On 1-3 June 2016 the International Obsidian Conference will be held in Lipari, Italy. Further information is available at http://rtykot.myweb.usf.edu/Obsidian%202016/index.html. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:

M.-P. Montagne, "Consumption of obsidian during the Middle Bronze Age: a use wear analysis of obsidian from Kirrha (Phocis, Greece)"

P. Acquafredda, I. M. Muntoni, and R. H. Tykot, "New data on Antiparos obsidian (Greece) for provenance study by SEM and XRF"

J. A. Morgan, R. H. Tykot, and T. Carter, "Obsidian source selection in the Early Bronze Age Cyclades"

Religious Convergence in the Ancient Mediterranean

On 23-26 June 2016 a conference entitled Religious Convergence in the Ancient Mediterranean will be held at the Villa Whitaker, Palermo, Sicily. Further information is available at http://www.palermo2016.net/. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:

B. J. Collins, "The 'Arzawa' Rituals and Religious Production in Hittite Anatolia"

M. R. Pitone, "Rituals in Late Bronze Age Southern Etruria and Their Connection with Aegean Cultures"

L. Niesiolowski-Spano. "Philistine Influences on the Cult in Jerusalem?"