The February 2026 issue of Nestor (53.2) is available as a free download.
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Anna De Sio Memorial Award 2026
On 28 February 2026 applications are due for the Anna De Sio Memorial Award 2026 (€1,125) for research by a graduate student, PhD candidate, or scholar (no age limit) in the field of the Minoan, Mycenaean, and Greek Religion at the Centro Internazionale per la Ricerca sulle Civiltà Egee “Pierre Carlier” (CIRCE) in Oristano, Sardinia, for a period of one month between 1 April and 30 November 2026. Further information is available at https://www.comune.oristano.it/.galleries/doc-documenti/Bando-Anna-De-Sio-Memorial-Award.pdf.
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”
The January 2026 issue of Nestor (53.1) is available as a free download.
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.