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Τούμπα Θεσσαλονίκης

On 20-21 December 2024 a conference entitled 40 Χρόνια της Πανεπιστημιακή Ανασκαφή Τούμπας Θεσσαλονίκης 1984-2024 was held in Thessaloniki. Further information is available at https://www.hist.auth.gr/administration_annou/syblirosi-40-chronon-anaskafis-toubas/. The program was:
Σ. Ανδρέου, Κ. Κωτσάκης, and Σ. Τριανταφύλλου, “Η ανασκαφή του ΑΠΘ στην Τούμπα Θεσσαλονίκης”
Σ. Ανδρέου, Κ. Κωτσάκης, and Κ. Ευκλείδου, “Στρωματογραφία-Χρονολόγηση”
Κ. Ευκλείδου, Γ. Παρχαρίδου, Γ. Βλαχοδήμος, and Σ. Ανδρέου, “Αρχιτεκτονική και χωροργάνωση”
Σ. Τριανταφύλλου and Β. Παπαθανασίου, “Η ταφική χρήση του χώρου στην κορυφή της Τούμπας”
Σ. Κυριλλίδου, “Δραστηριότητες εντός του οικισμού. Μικρομορφολογική ανάλυση”
Δ. Μαργωμένου and Μ. Ρούμπου, “Διεπιστημονική διερεύνηση αποθηκευτικών χώρων και αγγείων”
Κ. Ψαράκη, “Η κεραμική της Μέσης και πρώιμης Ύστερης Εποχής του Χαλκού”
Ε. Bλιώρα, Ε. Κυριατζή, and Κ. Ψαράκη, “Η κεραμική της προχωρημένης και τελικής Ύστερης Εποχής του Χαλκού”
Γ. Παπαδιάς, Β. Κυλίκογλου, and Ε. Κυριατζή, “Η κεραμική της Πρώιμης Εποχής του Σιδήρου”
Τ. Ogawa and Ε. Κυριατζή, “Η μαγειρική κεραμική”
Γ. Στεργίου and Ρ. Πάλλη, “Τούμπα Θεσσαλονίκης: παραγωγή, διαχείριση και κατανάλωση της λιθοτεχνίας λαξευμένου λίθου”
Ε. Τσιολάκη, “Λίθινα τριπτά τεχνουργήματα από την Τούμπα Θεσσαλονίκης: πρακτικές κατασκευής και χρήσης”
Ρ. Χρηστίδου and Κ. Χονδρός, “Μεταβολή της χρήσης οστέινων πρώτων υλών κατά την Εποχή του Χαλκού: συζήτηση των δεδομένων από την Τούμπα Θεσσαλονίκης”
Α. Καραθάνου, Τ. Γκατζόγια, Μ. Ντίνου, Δ. Κοτζαχρήστου, and Σ. Βαλαμώτη, “Η Τούμπα πέρα από την τούμπα: διερευνώντας τις χρήσεις της γης κατά την Εποχή του Χαλκού και Σιδήρου μέσα από τα αρχαιοβοτανικά δεδομένα”
Σ. Χρονάκη, Α. Βασιλειάδου, Δ. Νικολαΐδου, Δ. Ανδρουλάκη, and P. Halstead, “Σαράντα χρόνια Τούμπα: όταν τα ζώα αφήνουν ίχνη”
T. Θεοδωροπούλου and Σ. Γαύρου, “Οι ψαράδες της Τούμπας και οι ψαριές τους: οργάνωση, διαχείριση, κατανάλωση στον χώρο και στον χρόνο”
Ρ. Βεροπουλίδου, “Τούμπα Θεσσαλονίκης: συμπεράσματα από τη μελέτη των οστρέων”
Σ. Χρονάκη, Α. Σαμούρης, Ν. Αθανασιάδης, Ζ. Αμοιρίδου, Σ. Βογιατζή, Δ. Καδή, Α. Καραθάνου, Ά. Λύκα, Κ. Μαστορογιάννης, Γ. Παπαδιάς, Γ. Παρχαρίδου, Κ. Παυλόγλου, Ι. Νεστορίδης, Κ. Χονδρός, Σ. Ανδρέου, and Σ. Τριανταφύλλου “Η ανασκαφή σήμερα”
Κ. Χαβέλα, “Ο οικισμός στην τράπεζα και το νεκροταφείο (8ος-3ος αι. π.Χ.)”
Ζ. Μπίλη and Σ. Πρωτοψάλτη, “Νέα αρχαιολογικά δεδομένα από τις σωστικές έρευνες της ΕΦΑΠΟΘ στην Τούμπα Θεσσαλονίκης
Θ. Κατρακάζης, Β. Κοντογιάννη, Ε. Τζιβίλογλου, Ι. Καρατάσιος, and Β. Κυλίκογλου, “Διερεύνηση επιτελεστικότητας υλικών στερέωσης ωμόπλινθων από τον αρχαιολογικό χώρο Τούμπας Θεσσαλονίκης”
Ε. Τσιγαρίδα and Σ. Πρωτοψάλτη, “Η σημασία του αρχαιολογικού χώρου της Τούμπας Θεσσαλονίκης Πρόταση ανάδειξης”
Δ. Καϊμάρης, Π. Πατιάς, Σ. Ανδρέου, and Μ. Παππά, “Smart Eye”
Κ. Κασβίκης, “Εκπαιδεύοντας παιδιά στην ‘Τουμπίτσα’: χρονικό και αποτίμηση των εκπαιδευτικών δράσεων στην προϊστορική Τούμπα Θεσσαλονίκης

Michael Ventris Award

On 1 February 2025 applications are due for the Michael Ventris Award for Mycenaean Studies for 2025 (up to £3000), to be awarded to scholars who have obtained a doctorate within the past eight years or postgraduate students about to complete the doctorate in the field of Mycenaean civilization or kindred subjects, to promote research in (1) Linear B and other Bronze Age scripts of the Aegean and Cyprus and their historical and cultural connections, or (2) all other aspects of the Bronze Age of the Aegean and Cyprus. Applications (6 pages maximum) should be sent by email, ideally as a PDF attachment to the Director (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Institute of Classical Studies, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. Further information, including detailed application instructions, is available at https://ics.sas.ac.uk/awards/awards-prizes/michael-ventris-award-mycenaean-studies-2025.

 

Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars and Cincinnati Summer Residency Programs

On 15 March 2025 applications are due for both the Margo Tytus Visiting Scholars Program and the Cincinnati Summer Residency Program for 2025-2026. 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; they 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 https://classics.uc.edu/departments/classics/tytus.

Island Legacies

On 15 December 2024 abstracts (300 words, excluding references) are due for a conference entitled Island Legacies: Prehistoric Insular Ecosystems, Societies, and Climate Change in the Mediterranean, to be held on 3-6 June 2025 at the University of Malta. Further information is available at https://www.um.edu.mt/events/islandlegaciesconf2025/. The themes of the conference will be:
• Pleistocene ecosystems and the first societies
• Holocene hunter-gatherers and the Mesolithic to Neolithic transition
• Neolithic and Bronze Age societies and environments

 

Sympozjum Egejskie 10

On 15 February 2025 titles and abstracts (in English, maximum 250 words) are due for the Sympozjum Egejskie. 10th Conference in Aegean Archaeology, to be held on 9-13 June 2025 in hybrid mode at the University of Warsaw, Poland. This tenth anniversary conference will also include a special session on scripts and seals, to be chaired by Sarah Finlayson, and a special workshop on ‘Spaces and Landscapes of Production’, to be chaired by Sylviane Déderix and Stephanie Aulsebrook, for which a separate call for papers will be issued. Proposals are especially welcomed from early career researchers. Questions should be directed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., to which application materials should also be sent. Further information is available at https://www.archeologia.uw.edu.pl/en/sympozjum-egejskie-10th-conference-in-aegean-archaeology/, https://fb.me/e/h1X0yaFqR, or https://www.archeologia.uw.edu.pl/en/department-of-aegean-and-textile-archaeology/.

 

IKUWA 8

On 15 March 2025 abstracts (250-300 words, plus 5 to 7 keywords) are due for the 8th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology (IKUWA 8), to be held on 13-17 October 2025 in Oostende, Belgium. Further information is available at https://www.vliz.be/ikuwa8/en.

Digital Impacts on Archaeological Fieldwork

On 4-5 December 2024 a conference entitled Digital Impacts on Archaeological Fieldwork: Advantages and Limitations will be held at the Norwegian Institute at Athens. This is the first of the Digital Archaeology Workshop Series (2024-2027): Exploring Layers of Digital Archaeological Practice. Further information is available at https://www.uib.no/sites/w3.uib.no/files/attachments/digital_archaeology_workshop_series_circular.pdf and https://www.uib.no/sites/w3.uib.no/files/attachments/digital_impacts_on_archaeological_fieldwork_advantages_and_limitations_flyer.pdf. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
V. Klinkenberg, “Fantasies and Fallacies of Going Digital at Palloures”
D. Nenova, P. Zafeiriadis, and Ž. Tankosić, “Gourimadi Archaeological Project Digital Recording Practices”

 

Human and Ecology Relations

On 4-6 December 2024 an international symposium entitled Çağlar Boyu İnsan ve Ekologi İlişkileri. Human and Ecology Relations Through the Ages will be held in Izmir. Further information is available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-jisc.exe?A2=ZOOARCH;3c768ae2.2405. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
A. Karadaş, R. İlhan, S. Vardar, E. Öner, and A. Ersoy, “UNESCO Dünya Mirası Geçici Listesindeki İzmir Tarihi Liman Kentinin Paleocoğrafya ve Jeoarkeolojik Özellikleri”
Mısra Yanık, “An Anthrozoological Study on Findings of Domestic and Wild Pigs in the Bronze Age: Yassıtepe Mound”
H. Cevizoğlu and A. Moğol, “Kerpiç ve Kerpiç Yapıların İnşa Sürecinde İş Gücü Yönetimi –Eski Smyrna Örneğ”
S. Günel, “Çine Çayı (Marsyas) Bölgesinin Ekolojisi ve Çine-Tepecik Höyüğüne Kazanımları”

 

Mediterranean Survey Workshop

On 6-7 December 2024 the 47th International Mediterranean Survey Workshop will be held in Istanbul; registration for online attendance is available at https://dainst-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrdOmtqDMoG9UFwCpe3y-MZHuocgsemrdV#/registration. Further information is available at https://www.dainst.blog/transpergmikro/47th-ims-workshop-in-istanbul/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
A. Slawisch and T. Wilkinson, “Hans Lohmann’s Chora of Miletos Survey: Legacy and open questions”
H. Beck, N. Nenci, S. Nomicos, and S. Vlizos, “Archaeological and geophysical survey around the Amyklaion, Sparti”
M. Başaran, “The Survey Project of Bronze Age Harbours in the Çanakkale Strait”

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