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Minoan Seminar

The program of the Minoan Seminar has been announced for 2016-2017. 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/.

25 November 2016: P. Tomkins, "Making p(a)laces, stabilising the social. Understanding the emergence of the Minoan palaces during the Cretan Early Bronze Age"

3 March 2017: M. Marthari, "Investigating the outskirts of the prehistoric town at Akrotiri, Thera: a rich LC I/LM IA building complex at the site of Raos"

31 March 2017: C. MacDonald and L. Girella, "North and South. Central Crete from the later Protopalatial into the earlier Neopalatial periods"

26 May 2017: E. Hatzaki: "Rus in Urbe: Late Bronze Age Knossos"

CAA-GR 2016

On 20-21 December 2016 the 2nd Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Conference in Greece (CAA-GR 2016) will be held at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Further information is available at http://www.caa-gr.org/2016/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

Α. Argyriou and A. Sarris, "Geoinformatic approaches to assess the landform characteristics of Minoan settlements and characterize the water management planning in Bronze Age Crete"

Θ. Αγγελοπούλου and Γ. Βαβουρανάκης, "Μοντελοποίηση των ανασκαφικών συγκειμένων: εννοιολογική αρχιτεκτονική και συμβατότητα στην τεκμηρίωση προϊστορικών θέσεων"

C. Papadopoulos, Y. Hamilakis, N. Kyparissi-Apostolika, and M. Diaz-Guardamino, "Digital engagements with clay: computational imaging and 3D printing for the study, interpretation and dissemination of the Neolithic figurines from Koutroulou Magoula, Greece"

BANEA 2017

On 4-6 January 2017 the 2017 Annual Conference of the British Association for Near Eastern Archaeology (BANEA 2017) will be held in Glasgow. Further information is available at http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/research/archaeologyresearch/projects/banea2017/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

A. Jacobs, "The Many Dimensions of Plain Ware Pottery in Late Bronze Age Cyprus: an examination of a potters' community at Alassa"

Ιστορικό και πολιτιστικό τοπίο

On 3-5 November 2016 a conference entitled Ιστορικό και πολιτιστικό τοπίο: παρεμβάσεις και διαχείριση, πρόσληψη και μετασχηματισμοί was held in Athens. Further information is available at http://www.piop.gr/el/Activities/ekdiloseis-mouseia/IA_diimerida_perivallontos_2016.aspx. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:

Δ. Μιχαηλίδης, "Η προϊστορία του φυσικού περιβάλλοντος της περιοχής της Βραυρώνας βάσει της μελέτης απολιθωμάτων πτηνών από τη σπηλαιοδολίνη Βραυρώνας"

Λ. Καραλή, "Θαλασσινά τοπία: Οι ακτές και ο κόσμος της θάλασσας μέσα από τα αρχαιοπεριβαλλοντικά κατάλοιπα"

Δ. Μυλωνά, "Βιωμένα θαλασσινά τοπία της προϊστορίας: μια αρχαιολογική προσέγγιση"

Λ. Μενδώνη, "Το παραγωγικό τοπίο των Κυκλάδων. Μια εθνοαρχαιολογική προσέγγιση"

J. C. Wright, "Ολοκληρωμένα πολιτιστικά τοπία: έννοιες και πρακτικές"

Δο Τοπικό Συνέδριο Λακωνικών Σπουδών

On 10-12 November 2016 the Δο Τοπικό Συνέδριο Λακωνικών Σπουδών was held in Sparta. Further information is available at http://www.laconialive.gr/4ο-τοπικό-συνέδριο-λακωνικών-σπουδών-δ/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:

Α. Μπάνου, "Η Λακωνία υπό το φως των εξελίξεων της μυκηναϊκής αρχαιολογίας: Ερευνητικές υποθέσεις και προοπτικές"

Connecting Cultures

On 23-25 November 2016 an international archaeological symposium entitled Kültürlerin Bağlantısı: Başlangıcından Roma Dönemi Sonuna kadar Eski Yakın Doğuda Ticaret ve Bölgelerarası İlişkiler. Connecting Cultures: Trade and Interconnections in the Ancient Near East from the Beginning until the End of the Roman Period was held in Lefkoşa/Nicosia. Further information is available at http://www.arkeo.hacettepe.edu.tr/belgeler/finalprogram.pdf. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

M. Şevketoğlu, "Tatlısu-Çiftlikdüzü (Akanthou-Arkosykos) Aceramic Neolithic Settlement in Cyprus and its Anatolian Connections"

N. K. Bostanci, "Pre-Neolithic Hunter-Gatherer-Fisher Seafaring in the Eastern Mediterranean: New Perspectives from Cyprus"

C. M. Erek, "İlk Sonuçlara Göre Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti'ndeki Prehistorik Dönem İzleri"

On 23-27 November 2016 the 8th International Conference on PPN Chipped and Ground Stone Industries of the Near East: Near Eastern Lithic Technologies on the Move - Interactions and Contexts in the Neolithic Traditions was held at the University of Cyprus in Nicosia. Further information is available at https://www.ucy.ac.cy/aru/documents/Conferences/CypPPN8_Program.pdf. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers included:

A. H. Simmons, "No Chipped Stone is an Island: A Reimagining of the Role of Early Cypriot Lithic Assemblages within the Neolithic World"

F. Briois, "Introduction, adaptation and development of the first Pre Pottery Neolithic communities in Cyprus: The contribution of lithic industries in the Amathus area"

C. McCartney, "Lithic contexts at the site of Ayia Varvara Asprokremnos, evidence for specialization"

On 1 December 2016 the following lectures were delivered to the Aegean Seminar in Zagreb; further information is available from Helena Tomas at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.:

A. Gyucha, "From the Aegean to the Carpathian Basin: Patterns of Sedentism in the Neolithic"

D. Riebe, "From the Aegean to the Carpathian Basin: The Exploitation and Exchange of Obsidian in Prehistory"

Mortuary Variability and Social Diversity in Ancient Greece

On 1-2 December 2016 an international workshop for early career scholars entitled Mortuary Variability and Social Diversity in Ancient Greece was held at the Netherlands Institute at Athens. Further information is available at http://www.nia.gr/images/Program_web.jpg. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers included:

E. Panagiotopoulou, "Protogeometric Thessaly: an integrated study of burial practices and isotope analysis of human remains"

A. Alexandridou, "'Equal in death': the social implications of funerary inclusivity in Late Geometric Attica and beyond"

PeClA 2016

On 1-2 December 2016 the 5th International Postgraduate Conference Perspectives on Classical Archaeology 2016: New Directions in Classical Archaeology (PeClA 2016) was held at the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Further information is available at http://ukar.ff.cuni.cz/en/pecla2016_eng. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers included:

U. Berndt, "Navigating the Gap Between Modern Theory and Ancient Sources: Two Examples from Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Sanctuaries in Greece"

M. Smíšek, "The Impact of Volcanic Eruptions on the Civilizations of the Mediterranean during the Bronze Age"

F. Franković, "Boys and Girls for the Minotaur – Leaping over Gender in the Late Bronze Age Aegean"

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