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On 7-8 May 2015 an international conference entitled First Textiles. The Beginnings of Textile Manufacture in Europe and the Mediterranean will be held 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. Further information is available at http://ctr.hum.ku.dk/conferences/2015/First_Textiles_Conference_preliminary_programme.pdf. Papers and posters of interest to Nestor readers will include:

K. Sarri, "Textiles, baskets and pots: decorative craft transfer in the Aegean Neolithic"

A. Ulanowska, "More observations on functionality of Early Bronze Age textile tools from Greece"

G. Gavalas, "Textile tools and manufacture in the Early Bronze Age Cyclades: the evidence from Amorgos and Keros islands"

L. Völling, "Spindle whorls in Troy? A critical examination of a common opinion"

M. R. Belgiorno, "Pyrgos/Mavroraki textile production in 2000"

13th Nordic Bronze Age Symposium

On 9-13 June 2015 the 13th Nordic Bronze Age Symposium will be held in Gothenburg. Further information is available at http://bronsalderssymposiet.gu.se/english. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

M. Siennicka, "(In)Visible fibres? Textile production in the Early Bronze Age Greece (the 3rd millennium BC)"

A.-L. Schallin, "Amber and ritual at Mycenaean Dendra - The Baltic connection"

H. Whittaker, "The North from the Perspective of the Greek Mainland in the Late Bronze Age"

S. Sabatini, "Late Bronze Age Oxhide and oxhide-like ingots between Scandinavia and the Mediterranean: problems and challenges"

E. Pernicka, D. Berger, G. Brügmann, C. Frank, and B. Nessel, "Discovering Bronze Age Trade routes: archeological evidences and the potential of Tin Isotopes"

J. Ling and L. Melheim, "The Mediterranean turn: the importation of south European copper to Scandinavia and Atlantic maritime trade routes"

8th IEMA Visiting Scholar Spring Conference

On 11-12 April 2015 the 8th IEMA Visiting Scholar Spring Conference: Water and Power in Past Societies was held at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Further information is available at http://iema.buffalo.edu/conference/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:

S. Manning, "Drought and history in the Mediterranean: known knowns and known unknowns"

Necmi Karul, "The Effects of Changes in Rivers and Coastlines on Prehistoric Settlements in Anatolia"

International Young Scholars Conference II

On 15 April 2015 abstracts (350 words or 2500 characters maximum) are due for the International Young Scholars Conference II: Mediterranean Anatolia, to be held on 5-7 November by the Suna - İnan Kıraç Research Institute on Mediterranean Civilizations (AKMED) in Antalya, Turkey. The symposium is open to young scholars who are currently working on or have recently completed (in the last three years before the application deadline) their graduate theses regarding the archaeology, ancient history, art history, architectural history and protection of the cultural heritage of the above-mentioned regions from their prehistory through the end of Middle Ages. Further information and application forms are available at http://gbb.kaleicimuzesi.com/.

SOMA 2015

On 15 September 2015 abstracts (3000 characters with title 200 characters) are due for the 19th annual Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA 2015): Time, Space and People, to be held on 12-14 November at Kemer/Antalya, Turkey. Further information is available at http://www.phaselis.org/en/soma2015. Papers will be 20 minutes each in English. The conference sessions and themes will include:

The Western Mediterranean

The Central Mediterranean

The Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean

The Black Sea

The Near East and Egypt

Mediterranean Interactions

Archaeometry

Marine / Seamanship History

Conservation, preservation and archaeological site management

Restoration and Museology

Aegean Seminar in Zagreb

The program of the Aegean Seminar has been announced for spring 2015, to be held at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb. Further information is available from Helena Tomas at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

9 March 2015, 6:30 pm: M. Anastasiadou, "New Insights into Administration in Minoan Kato Zakros - The Sealings from House A"

23 April 2015, 11.00 am: Ž. Tankošić, "The Prehistory of Southern Euboea: The Last Ten Years of Archaeological Research"

6 May 2015, 6.00 pm: N. Blackwell, "Regional Connectivity, Technological Exchange and Stone Working in Late Bronze Age Greece"

7 May 2015, 11.00 am: N. Blackwell, "The Collection of Tools in Metal Hoards from the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age"

2 June 2015, 6.00 pm: W. Lee, "Chariots, Rams, and Helmets: Sharing Military Technology in the Bronze and Archaic Age Aegean"

Πρώτο διεθνές σεμινάριο αρχαίας και παραδοσιακής ναυπηγικής

The program of the Πρώτο διεθνές σεμινάριο αρχαίας και παραδοσιακής ναυπηγικής has been announced for spring 2015, to be held at the National Technical University of Athens. Further information is available at http://www.naval.ntua.gr/sites/default/files/Seminar.pdf. Seminars of interest to Nestor readers will include:

9 March 2015, 7:30 pm: M. Wedde, "Typology and beyond: defining moments in the history of early Aegean watercraft"

11 March 2015, 5:00 pm: Ε. Μαραγκουδάκη, "Πειραματική ανασύσταση της εργαλειοθήκης του Μυκηναϊκού ναυδόμου"

6.00 pm: Χ. Αγουρίδης, "Τα ναυάγια της Ύστερης Εποχής του Χαλκού και η συμβολή τους στη μελέτη της αρχαίας ναυπηγικής"

7.30 pm: Γ. Νάκας, "Τα πλοία της γεωμετρικής και αρχαϊκής εποχής"

Cycladic Seminar

The program of the Cycladic Seminar has been announced for 2015. The seminars begin at 7:00 pm at the Archaeological Society, 22 Panepistimiou, Athens. Further information is available at http://www.archetai.gr/site/content.php?artid=1725.

10 March 2015: L. Morgan, "'A Room with a View': Kea Paintings and Social Context. 'Δωμάτιο με θέα': Oι τοιχογραφίες της Κέας σε συνάρτηση με το κοινωνικό περιβάλλον"

28 April 2015: Π. Σωτηρακοπούλου, "Τα δεδομένα της 'ομάδας του Καστριού' από το Δασκαλιό της Κέρου και τα εξ' αυτών συμπεράσματα για το τέλος της Πρώιμης Χαλκοκρατίας στις Κυκλάδες. The Kastri group evidence from Dhaskalio, Keros and its implications for the late Early Bronze Age in the Cyclades"

10 November 2015: C. Broodbank, "A comparative Mediterranean perspective on the Early Bronze Age Cyclades. Η Μεσόγειος και οι Κυκλάδες της Πρώιμης Εποχής του Χαλκού: Μια συγκριτική προσέγγιση"

15 December 2015: W.-D. Niemeier and Ο. Κουκά, "'Cycladica' από το Ηραίο και τη Μίλητο. 'Cycladica' from Heraion and Miletus"

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