On 17-19 December 2012 the 34th Annual Conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG 2012): Live Archaeology will be held in Liverpool. Further information is available at http://www.liv.ac.uk/sace/livetag/index.htm. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:
K. Soar, "The clothes make the (wo)man: gender, performance and clothing in Minoan Crete"
D. M. Smith, "Complex Network Phenomena at the Final Neolithic-Early Helladic transition"
S. O'Brien "Problems of Identifying 'States' in the LBA Greek mainland"
I. Moutafi "Bones, Theory and Human Practices: a view from the Aegean"
C. A. Moreno, "Landscape and environmental management from a Postcollapse perspective: the case of Mycenaean Boeotia"
Μ. Georgiadis, "Cretan peak sanctuaries revisited: The case of Leska on Kythera"
AIA 2013
On 3-6 January 2013 the 114th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America will be held in Seattle, WA. Further information is available at the AIA website at http://www.archaeological.org/. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:
On 18 October 2012 the Theoretical Archaeology Seminar in Athens entitled "ʽSocial Complexityʼ in Archaeology" was held at the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens. Led by D. Smith and S. o' Brien, this seminar explored the potential and the limitations of new approaches to 'social complexity', using the societies of the Late Bronze Age in the Aegean as its evidential base. Further information is available at http://archtheory.wordpress.com/.
Mycenaean Seminar in Athens
On 11 November 2012 H. Andrikou delivered a lecture to the Mycenaean Seminar in Athens entitled "Palatial and Post-Palatial Thebes: A look through the excavation of the Linear B archive at Pelopidou St."
Aegean Seminar in Zagreb
On 20 November 2012 A. Sampson delivered a lecture to the Aegean Seminar in Zagreb entitled "Mesolitihic and Neolithic Aegean: The Early Prehistory." Further information is available from Helena Tomas at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The Distribution of Technological Knowledge
On 23-25 November 2013 an international conference entitled The Distribution of Technological Knowledge in the Production of Ancient Mediterranean Pottery will be held at the Austrian Archaeological Institute in Athens. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
A. Hein and S. Prillwitz, "Kilns and Firing Technology in the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age: Evidence from Tiryns and Comparable Kiln Sites"
I. Berg, "Skill and Learning Networks: Acquisition, Maintenance, and Transmission of Technological Knowledge in Bronze Age Aegean"
A. Killebrew, "Early Philistine Aegean-Style Pottery Technology: Implications for the Transmission of Technical Knowledge during the Late Bronze – Early Iron Age Transition in the Eastern Mediterranean"
A. Jacobs, "Plain Ware Technology: Mass Production and Regionalism in Late Bronze Age Cyprus"
W. Gauß, E. Kiriatzi, and M. Lindblom, "Ceramic Technology Transfer in the Middle and Early Late Bronze Age at Kolonna, Kythera, and Lerna"
J. B. Rutter, "Ceramic Technology in Rapid Transition: The Evidence from Settlement Deposits of the Shaft Grave Era at Tsoungiza (Corinthia)"
M. Choleva, B. Lis, and Š. Rückl, "Mobility in the Bronze Age Aegean: The Case of Aeginetan Potters"
E. Kiriatzi, "Technological Transfer and Craftspeople Mobility in Late Bronze Age Mediterranean: Beyond the Distinction of Local or Imported 'Mycenaean' Pottery"
S. Strack, "The Post-palatial World of Potting: Regional Responses to Changing Social Frameworks"
E. Borgna and S. T. Levi, "Handmade and Plain Wares in Late Bronze Age Italy and the Aegean: A Comparative Evaluation of their Technology, Modes of Production, and Social Contexts"
Archaeological research concerning Minoan and/or Greek Kommos in the southwestern Mesara in Crete can be carried out on line through the University of Toronto Robarts website at https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/handle/1807/3004.
The same records, and more, are available by visiting the archives themselves at the University of Toronto, Archives in the Robarts Library, by appointment. Contact: Harold Averill, Assistant University Archivist (416) 978-7884; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society of Archaeometry: Craft-based Cultural Influences in the Mediterranean
On 31 October 2012 abstracts are due for the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society of Archaeometry: Craft-based Cultural Influences in the Mediterranean, to be held in Heraklion, Crete on 8-11 May 2013. Further information will be available at http://www.archaeometry.gr/. The following thematic sessions have been announced:
Integrated studies on provenance and technology of material remains
Investigating landscapes and intangible cultural heritage within
Conservation science and technology
Biomaterials and archaeology
19th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA AM 2013)
On 15 November 2012 proposals for sessions are due for the 19th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA AM 2013), to be held in Pilsen, Czech Republic from 4-8 September 2013. Further information and forms are available at http://www.e-a-a.org/ or http://www.eaa2013.cz.
