On 22 May 2015 a workshop in memory of G. X. Chourmouziades entitled Η αντίπερα όχθη: Κοινωνικός χώρος και ιδεολογία στις προϊστορικές κοινότητες was held at the Aristotelian University of Thesaloniki. The program was:
Ν. Χουρμουζιάδη, "Ουτοπική αρχαιολογία ή μήπως μια αρχαιολογία με ανθρώπινο πρόσωπο;"
Μ. Φωτιάδης, "From 'things' to archaeology's artifacts: a reformed empiricist argument"
Κ. Παπανθίμου-Παπαευθυμίου, "Παιδικές ταφές στον προϊστορικό οικισμό Αρχοντικού Γιαννιτσών"
On 23 May 2015 a colloquium entitled Μνημεία Μαραθώνος: από την Εποχή του Λίθου έως τους μεταβυζαντινούς χρόνους was held in Marathon. The program was:
Α. Μαρή, "Οινόη ΙΙ (Πανός) και Οινόη IV στον λόφο. Πανός Μαραθώνα: πρώτη εκτίμηση των αρχαιολογικών δεδομένων και μελλοντικές προοπτικές"
Μ. Παντελίδου, G. Touchais, Ά. Φίλιππα‐Touchais, and Ν. Παπαδημητρίου, "Οι προϊστορικοί τύμβοι του Μαραθώνα"
On 22-24 May 2015 the annual conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG-US) 2015: Movement was held at the New York University. Further information is available at https://wp.nyu.edu/gsas-nyutag2015/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:
J. Marcum, "Head of household: Exploring the dance of everyday life at Çatalhöyük"
K. Soar, "Wish you were here? Postcards from Knossos"
G. Flouda and A. Nagel, "Troy-Stories: Itineraries of Heinrich Schliemann, a US Diplomat and Material Engagements"
On 25-26 May 2015 a conference entitled Early Cycladic Sculpture in Context from Beyond the Cyclades: Mainland Greece, the North and East Aegean was held at the Archaeological Society in Athens. The program was:
F. Mavridis, "Tracing cultural continuity. Examples of Neolithic figurines from mainland Greece and Early Cycladic anthropomorphic imagery"
E. Papazoglou-Manioudaki, "An early Cycladic figurine from the Acropolis of Athens"
A. Christopoulou and K. Kostanti, "'Aghios Kosmas revisited'. The Cycladic figurines from the Early Helladic site at Aghios Kosmas in Attica"
On 27-31 May 2015 an international conference entitled Athens and Attica in Prehistory. Η Προϊστορία της Αθήνας και της Αττικής was held at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Further information is available at http://prehistoricattica.org/. The program was:
Ε. Ανδρίκου, "Ανατολική Αττική: τα προϊστορικά ευρήματα στον 21ο αιώνα"
D. Vandarakis, K. Pavlopoulos, K. Vouvalidis, and E. Fouache, "The contribution of simulated lithostratigraphy in the geoarchaeological research of the Athenian Basin during the Holocene"
Ο. Κακαβάκης and Ε. Σκιαδαρέση, "Αποθέσεις της Εποχής του Χαλκού στον υγρότοπο του Φαληρικού Δέλτα: ερμηνευτικές προσεγγίσεις"
The April 2015 (42.4) issue of Nestor is now available as a free download.
On 30 June 2015 abstracts (200 words maximum) are due for papers, workshops, and posters at the 10th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (10ICAANE), to be held on 25-29 April 2016 at OREA (Institut für Orientalische und Europäische Archäologie, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria. Further information is available at http://www.orea.oeaw.ac.at/10icaane.html. Special consideration will be given to the following themes:
Transformation and Migration
Archaeology of Religion and Rituals
Ancient Near Eastern Environments: Shifts, Impacts, and Adaptations
Prehistoric and Historical Landscapes and Settlement Patterns
Economy and Society
Excavation Reports and Summaries
Images in Context: Agencies, Audiences, and Perception
Islamic Archaeology