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On 5-7 March 2015 Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στη Μακεδονία και τη Θράκη 28η Επιστημονική Συνάντηση will be held at Aristotle University, Thessaloniki. Further information is available at http://www.hist.auth.gr/sites/default/files/%CE%A0%CE%A1%CE%9F%CE%93%CE%A1%CE%91%CE%9C%CE%9C%CE%91%20%CE%91%CE%95%CE%9C%CE%98.pdf. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

Γ. Στρατούλη, Ν. Κατσικαρίδης, E. Μαουσίδου, Τ. Μπεκιάρης, Γ. Πετσάλνικος, and Ε. Τσιόλα, "Τρίτα Κορομηλιάς: μια παραποτάμια προϊστορική θέση στην Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καστοριάς"

Π. Χρυσοστόμου, Τ. Γιαγκούλης, Ε. Νάιδου, and Α. Κυριάκου, "Ελληνοελβετικό πρόγραμμα συνεργασίας: διάσωση, συντήρηση και τεκμηρίωση ξύλινων αντικειμένων από τους προϊστορικούς λιμναίους οικισμούς του λεκανοπεδίου Αμυνταίου Φλώρινας"

Ε. Κυριατζή, Ν. Μερούσης, and Ε. Στεφανή, "Κεραμική της ύστερης εποχής του χαλκού από το Αγγελοχώρι Ημαθίας: προκαταρκτικές παρατηρήσεις από τη μελέτη του υλικού"

On 14-15 March 2015 the Graduate Archaeology at Oxford Annual Conference: Transition and Bridging the Divide: new approaches to archaeological investigation will be held at Oxford University. Further information is available at http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/gao-conferences.html. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

M. Trognitz, "Approaching multi-sided Aegean seals with machine learning techniques"

J. Binnberg, "Birds in the Aegean Bronze Age – an interdisciplinary approach combining anthropology, ornithology and archaeology"

New York Aegean Bronze Age Colloquium

On 20 March 2015, 6:30 pm, E. Mantzourani will address the New York Aegean Bronze Age Colloquium at the NYU Institute of Fine Arts, One East 78th Street, NY, New York on "Modeling everyday life in Crete and Cyprus with reference to Egypt." Interested guests are always welcome; please R.S.V.P. 212-992-5803 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Aegean Writing Systems

On 20-21 March 2015 a conference entitled Understanding Relations Between Scripts: The Aegean Writing Systems will be held by the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge. Further information is available at http://www.cambridgeadventurer.net/urbs/. The program will be:

S. Ferrara, "Creating writing: Secondary script formation in the Aegean"

R. Decorte, "Cretan Hieroglyphic and the nature of the script"

P. Steele and T. Meissner, "From Linear B to Linear A: The problem of the backward projection of sound values"

On 23-26 March 2015 for a conference entitled Terracottas in the Mediterranean Through Time will be held at the University of Haifa, Israel by the Zinman Institute of Archaeology and the Department of Art History, under the auspices of the Association for Coroplastic Studies (ACoST). Further information is available at http://coroplasticstudies.univ-lille3.fr/announcements.html. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

S. Oikonomidis and N. Skumi, "Gestures and Symbology of the Terracotta Hands from the Cave of the Nymph Koroneia, Boeotia, Greece"

C. Morris and A. Peatfield, "From Production to Consumption: Life Histories of Figurines from Cretan Bronze Age Peak Sanctuaries"

C. Alexandrou, "Understanding the Choices of Artisans in the Production of the Base-Ring Female Figurines from Cyprus"

A.-L. Schallin, "Mycenaean Figures and Figurines as Gendered Bodies"

G. Papantoniou, "Ritual Gestures and Bodily Communication: Exploring Religious Transformation in Cyprus during the First Millennium BC"

Ημερίδα: μπροστά στο θάνατο η διαχείριση των νεκρών και του θανάτου

On 28 March 2015 for a conference entitled Ημερίδα: μπροστά στο θάνατο η διαχείριση των νεκρών και του θανάτου will be held at Aristotle University, Thessaloniki. Further information is available at http://www.hist.auth.gr/sites/default/files/%CE%A0%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%B1%20%CE%97%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B1%CF%82.pdf. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

Ε. Μαρκέλλα, "Ταφικές πρακτικές στο Νεολιθικό Αιγαίο"

Ά. Καρλιγκιώτη, "Νεολιθικές ταφικές πρακτικές στη Θεσσαλία"

Γ. Κοζατσας, "Ταφικές πρακτικές στη Νεολιθική Μακεδονία"

On 4 April 2015 E. Balomenou will address the Athens Greek Religion Seminar at the Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9 on "Theatricality and Bronze Age Religion". Further information is available at http://www.sia.gr/sv/node/1072.

The Future of the Past

On 10-11 April 2015 an interdisciplinary conference for young scholars entitled The Future of the Past: From Amphipolis to Mosul: New Approaches to Cultural Heritage Preservation in the Eastern Mediterranean will be held at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Further information is available at http://futureofthepast.wix.com/culturalheritage. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:

L. Marangos, "Bridging the Divide: Cultural Heritage as Diplomat on Cyprus"

M. G. Clinton, "Out of the Illustrations: 3D Modelling for Architectural Analysis at Pseira"

On 19-23 May 2015 the conference Contacts, Migrations and Climate Change: Conference in Honour of Prof. Dr. Jan Bouzek will be held in Prague. Further information is available at http://ukar.ff.cuni.cz/en/Contacts_Migrations_and_Climate_Change_2015_Prague. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

P. P. Betancourt and J. D. Muhly, "New Evidence for the Trade Routes for Metals Imported into Crete during the Early Minoan Period"

F. Blakolmer, "A 'Special Procession' in Minoan Seal Images: Observations on Ritual Dress in Minoan Crete"

J. Czebreszuk, "Amber in Minoan and Mycenaean: A Comparative Approach"

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