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Mycenaean Seminar in Athens

On 29 January 2015 W.-D. Niemeier lectured at the Mycenaean Seminar in Athens on "Το μυκηναϊκό ιερό στις Άβες/Καλαπόδι και το ζήτημα της συνέχειας της λατρείας από την Εποχή του Χαλκού στην Εποχή του Σιδήρου".

Michael Ventris Award

On 13 February 2015 applications are due for the Michael Ventris Memorial Award for Mycenaean Studies of up to £2000, 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 to the Deputy Director, Institute of Classical Studies, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU, United Kingdom or via email (compatible with Word 2003) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Applications should include age, qualifications, academic record, an outline and projected budget of the proposed work (which is not intended to be Ph.D. research), and the names and addresses of two referees, who should at the same time be asked to write independently in support of the application. Further information, including detailed application instructions, is available at http://www.icls.sas.ac.uk/awards/awards-prizes.

MAC 2015

On 13 February 2015 abstracts are due for oral or poster presentations at the 13th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics (MAC 2015), to be held on 24-26 September 2015 at the New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. Further information is available at http://www.emac2015.gr or from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The main topics will be:

Methodological developments

Dating of ceramics

Production, dissemination and consumption

Slips and glazes

Technical ceramics

Ceramics as building materials

Vessel function and vessel use

Raw material studies

Pottery kilns

Alteration and conservation

AIA 2016

On 8 March 2015 (22 March with a late fee) submissions for workshops, colloquia, undergraduate submissions, and open-session papers and posters needing an early decision to acquire a visa or obtain funding are due for the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA 2016), to be held in San Francisco, CA from 7-9 January 2016. On 2 August 2015 (16 August with a late fee) submissions are due for workshops, other open session papers and posters, and any provisionally accepted colloquia that are resubmitting. On 15 November 2015 roundtable proposals and lightning session submissions are due. Submission forms and further information are available at http://www.archaeological.org.

Diálogos Micénicos

On 16 March 2015 proposals are due for the Diálogos Micénicos: Lengua, Textos, Historia, to be held at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid from 12-13 May 2015. Titles and abstracts for proposed 20 minute papers should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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