ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə mɛsˈiːniə ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ˌʌndɚ wˈɪljəm ˈændɹuː mək dˈɑːnəld sɚvˈeɪd ðɪ ˈɛɹiə ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, ænd bɪɡˈæn ˈɛkskəvˌeɪɾɪŋ nɪkˈoːɹiə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn.
The University of Minnesota Messenia Expedition under William Andrew McDonald surveyed the area in the 1960s, and began excavating Nichoria in 1969.