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On 17-20 September 2014 the 3rd International Landscape Archaeology Conference 2014 (LAC 2014) will be held in Rome. Further information is available at http://www.let.vu.nl/en/research/conferences/lac-2014/index.asp. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:

H. Orengo and A. Krahtopoulou, "Land reclamation and the archaeological record of central western plain of Thessaly, central Greece"

A. Krahtopoulou and R. Veropoulidou "Integrating landscapes, seascapes and human histories in Pieria, Macedonia, Greece: fact or fiction?"

F. Scelazzi, "Legacy data and second generation analysis: a case study on landscape strategies in Bronze Age south-western Cyprus"

D. Kriga, "In search of the Theran volcanic eruption whereabouts: when did the natural phenomenon happen and the effects it had on both Theran and Cretan landscape and the sea trade international routes of that time"

Cultures of Stone 2014

On 18-20 September 2014 the Cultures of Stone 2014 Conference will be held at University College Dublin (UCD) Further information is available at http://culturesofstone.eu.pn/. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:

K. Älveby, "Parallel chaînes opératoires in Cypriot Chalcolithic Chert practice"

H. Snell, "Spirally-fluted columns: origins, context and 'architectural fantasy'"

Crafting Textiles

On 10-11 October 2014 a conference entitled Crafting Textiles from the Bronze Age to AD 1600: A tribute to Peter Collingwood will be held at Franks Room, Wellcome Collection, London, Euston Road NW1 2BE on by the Early Textiles Study Group (ETSG). Further information is available at http://www.earlytextilesstudygroup.org/2014-conference.html. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

A. Ulanowska, "Aegean Bronze Age Techniques – a teacher's perspective for their possible reconstruction with students"

POCA 2014

On 14-16 November 2014 the 14th meeting of Postgraduates in Cypriot Archaeology (POCA 2014) - The Many Face(t)s of Cyprus conference will be held at the Institute for Archaeological Studies, Bochum. Further information is available at http://www.zms.ruhr-uni-bochum.de:8649/veranstaltungen/event00100.html.en. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

S. Sherratt: Keynote Lecture

C. Scirè, "Palaeodietary Research in Cypriot Prehistoric Contexts: Methodology and Potentialities: A Case Study for Middle Bronze Age Erimi-Laonin tou Porakou"

G. Muti, M. Fissore, A. Saggio, and M. Monaco, "Symbols Beyond Work Activity? Towards the Evaluation of Spinning Tools Significance in Ancient and Middle South Coast Cyprus"

TAG-US 2014

On 23-25 May 2014 the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG-US) 2014: Convergence was held at the University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana. Further information is available at https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID= 1195202. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:

M. N. Pareja, "East Meets West: Monkeys in Bronze Age Aegean Glyptic"

M. N. Pareja, "Strangers from a Strange Land: The Appearance of Blue Monkeys in the Bronze Age Frescoes at Akrotiri, Thera"

Embodied Identities

On 7-8 June 2014 a workshop entitled Embodied Identities: Figural and Symbolic Representation of the Self in Anatolia was held at the Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations, Koç University, in Taksim. Further information is available at http://rcac.ku.edu.tr/embodiedidentities. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:

S. Vasilakis, "The Role of the Sea in Forging Prehistoric Maritime Cultural Identity in the East Aegean-West Anatolian Interface"

New Antiquities

On 26-28 June 2014 a conference entitled New Antiquities: Transformations of the Past in the New Age and Beyond was held in Berlin. Further information is available at http://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/newantik/program/index.html. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:

C. Tully, "The Artifice of Daedalus: Modern Minoica as Religious Focus in Contemporary Paganism"

L. Bonga, " Mother-Goddess Misconceptions"

H. Vogel, "'The Goddess is alive!' – Goddess Feminism and Archaeology: the Case of Çatal Höyük"

The editors of Nestor remind all readers that Nestor is not published during June, July, or August; Nestor 41.6 will be available in September 2014. We wish readers a productive and enjoyable summer and hope to see you during our own research activities.

Material Koinai in the Greek Early Iron Age and Archaic Period

On 2 June 2014 abstracts are due for an international conference entitled Material Koinai in the Greek Early Iron Age and Archaic Period, to be held on 30 January - 1 February 2015 at the Danish Institute at Athens. Abstracts (400 words maximum, to include name, affiliation, and contact information) should be submitted to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Further information is available at

http://www.diathens.gr/en/events/konferencer.

Cultures of Stone 2014 Conference

On 15 June 2014 abstracts are due for the Cultures of Stone 2014 Conference, to be held at University College Dublin (UCD) on 18-20 September 2014, jointly organized by UCD School of Archaeology and UCD School of Classics with the support of the National Museum of Ireland. Abstracts (300 words, to include the title of the presentation, authors and institutional affiliation, and the most appropriate conference theme(s)) should be submitted to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Further information is available at http://culturesofstone.eu.pn/. Presentations from any period and geographical context are invited around the following themes:

The moving, trade, and exchange of stone

Sensory perception and engagement with stone

The reinterpretation of stone through experimental approaches

The ritualistic and symbolic meaning of stone

The transformation of stone from its sourcing to its final deposition

Stone and monumentality

SAA 2015

On 11 September 2014 abstracts (200 words) are due for the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA 2015), to be held from 15-19 April 2015 in San Francisco, CA. Further information is available at http://www.saa.org/.

TAG Turkey 2014

On 30 September 2014 abstracts (250 words including name, affiliation, postal address, and email address) are due for the Theoretical Archaeology Group Turkey 2014 (TAG Turkey 2014) meeting, to be held on 27-28 November 2014 at Mimar Sinan University (İstanbul). Papers are invited that are aimed at exploring the ways of defining the interaction of things and their interrelation with other things and humans symmetrically at different scales until they become "archaeological things", with the aim of encapsulating different opinions and perspectives on "things" which are basically the essential data of archaeology. Proposals for 20 minute papers should be sent by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Further information is available at http://tagturkey2014.wordpress.com.

  1. Past Lectures and Conferences
  2. Archaeological Excavations and Researches Meeting-13
  3. April 2014 issue available
  4. Calls for Papers