Aegean Seminar

The
 following
 lectures
 have
 been
 delivered
 to
 the
 University
 of
 Zagreb
 and
 the
 Aegean
 Seminar in
 Zagreb.
 Further 
information 
is 
available 
from 
Helena
 Tomas 
at
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26
 October
 2010:
 C.
 Shelmerdine,
 "Fragrances
 of
 the
 Past:
 All
 about
 Mycenaean
 Perfumes"
 and 
"The 
Iklaina 
Project:
 Adventures 
in
 Aegean 
Archaeology"

7
 December
 2010:
 R.
 Fitzsimons,
 "Monuments
 for
 the
 Living,
 Monuments
 for
 the
 Dead:
 A
 Stone‐by‐Stone
 Guide 
to
 Mycenaean 
State 
Formation"

18
 January
 2011:
 P.
 Pavuk,
 "Between
 the
 Aegean
 and
 Anatolia.
 The
 shifting
 character
 of
 Troy
 in
 
the
 Middle
 and
 Late
 Bronze
 Age"
 and
 "Beyond
 the
 Coast:
 Western
 Anatolia
 in
 the
 2nd
 Millennium 
BC"

01 February 2011

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The December 2010 (37.9) issue and the 2010 Index of Nestor are now available as a free download.

This is the fourth issue under the new publication model for Nestor.  We encourage subscribers to switch to this free digital format for 2011, instead of continuing to pay to receive paper copies.

18 December 2010

2011 Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG)

On 31 December 2010 abstracts (100 words) are due for session contributors and volunteered papers at the 2011 Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG), to be held on 6‐8 May 2011 at Berkeley, CA. Further information, a list of sessions, and forms are available at http://arf.berkeley.edu/TAG2011/about/.

Symposium On Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA 2011)

On 25 January 2011 abstracts for 20‐minute presentations in English are due for the 15th annual Symposium On Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA 2011), to take place on 3‐5 March 2011 at Catania University, Sicily. SOMA provides a friendly and supportive forum for young scholars and researchers to discuss their work without limitation regarding subject matter or period. The proceedings will be published by Archaeopress as a volume of British Archaeological Reports International Series. Further information and the registration form are available at http://ml.ci.uc.pt/mhonarchive/archport/msg10207.html or from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Papers addressing subjects such as the sea, trade, colonization, and piracy are particularly invited; sessions on the following topics are planned:

18 December 2010

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Minoan Seminar

The program of the Minoan Seminar has been announced for winter and spring 2011. Unless otherwise stated, all seminars begin at 6:30 pm at the Archaeological Society, 22 Panepistimiou, Athens; those planning to attend should inform the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Further information is available at http://www.minoanseminar.gr/.

17 December 2010: Γ. Βαβουρανάκης, "Ταφική τελετουργία και κοινωνική δομή λίγο πριν και αμέσως μετά την ίδρυση των πρώτων ανακτόρων. Funerary ritual and social structure just before and right after the establishment of the first palaces"

28 January 2011: Β. Πετράκης, "Ιχνηλατώντας τον άνακτα: Συνάγοντας το ρόλο του ηγεμόνα στην Υστερομινωική ΙΙ‐ΙΙΙΒ Κρήτη από την ανάλυση των τεκμηρίων Γραμμικής Β. Tracing the wanax: Inferring the role of the ruler in Late Minoan II‐IIIB Crete from analysis of Linear B documents"

18 December 2010

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