On 12 April 2016 a conference entitled Πριν από τη μεγάλη πρωτεύουσα will be held at the Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Πέλλας. Further information is available at http://www.aegeussociety.org/images/uploads/lectures/2016/Before-the-great-capital-2016.pdf. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
M. Ghilardi, “15 years of research dealing with the reconstruction of the landscape within the Thessaloniki Plain: some highlights”
Κ. Κωτσάκης, “Τότε που ξεκίνησαν όλα. Πρώιμοι γεωργοκτηνοτρόφοι γύρω από τον Θερμαϊκό Κόλπο”
Π. Χρυσοστόμου, “Ο νεολιθικός κόσμος μέσα από τα υλικά κατάλοιπά του. Η ενότητα των ειδωλοπλαστικών έργων και η προσπάθεια ερμηνείας της χρήσης και της λειτουργίας τους”
Α. Παπανθίμου·Παπαευθυμίου, “Ο προϊστορικός οικισμός του Αρχοντικού στο πλαίσιο της Εποχής του Χαλκού”
Α. Χρυσοστόμου, “Οι περιοχές της Βόρειας Βοττιαίας και της Αλμωπίας στην Εποχή του Σιδήρου (1996-2016)”
Μ. Τιβέριος, “Η Μακεδονία στην Εποχή του Σlδήρου. Γενική επισκόπηση”
Antikythera
On 15-16 April 2016 a conference entitled Antikythera: Archaeology and the communities of people. Αντικύθηρα: Αρχαιολογία και οι κοινότητες των ανθρώπων will be held at the British School at Athens. Further information is available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1YNOBsfi6LkQmtXTVBMZHNqLUU/view. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
A. Bevan and J. Conolly, “A synopsis of the long term settlement history and community patterns of Antikythera, as revealed through the intensive survey program (2005-2008)”
D. Papageorgiou, “Kythera-Antikythera: a maritime crossroad in the prehistoric Aegean”
Cyprus Study Day
On 16 April 2016 a study day entitled What’s new in ancient Cyprus? will be held at the British Museum. Further information is available at http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar/event_detail.aspx?eventId=2822&title=What%E2%80%99s%20new%20in%20ancient%20Cyprus?&eventType=Study%20day. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
J. Clarke, “Who killed the pygmy hippos? The early human settlement of Cyprus”
D. Knox, “Fascinating figurines from the Cypriot Bronze Age”
D. Pilides, Excavations and survey at Ayios Sozemenos: central Cyprus in the Late Bronze Age”
41st ISA
On 15-21 May 2016 the 41st International Symposium on Archaeometry (ISA) will be held in Kalamata. Further information is available at http://isa2016.uop.gr/. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:
I. Karapanagiotis, “Identification of Tyrian purple in objects from the Βronze Αge to the Βyzantine period using an optimized and validated HPLC method”
P. M. Day and V. Kilikoglou, “The Longevity of Ceramic Production Centres: implications for the analysis of pottery”
M. Tenconi, P. M. Day, K. Demakopoulou, E. Kardamaki, J. Maran, and A. Papadimitriou, “Minoan-style transport jar production in the LHIIIB Argolid, Greece”