Minoan Seminar

The program of the Minoan Seminar has been announced for 2016-2017. Unless otherwise stated, all seminars begin at 6:30 pm at the Archaeological Society, 22 Panepistimiou, Athens; those planning to attend should inform the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Further information is available at http://www.minoanseminar.gr/.

25 November 2016: P. Tomkins, "Making p(a)laces, stabilising the social. Understanding the emergence of the Minoan palaces during the Cretan Early Bronze Age"

3 March 2017: M. Marthari, "Investigating the outskirts of the prehistoric town at Akrotiri, Thera: a rich LC I/LM IA building complex at the site of Raos"

31 March 2017: C. MacDonald and L. Girella, "North and South. Central Crete from the later Protopalatial into the earlier Neopalatial periods"

26 May 2017: E. Hatzaki: "Rus in Urbe: Late Bronze Age Knossos"

CAA-GR 2016

On 20-21 December 2016 the 2nd Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Conference in Greece (CAA-GR 2016) will be held at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Further information is available at http://www.caa-gr.org/2016/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

Α. Argyriou and A. Sarris, "Geoinformatic approaches to assess the landform characteristics of Minoan settlements and characterize the water management planning in Bronze Age Crete"

Θ. Αγγελοπούλου and Γ. Βαβουρανάκης, "Μοντελοποίηση των ανασκαφικών συγκειμένων: εννοιολογική αρχιτεκτονική και συμβατότητα στην τεκμηρίωση προϊστορικών θέσεων"

C. Papadopoulos, Y. Hamilakis, N. Kyparissi-Apostolika, and M. Diaz-Guardamino, "Digital engagements with clay: computational imaging and 3D printing for the study, interpretation and dissemination of the Neolithic figurines from Koutroulou Magoula, Greece"

BANEA 2017

On 4-6 January 2017 the 2017 Annual Conference of the British Association for Near Eastern Archaeology (BANEA 2017) will be held in Glasgow. Further information is available at http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/research/archaeologyresearch/projects/banea2017/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

A. Jacobs, "The Many Dimensions of Plain Ware Pottery in Late Bronze Age Cyprus: an examination of a potters' community at Alassa"