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Aegean Seminar in Zagreb

The program of the Aegean Seminar has been announced for spring 2015, to be held at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb. Further information is available from Helena Tomas at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

9 March 2015, 6:30 pm: M. Anastasiadou, "New Insights into Administration in Minoan Kato Zakros - The Sealings from House A"

23 April 2015, 11.00 am: Ž. Tankošić, "The Prehistory of Southern Euboea: The Last Ten Years of Archaeological Research"

6 May 2015, 6.00 pm: N. Blackwell, "Regional Connectivity, Technological Exchange and Stone Working in Late Bronze Age Greece"

7 May 2015, 11.00 am: N. Blackwell, "The Collection of Tools in Metal Hoards from the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age"

2 June 2015, 6.00 pm: W. Lee, "Chariots, Rams, and Helmets: Sharing Military Technology in the Bronze and Archaic Age Aegean"

Πρώτο διεθνές σεμινάριο αρχαίας και παραδοσιακής ναυπηγικής

The program of the Πρώτο διεθνές σεμινάριο αρχαίας και παραδοσιακής ναυπηγικής has been announced for spring 2015, to be held at the National Technical University of Athens. Further information is available at http://www.naval.ntua.gr/sites/default/files/Seminar.pdf. Seminars of interest to Nestor readers will include:

9 March 2015, 7:30 pm: M. Wedde, "Typology and beyond: defining moments in the history of early Aegean watercraft"

11 March 2015, 5:00 pm: Ε. Μαραγκουδάκη, "Πειραματική ανασύσταση της εργαλειοθήκης του Μυκηναϊκού ναυδόμου"

6.00 pm: Χ. Αγουρίδης, "Τα ναυάγια της Ύστερης Εποχής του Χαλκού και η συμβολή τους στη μελέτη της αρχαίας ναυπηγικής"

7.30 pm: Γ. Νάκας, "Τα πλοία της γεωμετρικής και αρχαϊκής εποχής"

Cycladic Seminar

The program of the Cycladic Seminar has been announced for 2015. The seminars begin at 7:00 pm at the Archaeological Society, 22 Panepistimiou, Athens. Further information is available at http://www.archetai.gr/site/content.php?artid=1725.

10 March 2015: L. Morgan, "'A Room with a View': Kea Paintings and Social Context. 'Δωμάτιο με θέα': Oι τοιχογραφίες της Κέας σε συνάρτηση με το κοινωνικό περιβάλλον"

28 April 2015: Π. Σωτηρακοπούλου, "Τα δεδομένα της 'ομάδας του Καστριού' από το Δασκαλιό της Κέρου και τα εξ' αυτών συμπεράσματα για το τέλος της Πρώιμης Χαλκοκρατίας στις Κυκλάδες. The Kastri group evidence from Dhaskalio, Keros and its implications for the late Early Bronze Age in the Cyclades"

10 November 2015: C. Broodbank, "A comparative Mediterranean perspective on the Early Bronze Age Cyclades. Η Μεσόγειος και οι Κυκλάδες της Πρώιμης Εποχής του Χαλκού: Μια συγκριτική προσέγγιση"

15 December 2015: W.-D. Niemeier and Ο. Κουκά, "'Cycladica' από το Ηραίο και τη Μίλητο. 'Cycladica' from Heraion and Miletus"

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"

  1. Conference in Honour of Prof. Dr. Jan Bouzek
  2. Communities, Landscapes and Interaction in Neolithic Greece
  3. Past Lectures and Conferences
  4. Mobilizing the Past for a Digital Future