On 18-19 November 2021 the third project conference of Contexts of and Relations between Early Writing Systems (CREWS), Writing around the Ancient Mediterranean: Practices and Adaptations, will be held online (GMT). Further information is available at https://crewsproject.wordpress.com/wampa/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include: G. Bourogiannis, “The (not so) parallel lives of Cypriot evidence in the Iron Age Aegean” C. Donnelly, “Cypro-Minoan and its potmarks and vessel inscriptions as challenges to Aegean Scripts corpora” B. Pestarino, “The introduction of the Greek alphabet in Cyprus, a case study in material culture” M. Polig, “Ductus in Cypro-Minoan writing. Definition, purpose and distribution of stroke types” P. Steele, “What is involved in approaching writing ‘holistically’? A look at writing (system) developments in the Bronze Age Aegean”
On 22-25 September 2021 a conference entitled Δ’ Διεθνές Κυκλαδολογικό Συνέδριο — Κυκλάδες: Αειφορία Πολιτισμού/4th International Cycladological Conference — The Cyclades: Cultural Heritage - Sustainability was held on Tinos, Greece. Further information is available at https://www.ekyklamel.gr/2021/09/17/d-diethnes-kikladologiko-sinedrio-tinos-22-eos-26-septemvriou-2021/. The listing of papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers in Nestor 48.8 (October 2021) was very incomplete and is corrected here; the editor apologizes for the error. Θ. Μαυρίδης, “Πρόγραμμα προστασίας και έρευνας των αρχαιολογικών σπηλαίων των Κυκλάδων. Πρώτα αποτελέσματα” Π. Πάντου, Ν. Aγγελοπούλου, Ο. Μεταξάς, Τ. Δεβετζή, and Α. Μουνδρέα-Αγραφιώτη, “‘Πούντα Αγκάλη’: Νέα στοιχεία για τη νεολιθική κατοίκηση στη Μήλο” Α. Χ. Τελεβάντου, “Στρόφιλας Άνδρου. Λατρευτικοί χώροι” Ι. Παπαμαγκάνα, “Τα μετάλλινα αντικείμενα του νεολιθικού οικισμού του Στρόφιλα” C. Renfrew, M. Boyd, N. Brodie, D. Athanasoulis, K. Dellaporta, G. Gavalas, J. Hilditch, I. Legaki, E. Maragaritis, M. Marthari, I. Moutafi, O. Philaniotou, and J. Wright, “Κατανοώντας την Κέρο: Mία επισκόπηση 15 χρόνων έρευνας/Understanding Keros an overview of 15 years of research” Μ. Γεωργακοπούλου, “Είκοσι χρόνια αρχαιομεταλλουργική έρευνα στη θέση Κάβος Δασκαλιό (Κέρος)” Α. Bλαχόπουλος, “Από τον ασβεστόλιθο στο ασβεστοκονίαμα από τις βραχογραφίες στις τοιχογραφίες” A. Boleti, “The granite quarry at Xobourgo, Tenos: extraction techniques and exploitation patterns through time” Ε. Ψαρρός and Α. Κουμνά, “Μύκονος: Ο αρχαιολογικός χάρτης υπό το φως των νέων ερευνών της Εφορείας Αρχαιοτήτων Κυκλάδων” Γ. Κουράγιος and Κ. Νταιφά, “Δεσποτικό-Τσιμηντήρι 2019 - 2021: Νέα σημαντικά στοιχεία για την τοπογραφία του ιερού και της εγκατάστασης στη θέση Μάνδρα” Ζ. Παπαδοπούλου, Α. Βλαχόπουλος, and Γ. Ζόγκος, “‘Siphnos and Beyond’: Ένα διεπιστημονικό πρόγραμμα για τον διαχρονικό αρχαιολογικό πλούτο και το ιστορικό τοπίο της Σίφνου” Α. Μαζαράκης Αινιάν and Δ. Αθανασούλης, “Ανασκαφές στην νησίδα Βρυοκαστράκι της Κύθνου (2018 - 2020)” Α. Τράντα, “Παρουσιάσεις κυκλαδικών ειδωλίων σε μουσειακές εκθέσεις: ζητήματα ερμηνείας, αφήγησης και Αναπαράστασης” Β. Χρυσοβιτσάνου, “Koσμικές και οργανικές φόρμες στην τέχνη του Hans Arp. Η συνάντηση του καλλιτέχνη με τις Κυκλαδικές μορφές” Α. Ροζοκόκη, “Οι Κυκλάδες τον καιρό του τρωϊκού πολέμου: Ο μύθος του Ανίου και ο νόστος του Αίαντα Λοκρού” Χ. Κουτελάκης, “Η Σύρος των Κυκλάδων στο έπος ‘Οδύσσεια’. Αντίκρουση αποκρυσταλλωμένων εντυπώσεων και ιστορική αναθεώρηση” T. Carter, K. Mallinson, V. Mastrogiannopoulou, A. D. Contreras, C. Diffey, C. Lopez, N. Marie Pareija, G. Tsartsidou, and D. Athanasoulis, “A New Minoan-Type Peak Sanctuary on Stelida, Naxos” Π. Σγουρίτσα-Πολυχρονάκου, “Οι Κυκλάδες στα Μυκηναϊκά χρόνια: Μια νέα προσέγγιση” Σ. Σπανός, “Πλοία και ναυσιπλοία τον 12ο αι. π.Χ. στις Κουκουναριές της Πάρου” Ε. Θέου and Κ. Κόπακα, “Πήλινο κιβωτίδιο την Ύστερη Εποχή του Χαλκού από τη Γαύδο: Μία συνομιλία με τις Κυκλάδες” Ά. Λέκκα, “Σχέσεις Κυκλάδων και Κύπρου μέσα από την εικονιστική κεραμική του τέλους της Ύστερης εποχής του Χαλκού” C. Renfrew, M. Boyd, S. Chlouveraki, S. Keramidas, M. Drillia, “Μετά την αποκάλυψη: Tο παράδειγμα του Δασκαλιού στην Κέρο για τη βιώσιμη διαφύλαξη του πολιτιστικού αγαθού” Α. Μαζαράκης Αινιάν, Α. Αλεξανδρίδου, Κ. Νταιφά, and Έ. Χατζηνικολάου, “Ιεροί, Δήμιοι ή Ίδιοι Οίκοι; ‘Αμφίσημα’ οικοδομήματα στη Μάνδρα Δεσποτικού” Γ. Γαβαλάς, “Νέες έρευνες στην Σίφνο, σωστικές ανασκαφές της Εφορείας Αρχαιοτήτων Κυκλάδων” Κ. Mallinson and T. Carter Tristan, “A Minoan Stone Ladle from Stelida, Naxos: A Case for Knossian Religious Influence in the Cyclades” R. Μoir, T. Carter, and M. Marthari, “Characterizing the Obsidian from Early Cycladic II Kastri, Syros”
Jubiläumstagung zu 30 Jahren FemArc
On 1-3 October 2021 a conference entitled Geschlecht macht Arbeit! Jubiläumstagung zu 30 Jahren FemArc — Netzwerk archäologisch arbeitender Frauen e.V. was held in Linz, Austria. Further information is available at https://femarc.de/organisatorisches/veranstaltungen/271-geschlecht-macht-arbeit.html. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included: K. Winger and R. Witte, “Sophie Schliemann – zwischen Archäologin und Frau von”
4th CAA-GR
On 21-22 October 2021 the 4th CAA-GR Conference 2020: Big Data in Archaeology was held at N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, Athens. Further information is available at http://caa-gr2020.net/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included: K. Efkleidou, M. Karantoni, S. Triantaphyllou, and S. Andreou, “Unlocking Building Biographies During the Late Bronze Age in Central Macedonia: The Case of the Thessaloniki Toumba Tell Settlement”
ScapeCon 2021
On 22-25 October 2021 the 4th international post-graduate and early career scholars’ conference No (e)scape? (ScapeCon 2021). (R)evolutions: in search of radical-scapes in the Aegean Bronze Age was held in Rethymno, Greece. Further information is available at https://scapecon.wixsite.com/scapecon2021. The program was: K. Kopaka, “Four and a half decades of Prehistoric research at the University of Crete (Rethymno). Escaping towards an Archaeology of people” D. Vendramin, “A contested landscape. Addressing social organization in the Prepalatial Asterousia (Crete) –The Lebena tombs as a case-study” A. Vratsalis-Pantelaios and G. Paschos, “Of Little Green Stones: Discussing the Bronze Age metallurgical (r)evolution of the Aegean communities. A tentative view from the island of Gavdos, Crete” G. Apostolakis, “(R)evolution out of destruction. The case of Crete and Keos in the Middle Bronze Age” M. Velegraki, “The MM IIIA Building 2 at Gypsades: Economic and cultural transformations in the Palatial town of Knossos” A. Kourkoulakos, “Once a capital: Mobility and geo-political developments in LBA Ephesus” P. Zeman, “How to survive a revolution: A contextual study of the Post-palatial settlement patterns of the Argolid” V. Vlachou, “Technological developments in scored/combed pottery in the 3rd millennium Aegean and wider Eastern Mediterranean and its relation to the olive oil and wine management” I. Pappas, “Ovens and kilns in the Aegean Bronze Age. Regional experimentations and pyro-technological (r)evolutions” J. Witowski, “‘My friends, how can we wonder that Hector wields the spear so well? Some god is ever by his side to protect him […].’ New insights on the role of spear in the Mycenaean warfare in the light of use-wear analyses” E. Chreiazomenou, “Stone-scapes of (r)evolution: Ground stone tool use, re-use, recycling and disuse in Bronze Age Katalymata, Gavdos” Y. Chatzikonstantinou, “Fire ‘revolution’ in Prepalatial Crete: Cremation and pyrotechnology” L. Tittl, “Breaking the boundaries: Sensory bodies and disruptive objects in Minoan Neopalatial cavescapes” K. Dudlik, “More than just a structure. A contextual study of Prosymna’s sepulchral architecture” Y. Hamilakis, “On the Revolutions yet to come: Decolonizing Aegean Prehistory” A. Karnava: Conference Summary
On 1 February 2022 applications are due for both the Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program and the Cincinnati Summer Residency Program for 2022-2023. Applicants for the Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program will ordinarily be senior scholars who are a minimum of five years beyond receipt of the PhD, with notable publication histories, who are expected to be in residence at the University of Cincinnati for a minimum of one semester (ca. four months) and a maximum of two during the regular academic year. 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 may be more recent PhDs and other scholars who would benefit from the use of a world-class classics library with their Ph.D. in hand by the time of application, and will ordinarily be in residence at the University of Cincinnati for approximately two months in the summer terms, May to mid-August. Cincinnati Summer Residents receive housing near campus and office space attached to the Burnam Classics Library. Further information and application forms are available at http://classics.uc.edu/index.php/tytusinfo.
On 25 October 2021 abstracts (300 words maximum) are due for the 13th Biennial Graduate Group Symposium. Kinesis: Movement and Mobility, to be held on 25-26 March 2022 at Bryn Mawr College. Further information is available at https://bmcgradsymposium.wordpress.com/.
EAA AM 2022
On 11 November 2021 proposals for sessions are due for the 28th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA AM 2022), to be held in Budapest, Hungary on 31 August - 3 September 2022. From 20 December 2021 until 10 February 2022 paper and poster abstract submission will be open; on 21 April 2022 registration and payment is due from submitting authors. Further information and forms are available at https://www.e-a-a.org/eaa2022. The meeting will consist of sessions, round tables, and poster presentations focusing on the following main themes: • Archaeologists and Archaeology Here and Now • [Re]integration • The Carpathian Basin: Integration, Mobility and Diversity • Polis, Empire, League and Beyond – Living in Interconnected Societies • Climate Change and Socioenvironmental Perspectives • A Decade after the ‘Third Science Revolution in Archaeology’
LAC 2022
On 30 November 2021 session abstracts (500 words) are due for the 7th Landscape Archaeology Conference (LAC 2022), to be held on 10-15 September 2022 at Iași, Romania. Further information is available at https://lac2022.rdrp.ro/.
