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ICAZ 2027

On 31 May 2026 abstracts (250 words maximum) for session proposals are due for the 15th International Conference of the International Council for Archaeozoology: Interconnections Among Communities Past and Present - Ocean, Land, and Sky (ICAZ 2027), to be held on 17–22 May 2027 in Vancouver, Canada. Submission of abstracts for papers or posters will be open from 1 June 2026 – 1 November 2026. Further information is available at https://sway.cloud.microsoft/BFTVh4FAbfX6td4Y. Subthemes will be:
• Ocean Communities Connected
• The Public, Stakeholder Engagement and Descendent Community Priorities
• Transboundary Approaches in Archaeozoology: Across Land and Sea, and Beyond
• Social Zooarchaeology
• Old Bones - New Methods - Blue Skies
• Economy and Domestication
• Multispecies Worlds

LAC 2026

On 18–20 March 2026 the Landscape Archaeology Conference (LAC 2026) was held in Bamburg, Germany. Further information is available at https://lac2026.com/. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:
C. T. Shay and L. Nendick, “The Mycenaean Collapse and its aftermath on the Argive Plain, Greece”
M. Kalisch and E. Robakiewicz, “Climate Matters: Environmental Review of the Ionian Islands from the Bronze Age to the Roman Period”
M. Wittschen, A. Reingruber, G. Toufexis, and M. Nykamp, “Fluvio-lacustrine dynamics as a driver of prehistoric settlement relocations in eastern Thessaly, Greece? — first results”
E. Ridder, S. E. Pilaar Birch, S. E. Falconer, and P. L. Fall, “18O Isoscapes for Cyprus and Jordan: Baselines for Bronze Age Mobility and Agriculture”
A. Valette, “Modelling Mycenaean Roads in the Argolid through GIS and Historical Cartography”
M. Haagsma, S. Karapanou, M. Aiken, G. Canlas, E. Dotsika, M. Chykerda, S. Garvie-Lok, E. Middleton, A. Kaur, G. Toufexis, G. Tsokas, and A. Wiznura, “Peripheries as areas of Centrality: The Central Achaia Phthiotis Survey”
S. Ghislandi, M. Amadio, L. Bombardieri, R. Vandam, S. Vervust, E. Egberts, A. Cerón González, M. Eguiluz, Y. Devos, and I. Rellini, “Landscapes of Resilience: The Terraced Hills of Erimi, Cyprus”
K. Sporn, W. Kennedy, P. Kounouklas, S. Ortisi, and D. Grigoropoulos, “The Kephissos Valley Project. Human-Environment Relations in an Ancient Greek Riverine Environment”

Goneos Award

On 14 June 2026 applications from young researchers are due for the Petros D. Goneos Memorial Award for Studies on the Culture of the Cyclades for the academic year 2026-2027; on 17 June 2026 letters of recommendation are due. The Prize Fund amounts to $7,000, which will be given in full for one academic year to each of two equal candidates or a group of candidates who will submit a joint research proposal. Further information is available at https://cycladic.gr/en/research/chrimatiko-epathlo-sti-mnimi-petrou-d-goneou/. The Goneos award seeks to encourage, support, and promote high quality research from new researchers who focus on topics related to the culture of the Cyclades from the Neolithic up to the post-Byzantine period or its perception in modern times, approached through disciplines such as archaeology, anthropology, and art history, as well as natural and physical sciences. Innovative and pioneering approaches and collaborative, interdisciplinary projects are encouraged. Applications should:
• Outline clearly and in detail how this award will enable the proposed research and lead to its completion.
• Demonstrate how the outcomes of the project are expected to contribute to the field by filling research gaps and promoting further research.
• Demonstrate the capability of the researcher/s to achieve the proposed outcomes. This can be proven through past academic achievements, prior publications, and reference letters.

Cycladic Seminar 2026

The program of the Cycladic Seminar. Κυκλαδικού Σεμιναρίου has been announced for 2026. Lectures are at 6:30 pm (EET) in hybrid form; registration for either in-person or remote attendance is required Further information is available at https://www.facebook.com/groups/230503754201416/posts/2017225095529264/. The program will be:
18 March 2026: M. J. Boyd, “Creativity, identity and centrality at Dhaskalio during Phase B (ca. 2550-2400 BCE): the excavations of 2016-2018”
26 May 2026: Φ. Μαυρίδης, “Η συμβολή της έρευνας των σπηλαίων στη μελέτη της Κυκλαδικής προϊστορίας: σύνθεση και νέα δεδομένα (The contribution of cave research to the study of Cycladic prehistory: a synthesis and new evidence)”
10 November 2026: Μ. Ρουσάκη, “Το χελιδόνι στην εικονιστική τέχνη των Κυκλάδων και της Κρήτης στην Εποχή του Χαλκού. Η περίπτωση της 'Τοιχογραφίας των Χελιδονιών' από την Κνωσό (The swallow in the pictorial art of the Cyclades and Crete in the Bronze Age: the case of the ΄Swallow Fresco΄ from Knossos)”
8 December 2026: I. Caloi, “Travelling wares in the Middle Bronze Age Aegean. Minoan Kamares Ware in the Cyclades”

SAA 2026

On 29 April – 3 May 2026 the Society for American Archaeology 91st Annual Meeting (SAA 2026) will be held in San Francisco, CA. Further information is available at https://www.saa.org/annual-meeting. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:
C. Cakirlar, “Why Did Fallow Deer Become (Almost) Extinct in Its Original Homeland?”
A. McCarthy, “Experimental Neolithic Cooking in Cyprus: Large-Scale Feasting versus Domestic Cooking”
K. McPherson, “Piecing Together the Past: Mapping Cypriot Pottery in Hittite Archaeological Contexts to Analyze Patterns of Trade and Exchange”
H. Murphy, P. Willett, J. Anvari, and E. Andoni, “Investigating Craft Production and Specialization in the Albanian Middle Neolithic Using pXRF: A Preview into Daily Life in the Past”
L. Maher and D. Macdonald, “Navigating Landscapes and Seascapes: Comparing Epipaleolithic Hunter-Gatherers of the Levant and Early Cyprus”
S. Allen, “Fueling the Interpretive Fire: Posthumanist Perspectives on Charcoal Remains”
A. Crowe, “Mycenaean Pottery in the Northern Levant: Situating Social Value in Export Economies”
P. Hristova, “Crafting Style, Comfort, and Prestige: A Review of Plant Use beyond Food in Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic Southeast Europe”
S. Henning, D. Macdonald, L. Maher, and A. Simmons, “Beyond the Rockshelter: Lithic Technologies and Mobility in Epipaleolithic Cyprus”
E. Biondi, O. Navarro-Farr, and M. Florence, “Networking in the Cyclades: The Effects of the Ionian Migration and White Marble Production from the Archaic Period on the Island of Delos”
V. Moses, A. Barton, A. Mittnik, M. McCormick, and D. Reich, “Ancient Punic DNA and Mediterranean Connections: A Further Investigation into the Aegean Ancestry Component”

The March 2026 issue of Nestor (53.3) is available as a free download.

AIA 2027

On 23 March 2026 (6 April 2026 with $25 fee) submissions are due for colloquia, workshops, joint AIA-SCS colloquium and workshop sessions, and open-session papers and posters needing an early decision to acquire a visa or obtain funding at the 2027 Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA 2027), to be held in Boston on 7–10 January 2027. On 3 August 2026 (17 August 2027 with $25 fee) submissions are due for papers, field reports, posters, undergraduate contributions, and workshop sessions. On 2 November 2026 submissions are due for lightning sessions and roundtables. Submission forms and further information are available at http://www.archaeological.org.

ICAZ 2027

On 31 May 2026 proposals are due for sessions at the 15th International Council for Archaeozoology International Conference (ICAZ 2027), to be held in Vancouver on 17–22 May 2027. From 1 June through 1 November 2026 abstracts may be submitted for papers and posters. Further information is available at https://alexandriaarchive.org/icaz/icaz_website_formembers/pdf/icaz-newsletter-26-1.pdf.

ARCH_RNT

On 1 June 2026 abstracts are due for the 9th Archaeological Research and New Technologies Symposium (ARCH_RNT), to be held in Kalamata on 8–10 October 2026. Further information is available at https://www.facebook.com/groups/objectconservation/posts/4153095801687801/. The special sessions will be:
• Decoding Ηistoric Βuilding Μaterials for Μonument Μanagement
• Colour and Pigments: In Memory of Prof. Ioanna Kakoulli

The February 2026 issue of Nestor (53.2) is available as a free download.

Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens

The schedule of lectures and seminars hosted by the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens has been announced for spring 2026. Further information will be posted about each lecture as the date approaches. Lectures of interest to Nestor readers will include:
12 February 2026 (online): J. R. Baxley Craig, “Food Processing in Prehistoric Greece: A Perspective from Ground Stone Tool Studies”
19 February 2026 (online): N. Abell, J. R. Baxley Craig, L. Alberti, and C. Weber, “Households as hosts? Quantifying cups and cookpots to shed light on commensality at Bronze Age Ayia Irini, Kea”
5 March 2026 (hybrid): K. Kopanias, “Gender at Home and Before the Law: Domestic Roles in Hittite Legal Texts and the Homeric Epic Tradition”

Friends of the INSTAP SCEC Online Lectures

The schedule the Friends of the INSTAP SCEC Online Lectures has been announced for spring 2026. All lectures will be held at 12:00 pm Eastern Time/7:00 pm in Greece. Registration is required before each lecture. Further information is available at https://instapstudycenter.net/lecture-series/. Lectures of interest to Nestor readers will include:
25 February 2026: L. Dautais, “The Golden Age (c. 1450-1400 BCE): A reassessment of the relationships between the emergent Knossian Kingdom and the powerful Egyptian Empire”
4 March 2026: S. Todaro, “Neolithic antecedents of Minoan calcestruzzo and horizontal timber-framed architecture: new data from Phaistos”
22 April 2026: A Shapland, ““Bronze Age Urbanism at Palaikastro: Insights from the 2022 excavations”

Aegis Day VII

On 10 February 2026 the Annual Research Seminar (Aegis Day VII) will be held by the archaeological research group Aegis at the Université catholique de Louvain, organized by Prof. C. Langohr . Further information is available at https://site.minoan-aegis.net/activities/aegis-days/aegis-day-vii; Aegis Day is free and open to the public, but registration is required. The program will be:
L. Dautais, “Keftiu, the Creto-Hellenized kingdom of Knossos (LM II-IIIA2 early): A view from Thutmosid Egypt”
N. Dauby, “Defining pottery production traditions in Bronze Age Crete (1700-1200 BCE): An interdisciplinary approach”
J. Tsafou, “The Function and Use of Minoan Cooking Ware: Fresh Perspectives”
R. Dubois, “New Insights into Protopalatial Crete: From Site-to-Site Pottery to Communities”
K. Regnier, “Minoan Serpentinite Vases: A Geological Characterization with Archaeological Insights into Material Choice, Craft Techniques, and Regional Networks”
P. Bacoup, “The Use of Wood in Sissi’s Earthen Architecture: A Methodological Framework”
R. Campbell, “Islands in Data: Reconstructing Early Bronze Age Aegean Networks through Machine Learning”
K. Famprikatzi, “Sailors, Fishermen, and Marine Craftsmen: Tracing their Imprint in Coastal Neopalatial Settlements”
A. Solomou, A. Schmitt, and I. Caloi, “Pit FE116 from the Cemetery of Sissi: Baby Steps in the Archaeothanatological Analysis of the Human Skeletal Remains”

Mediterranean Archaeological Trust

On 27 February 2026 applications for grants (small—up to £4,999—or large—£5,000– £10,000) are due to the Mediterranean Archaeological Trust. Within the terms of the Trust, priority may be given to projects concerning the Bronze Age in particular, and Mediterranean sites in general, however the trust funds research from a diversity of sites and eras and grant making is within the complete discretion of the Trustees. Grants must be used to expedite publication. Further information and forms for both types of grants are available at https://medarchaeotrust.com/.

Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars and Cincinnati Summer Residency

On 15 March 2026 applications are due for both the Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program and the Cincinnati Summer Residency Program for 2026-2027. Applicants for the Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program will ordinarily be senior scholars who are a minimum of five years beyond receipt of the PhD, with notable publication histories, who are expected to be in residence at the University of Cincinnati for a minimum of one semester (ca. four months) and a maximum of two during the regular academic year. Tytus Scholars receive a monthly stipend of $1,500 plus housing near campus and a transportation allowance, as well as office space attached to the Burnam Classics Library.
Applicants for the Cincinnati Summer Residency program who would benefit from the use of a world-class Classics library will have their PhD in hand by the time of application and will ordinarily be in residence at the University of Cincinnati for approximately two months in the summer terms, May to mid-August. Cincinnati Summer Residents receive housing near campus and office space attached to the Burnam Classics Library only. Further information and application forms are available at https://classics.uc.edu/humanities/classics/tytus.

Malcolm H. Wiener Symposium

On 10 January 2026 (10:30 am PST) the Friends of the INSTAP Study Center will present the 4th Annual Malcolm H. Wiener Symposium, in conjunction with the 2026 AIA annual meeting in San Francisco. Registration for virtual attendance is available at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-G6Hdv50TMCs5VANkILtrw. The speakers will be:
E. Nodarou and Y. Papadatos, “From pots to politics: ceramic regionalism and political integration in east Crete during the Neopalatial period”

TEKTON

On 12-14 March 2026 a conference entitled TEKTON: Material and Technical Perspectives on Architectural Design and Construction Processes in the Aegean Bronze Age will take place the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Further information is available at https://tekton.ugent.be/. The program will be:
M. Magnisali, T. Bilis, and A. Vlachopoulos, “Monumentality and materiality: construction techniques and symbolism at the Early Bronze Age acropolis of Vathy, Astypalaia”
M. Floquet, M. J. Boyd, and C. Renfrew†, “Maintaining the built environment in the Early Bronze Age Cyclades: new evidence from Dhaskalio, Keros”
M. Marthari, “The development of a complex domestic architecture in the Early Bronze Age Cyclades: The Early Cycladic II settlement of Skarkos on Ios”
V. Şahoğlu, Ü. Gündoğan, O. Kouka, and D. Özkut, “Liman Tepe: the architectural and spatial transformation of a coastal Western Anatolian settlement during the Early Bronze Age”
O. Kouka, “Local and regional planning and building perspectives in East Aegean island sites of the Early Bronze Age”
R. Aslan, “Innovation and adaptation in Bronze Age building traditions: the case of Troy”
P. Hnila, “Decoding Minoan astraki, Mycenaean migma, and Hittite conglomerate through pyrotechnology: timber’s overlooked role in the formation of unintended concrete masonry”
J. Driessen, “Gathering grounds: what can the court building at Sissi tell us about the local development of the ‘Minoan palace?’”
K. A. Jazwa, “Early Helladic building traditions in Attica”
A. Samouris, S. Kyrillidou, S. Andreou, and S. Triantaphyllou, “Rethinking the life history of mudbricks and vernacular architecture through a transdisciplinary approach: the case of Thessaloniki Toumba, Northern Greece”
P. Bacoup, “Wood in the earthen architecture of the Aegean Bronze Age: methodological approach and first insights”
C. H. Roosevelt and C. Luke, “Pragmatic, versatile, and ecologically responsive: the Bronze Age architecture of Kaymakçı in Western Anatolia”
T. Bilis and N. Divari-Valakou, “The walls of Midea: new evidence and interpretations”
I. Bitis, F. Georma, and I. Nikolakopoulou, “Destruction – repair – transformation of the archetype: evidence for Bronze Age Aegean architecture from Akrotiri, Thera”
C. Palyvou, “The Galatas Palace: an opportunity to reassess the innovative character of Minoan architecture”
D. Puglisi and M. Chiricallo, “Designing ‘from above’: new perspectives on Minoan upper-floor architecture from the Villa Reale at Haghia Triada”
J. C. McEnroe, “Building builders buildings: agency and social practice in Neopalatial Gournia”
I. Zogkos and Z. Papadopoulou, “The Mycenaean acropolis at tis Baronas to Froudi: architecture and architectural practices in Siphnos and the Cyclades during the Late Bronze Age”
J. C. Wright, “Vernacular and monumental: what are we talking about?”
M. Devolder, E. Christaki, and M. Prete, “Tracking designers and builders in Bronze Age Cretan architecture: a combined approach to cut-stone and timber masonry, masons’ marks, and building form”
A. Salichou, “Building a new regime: materials used in the construction of the Zakros Palace as a reflection of the special requirements of the project”
E. Mantzourani and G. Vavouranakis, “Selective strategies in cut-stone features of East Cretan villas”
R. Worsham and Y. de Raaff, “Gateways and boundaries: the design and function of the Early Mycenaean gates at Malthi”
E. Abay, “Power, planning, and material practice: elite mobility and urban infrastructure in Late Bronze Age Beycesultan”
S. Günel, “The 2nd millennium BCE settlement of Çine-Tepecik: architecture and reflections on social life”
A. Brysbaert, “Managing the flow of materials in Late Bronze Age Aegean constructions”
N. Karadimas, “The architectural creation of the West Stoa at Agios Vasileios, Laconia”
M. C. Nelson, “Architecture and social production at Iklaina: interactions between elite and non-elite building traditions”
N. G. Blackwell, “Constructing depth: architectural approaches to recessed façades in Mycenaean tholoi”
Ç. Maner, “Meaning-making in Hittite and Mycenaean architecture: elite consumption, internationalism or zeitgeist?”

Österreichischer Archäologentag

On 25-27 February 2026 the 20. Österreichischer Archäologentag (2026) will be held in Wien. Further information is available at https://klass-archaeologie.univie.ac.at/news-events/einzelansicht/news/20-oesterreichischer-archaeologietag/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
B. Huber, “Monumentalisation, Representation and Fortification. Überlegungen zur repräsentativen Funktion von (früh)mykenischen Befestigungen ausgehend von der befestigten Siedlung Ägina Kolonna”
H. Mieling, “Genreszenen der Miniaturfriese des Westhauses von Akrotiri auf Thera und ihr Zusammenhang mit einer möglichen ägäischen Poesie”
J. Weilhartner, “Tierfelle und Lederwaren: Gerbereien in der mykenischen Palastzeit”
F. Blakolmer, “Gesellschaftliche Ungleichheit in der minoisch-mykenischen Ikonographie”
S. Gimatzidis, “Aegean connectivity prior to Greek migration: a revised theoretical and empirical perspective”

The December 2025 issue of Nestor (52.12) is available as a free download.

Women in the Archaeology of Greece

On 31 December abstracts (300 words maximum) due for the fourth workshop on Women in the Archaeology of Greece, to be held in hybrid format by the École française d’Athènes and the British School at Athens on 9-10 March 2026, focused on the theme of Women Archaeologists and War. Further information is available at https://www.efa.gr/call-for-papers-women-archaeologists-and-war/.

7th LBA/EIA Aegean ECR mini-conference

On 27 November 2025, the seventh mini-conference of the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Aegean Early Career Research Group was held online. Further information is available from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:
L. Alvarez “Understanding ‘ritual’ symbols of the Minoan period through the body”
D. Grant, “Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Commercial and Navigation Networks: Artefact Based v Simulations”
M. Kokkalia, “Late geometric and archaic storage vases (pithoi) in the Cyclades: typology, uses and contexts”
R. Trepagnier, “Using the Archive as Subject: The Cases of the North-East House and the North Pillar Crypt at Knossos”
P. Koutsouris, “Negotiated Landscapes: Uneven Territorial Integration in the LH IIIB Argolid and Corinthia”
S. Lidwell-Durnin, “Exercising Power at Knossos: The Captain of the Blacks and Imperial Preconceptions”

INSTAP Academic Press

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, INSTAP Academic Press and ISD have announced deep discounts on INSTAP titles until December 31, 2025. To place your order online for sales in both North America and Europe, see https://12c622-52b.icpage.net/isd---instap-discounts-international.
Happy shopping!

UISPP Archaeometry Conference

On 6-8 November 2025 the UISPP Archaeometry Conference on Stone, Glass, Ceramics and Metals (Chania2025) will be held in Chania, Crete. Further information is available at https://chania2025.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:
C. Skark, T. Skowronek, and C. von Rüden, “Middle Minoan Innovation—Talc as a White Pigment on Polychrome Kamares Ware”
I. Berg, “The Archaeology of Linear B Tablets”
E. Nodarou and M. Tsipopoulou, “Pots and Gods in East Crete at the End of the Bronze Age: A Petrographic Study of Ceramic Materials from the Late Minoan IIIC Shrine of Halasmenos”
C. Minos, “Technologies of Tradition or Innovation? A Technological and Compositional Study of Late Bronze Age Utilitarian Pottery from Enkomi, Cyprus”
S. C. Ferrence, A. Giumlia-Mair, P. P. Betancourt, J. D. Muhly, M. Tsipopoulou, A. Allshouse, and S. Kiorpe, “A Late Prepalatial Family in Death: Archaeometry of Grave Goods from the Petras Necropolis in Eastern Crete”
G. Rethemiotakis, A. Giumlia-Mair, and S. C. Ferrence, “The Complex Metallurgy of the Minoan Ring from Kastelli Pediada”
C. Sofianou, P. P. Betancourt, T. Brogan, A. Giumlia-Mair, and K. Zervaki, “Copper Alloy Kouros Recovered by the Greek Police on Crete in 2015”
N. Dimopoulou, A. Giumlia-Mair, P. P. Betancourt, G. Rethemiotakis, and S. C. Ferrence, “Iridescent Bluish-Black Metal Objects from the Neopalatial Cemetery at Poros, Crete”
A. Kanta and A. Giumlia-Mair, “The Foundation Deposit from Neopalatial Room 3 in the Religious Center of Knossos”
E. Papadopoulou, N. Maravelaki, and N. Kallithrakas-Kontos, “Characterization of Bronze Objects from the Maroulas Minoan Cemetery, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece”
G. Di Lorenzo, “Koinè Metals in Crete: The Case of the Peschiera Daggers”
F. Hulek, P. Voudouris, M. Bode, M. Jansen, and Y. Bassiakos, “From Mine to Metal: Refining the Chronology of Laurion’s Silver Production through Galena Analysis”
P. P. Betancourt, S. Chrysoulaki, E. Tsitsa, K. Christakis, A. Giumlia-Mair, S. C. Ferrence, and G. Lazoura, “The Town Mosaic from Knossos”
H. Dierckx, J. M. Kenoyer, G. E. Ludvik, and M. Tsipopoulou, “Local or Imported: Stone Bead Manufacturing Techniques from Petras Cemetery, Siteia”
C. Meramveliotaki, “A Stone Pyxis with a Lying Dog Found in the Gorge of the Dead in Zakros Has Astronomical Significance:

2025 International Lithic Studies Society Conference

On 7-8 November 2025 the 2025 International Lithic Studies Society Conference will be held in Leicester, UK. Further information is available at https://www.lithics.org/events/conference/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
A. Minelli, “The lithic industry of the archaeological site of Pyrgos Mavroraki: new data for the reconstruction of the human presence on the Cypriot island”
D. De Caro, “Palaeolithic landscapes: raw material procurement and lithic variability in the Megalopolis Basin (Greece)”

SOMA 2025

On 27-29 November 2025 the XXVIth annual Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA 2025) will be held at the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology ARQVA in Cartagena, Spain, with the theme “Archaeology and Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean: challenges and assessments of management.” Further information is available at https://www.cultura.gob.es/mnarqua/investigacion/cursos-conferencias-congresos/congresos/soma-26.html. Posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:
M. Girtzi, “The Palace of Minos at Knossos: re-examining the ‘restoration project’ of Arthur Evans”

PeClA 2026

On 1-2 December 2025 the 10th Perspectives on Classical Archaeology International Postgraduate Conference (PeClA 2026). Finis Vitae: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Death, Burial and Afterlife in the Ancient World will be held in Prague. Further information is available at https://ukar.ff.cuni.cz/en/pecla-2025-finis-vitae-multidisciplinary-approaches-to-death-burial-and-afterlife-in-the-ancient-world/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
A. Fatsi, “What Could Have Been: Childhood, Identity and Mortuary Practice in Mycenaean Greece”
D. Papageorgiou, “Shifting Burial Practices and Social Relations in Palaepaphos During the Late Bronze Age”
J. Ondrášik, “Selected Problems in the Cemeteries of Late Bronze Age Crete”
V. Meyer, “A Matter of Shape: Gender and Sex-Related Grave Markers in Geometric Attica - Evidence from Kraters and Amphorae”
L. Girella, “An Almost Untold Story: Funerary and Burial Practices in the Bronze Age”
T. Tsempera, “Life and Death at the Edge: Biocultural Adaptation in the Liminal Environment of Bronze Age Samikon”