On 31 October 2013 L. Papzoglou-Manioudaki addressed the Mycenaean Seminar in Athens on "Ο μυκηναϊκός οικισμός και οι τάφοι στο λόφο της Μυγδαλιάς κοντά στην Πάτρα" at the British School.
NARNIA Fellows' Research Workshop
On 7-8 November 2013 the NARNIA Fellows' Research Workshop: Recent developments in the interdisciplinary study of ancient materials from the Eastern Mediterranean was held at the Department of Archaeology, Ljubljana University, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:
C. Makarona, "Geochemical proxies for provenancing Cypriot pottery classes from Early to Late Bronze Age contexts"
W. Gilstrap, "Ceramic production technology and exchange during the Late Helladic IIIB period in the area of the Saronic Gulf, Greece"
R. Mentesana, "Technological and social change in Phaistos, Crete, from the Final Neolithic through EMIIA"
On 8-9 November 2013 the 20th Neolithic Seminar: The Transition to Farming in Eurasia: Changing Interpretative Paradigms was held at the Department of Archaeology, Ljubljana University, Ljubljana, Slovenia. All previous Neolithic Seminar proceedings are available in the periodical Documenta Prehistorica XXI-XXXIX (http://arheologija.ff.uni-lj.si/documenta/). Further information is available at http://arheologija.ff.uni-lj.si/. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers included:
M. Özdoğan, "A New Look to the Introduction of the Neolithic Way of Life. Changing Paradigms in the Expansion of Neolithic Way of Life"
K. Kotsakis, "From Waves of Advance to Networks: Changing Paradigms for the Expansion of the Neolithic in Europe"
A. Bunguri, "Different Models for the Neolithisation of Albania"
On 31 January 2014 applications for grants (not normally exceeding £2,000) to assist with the publication, excluding subventions, of archaeological excavation or fieldwork in the Mediterranean world, with possible priority to Bronze Age sites, are due to the Mediterranean Archaeological Trust. Applications comprising a description of the proposed work (maximum 1500 words), a detailed budget, and either 2 references in sealed envelopes or the names of the referees if the references are sent directly by the referees should be sent to Professor Sir John Boardman, Mediterranean Archaeological Trust, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford OX1 2PH, UK or to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The importance of the site, your qualifications, other sources of support, and the present or planned status and place of publication should be indicated.
On 31 October 2013 abstracts (300-500 words, in English) are due for the international congress Computers Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, to be held at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - Institut d'art et d'archéologie, Paris, from 22-25 April 2014. Further information is available at http://caa2014.sciencesconf.org/. Themes of the conference will include:
Field and laboratory data recording
Historiography
Ontologies and standards
Internet and archaeology
3D archaeology
AIS (Archaeological Information Systems)
GIS and spatial analysis
Mathematics and statistics in archaeology
Open source
Computing in epigraphy and history
Multi-agent systems and complex system modelling
Virtual archaeology
EAA 2014
On 11 November 2013 proposals for sessions are due for the 20th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA AM 2014), to be held in Istanbul from 10-14 September 2014. On 16 December 2013 - 27 January 2014 paper and poster abstract submission is open. Further information and forms are available at http://www.e-a-a.org/ or https://www.eaa2014istanbul.org/site. The meeting will consist of sessions, round tables, and poster presentations focusing on the following main themes:
Connecting seas - across the borders
Managing archaeological heritage: past and present
Ancient technologies in social context
Environment and subsistence: the geosphere, ecosphere and human interaction
Times of change: collapse and transformative impulses
Retrieving and interpreting the archaeological record
Chronika 4, 2014
On 15 October 2013 abstracts (100 words) are due for articles for the 4th volume (2014) of Chronika, a graduate student journal covering research in European and Mediterranean archaeology; Chronika encourages interdisciplinary dialogues and innovative approaches to the study of the past. On 1 December 2013 first drafts of full articles (3000-4000 words, with up to 10 images) will be due; on 1 March 2014 revised articles will be due. For the first three volumes (2011-2013), see http://www.chronikajournal.com/; abstracts and requests for further information should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
