On 13 November 2026 applications are due for the position of Associate/Full Professor of Greek Archaeology in the Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati. For more information about the position and the University of Cincinnati, see https://jobs.uc.edu/job/AssociateFull-Professor-of-Greek-Archaeology%2C-Classics%2C-College-of-Arts-and-Sciences/104236-en_US/.
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The November 2026 issue of Nestor (53.11) is available as a free download.
Mediterranean Archaeological Trust
On 31 January 2027 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/.
Tytus and Cincinnati Summer Residency Fellowships
On 15 March 2027 applications are due for both the Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program and the Cincinnati Summer Residency Program for 2027-2028. Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars are usually expected to be in residence at the University of Cincinnati for a one semester (ca. four months) during the regular academic year — rarely a shorter period or two semesters. 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 the summer term, May to mid-August. Cincinnati Summer Residents receive housing near campus, office space attached to the Burnam Classics Library, and a travel allowance. Further information and application forms are available at https://classics.uc.edu/humanities/classics/tytus.
14th Cretological Congress
On 30 November 2026 abstracts (300 words maximum) are due for the 14th International Congress of Cretan Studies: Cultural Conflicts, Confrontations and Fusions. 14ο Διεθνές Κρητολογικό Συνέδριο: Πολιτισμικές συγκρούσεις, αντιθέσεις και συνθέσεις, to be held on 31 October – 7 November 2027 in Chania, Crete. The conference languages will be Greek, English, French, and Italian Further information is available at https://14th-iccs.gr/en/information/.
INSTAP SCEC Lectures
The program of the INSTAP SCEC Lectures has been announced for 2026-2027. Lectures are at 12:00 pm (ET) / 7 pm (EET); registration for attendance is required. Further information is available at https://instapstudycenter.net/lecture-series/. The program will be:
2 December 2026: F. Dibble, “The Problem with Fake Archaeology. And what we can do about it.”
27 January 2027: M. Durusu, “Rethinking Hittite-Aegean Relations in the Late Bronze Age”
24 February 2027: J. Engstrom, “Transculturality and Constellations of Practice: Rethinking ‘Pseudo-Minoan’ Pottery in a Pan-Aegean Perspective”
31 March 2027: S. Kiorpe, S. Triantyphyllou, G. Cadogan, and J. Musgrave†, “Social Identities and Everyday Life at Minoan Myrtos-Pyrgos during the Second Millennium BCE: A Fresh Look at the Human Remains Excavated in the 1970s”
7 April 2027: S. Ferrence, L. Bonga, and A. Kanta, “Making Sense of Taphonomic Processes in the Neolithic Longue Durée in the Pelekita Cave, Crete: An Ongoing Discussion”
5 May 2027: N. Thomas, “Malkata, Amarna and the Aegean in the Late Bronze Age: A Challenge to the Aegean/Egyptian Narrative”
ASOR 2026
On 18-21 November 2026 the American Schools of Overseas Research Annual Meeting 2026 (ASOR 2026) will be held in hybrid format and in Chicago. Further information is available at https://www.asor.org/am/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
S. R. Guterman, “A Grave Matter: Philistine Burial Practices at Tell es-Safi/Gath”
M. Artzy, “When is Ship-Graffito not Ex-voto?”
A. E. Killebrew, “The Development of Philistine Urbanization during the Iron Age”
J. R. Chadwick, “The Gihon of Gath! – Excavating the Iron Age I-IIA Water Gate Plaza and City Fortification Walls of the Philistine Capital at Tell es-Safi/Gath”
B. Monnickendam-Givon, E. Zwiebel, B. Yuzefovsky, J. Seligman, R. Ben-Chelouche, R. Bik, and C. Shoham, “A Second Century BCE Cypro-Syllabic Inscription from Yavne Excavations”
C. Maner, “The Making of a Bronze Age City in Anatolia”
D. K. Pettegrew, “Linked Open Archaeological Publication in the Age of AI: Reflections from the Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey”
B. Arikan, “The Assessment of Land Use Patterns and Landscape Evolution During the Early Bronze Age in Anatolia”
B. E. Emre and B. Arıkan, “Shaping the Neolithic Landscape: Palaeoenvironmental Change and Early Settlements in the Marmara Region”
A. Kesserwani, “A Genome-Wide History of the Ancient Near East: Evidence from the Levant and Mesopotamia”
M. E. Gruver, “In Times of Crisis: The LH IIIC Collapse and Mycenaean Fortifications”
J. Evrenopoulos, “Aspects of Materiality in the Linear B Tablets from Pylos and Mycenae: Examination and Experimentation”
K. Grossman, T. Paulette, L. Graham, and A. McCarthy, “The Prehistoric Cemetery at Makounta-Voules-Mersinoudia: Excavations in 2025-2026”
L. Crewe, “Recent Work at Bronze Age Kissonerga-Skalia”
S. W. Manning and K. Fisher, “Kalavasos and Maroni Built Environments Project: Updates 2026”
C. Donnelly, “Getting the Cypro-Minoan Corpus Online (GeCCO)”
M. Rekowska, A. Kordas, D. Michaelides, S. Popławski, and M. Mackiewicz, “Landscape Archaeology in the Rural Hinterland of Kourion: A New Project in Progress”
A. Simmons, “Still Looking for those Cypriot Neandertals!”
D. Macdonald, L. Maher, and B. Jones, “Lithic Landscapes: Coastal and Mountain Occupations in Cyprus’ Hunter-Gatherer Past”
M. Topor, “Shaping Power: Water Management and Access in Late Bronze Age Cyprus”
K. Batagianis and G. Sharon, “Fit for a King? Cylinder Seals of the Uluburun Shipwreck”
K. Ahern, “Fragility, Contagion, and the Late Bronze Age Collapse”
D. Hartman, “The Plst, the Philistines, and the Pelethites”
A. McCarthy, “Now We're Cooking! Neolithic Domestic Cooking vs. Large Scale Feasting in Cyprus”
L. Wilson, “The Importance of the Ceramic Tumbler Cup in the Drinking Practices at Kastelli-Pediada, Crete, and in Larger Networks of Eastern Mediterranean Exchange”
A. M. Crowe, “Aegean Pottery in the Lands of Alalakh: New Perspectives on Mycenaean Imports at Tell Atchana”
