The December 2014 (41.9) issue of Nestor is now available as a free download.
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First Textiles
On 15 December 2014 abstracts (500 words minimum) are due for a two-day international conference entitled First Textiles. The Beginnings of Textile Manufacture in Europe and the Mediterranean, to be held on 7-8 May 2015 at the National Museum of Denmark (http://natmus.dk/en/) and the Centre for Textile Research at the University of Copenhagen (http://ctr.hum.ku.dk/) in Copenhagen, with a possible visit the Land of Legends and its experimental archaeological center at Lejre (http://www.sagnlandet.dk/English.425.0.html) on 9 May. Abstracts should be sent to the organizers at
The most ancient preserved textiles: archaeological material; microscopic analyses; raw materials (plant and animal fibres, skins, and furs); provenience of the fibres; manufacture of fibres and textiles; woven and unwoven textiles
Raw materials: use of plant and animal fibres, skins, and furs; domestication of flax; use of hairy and woolly wool; introduction and spread of woolly sheep wool and 'the textile revolution'
Scientific methods of analysing ancient textiles and recognising the provenience of fibres: strontium and isotope tracing; ancient DNA; protein analysis
On 15 December 2014 new member-organized session proposals and new workshop proposals are due for the American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meetings (ASOR 2015), to be held in Atlanta, GA from 18-21 November 2015. From 5 January to 15 February 2015 individual paper submissions will be open; from 5 January to 1 August poster submissions will be open. Further information, including rules for participation, format of and procedure for submitting abstracts, and all necessary forms are available at http://www.asor.org.
TAG-US 2015
On 31 January 2015 paper abstracts are due for the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG-US) 2015: Movement, to be held on 22-24 May 2015 at the New York University. Further information is available at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Theoretical-Archaeology-Group-USA/114634891930947, or contact Dr. Pam Crabtree at
Symposium on Knappable Materials
On 28 February 2015 abstracts (300-400 words) are due for the 10th International Symposium on Knappable Materials: 'On the Rocks', to be held on 8-10 September 2015 at the University of Barcelona. Proposals are also welcome for themed sessions, round table discussions or workshops, which may be specific to methodology, regional research, or any other theme. The symposium will focus on two major themes: The chaîne opératoire of knapped stone artefacts, and auxilliary sciences related to lithics (in particular microcrystaline quartz). Further information is available at http://www.ub.edu/cherts-symp2015/.
25th CIPA International Symposium 2015
On 28 February 2015 full peer-reviewed papers (6 pages maximum) or extended abstracts (500-1000 words) are due for the 25th CIPA International Symposium 2015, to be held on 31 August – 5 September 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan. Further information is available at http://www.cipa2015.org/. The themes of the symposium will be:
Data Acquisition and Recording Techniques
Laser scanning and 3D imaging
Mobile Mapping Applications
Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York has announced the following lectures of interest to Nestor readers in conjunction with the exhibition Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age. Further information is available at http://www.metmuseum.org/~/media/Files/Exhibitions/2014/AssyriatoIberia_ExhibitionPrograms.pdf.
16 September 2014, 6:00 pm: J. Boardman, "The Age of Heroes: Greeks and Phoenicians on the Wine Dark Sea"
6 November 2014, 6:00 pm: J. N. Tubb, "A New Millennium—A New Order: Philistines, Phoenicians, Aramaeans, and the Kingdom of Israel"
9 December 2014, 4:00 pm: C. Broodbank, "The Making of the Middle Sea: Perspectives on the Creation of the Iron Age Mediterranean"
Work of the Ephoreia of Paleoanthropology and Speleology in Northern Greece
On 4 December 2014 a workshop entitled Το Έργο της Εφορείας Παλαιοανθρωπολογίας–Σπηλαιολογίας Βόρειας Ελλάδος will be held at the Archaeological Museum in Thessaloniki. Further information is available at http://www.amth.gr/el/component/k2/item/585-4122014-ημερίδα-για-το-έργο-της-εφορείας-παλαιοανθρωπολογίας-–-σπηλαιολογίας-βόρειας-ελλάδος. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
Α. Ντάρλας, "Εφορεία Παλαιοανθρωπολογίας–Σπηλαιολογίας Βόρειας Ελλάδος: Απολογισμός έργου και προοπτικές στη νέα πραγματικόπητα"
Α. Παντή, "Τα σπήλαια της αιγαιακής Θράκης και η διαχρονική χρήση αυτών σε συνάρτηση με το πολιτισμικό τους περιβάλλον"
Α. Σύρος, "Προϊστορική εγκατάσταση στο σπήλαιο Ατσπάς Μαριών Θάσου. Μια πρώτη προσέγγιση"
On 10-13 December 2014 a workshop entitled Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στη ΒΔ Ελλάδα και τα νησιά του Ιονίου will be held at the University of Ioanina. Further information is available at http://www.aegeussociety.org/images/uploads/lectures/2014/Work-in-NW-Greece-2014-Programme.pdf. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:
Ε. Αδάμ, "Έρευνες για την Εποχή του Λίθου στην Π.Ε. Ιωαννίνων και απόδοση των αποτελεσμάτων στο ευρύ κοινό"
Ε. Βασιλείου, "Προϊστορική Ήπειρος, αυτή η άγνωστος ...: Τα νέα στοιχεία των τελευταίων χρόνων από την κεντρική Ήπειρο"
Γ. Πλιάκου, "Το οικιστικό πλέγμα στο λεκανοπέδιο των Ιωαννίνων, από την Πρώιμη Εποχή Σιδήρου ως τους ελληνιστικούς χρόνους. Συνέχειες και ασυνέχειες"