Institute . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁Honor