CAA 2013 Perth

On 25-28 March 2013 the Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods to Archaeology Conference (CAA 2013 Perth): Across Space and Time was held in Perth, Australia. Further information is available at http://www.caa2013.org/. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:

A. Goren, "Virtual Archaeology - creating an interdisciplinary toolbox for 3D visualization of ancient sites and landscapes in computer game engines"

D. Henderson, R. Boys, A. Golightly, A. Baggaley, G. Sarson, and A. Shukurov, "Inference for population dynamics in the Neolithic period"

C. Piccoli, P. Aparajeya, G. Papadopoulos, V. Stissi, J. Poblome, P. Bes, J. Bintliff, F. Leymarie, and P. Daras, "Towards automatic classification of pottery sherds: a combined approach"

Ανασκαφή και Έρευνα IX

On 5-6 April 2013 the symposium Ανασκαφή και Έρευνα, IX: Aπό το ερευνητικό εργό του Τομέα Αρχαιολογίας και Ιστορίας της Τέχνης was held in Athens, Greece at the Department of Archaeology and History of Art of the University of Athens. Further information is available at http://eclass.uoa.gr/modules/document/file.php/ARCH284/Programma%20Symposiou%20Tomea%20Arxaiologias.pdf. Papers of interest to Nestor readers included:

Γ. Κουρτέση-Φιλιππάκη, Γ. Ρήγινος, Α. Chabrol, and Δ. Σακκάς, "Αρχαιολογική έρευνα επιφανείας στη λεκάνη του Mέσου Καλαμά Θεσπρωτίας: 2011-2013"

Ε. Μαντζουράνη, Έ. Ζαββού, Α. Θέμος, and Γ. Βαβουρανάκης, "Η Ελαφόνησος πριν και μετά το 2009: παλαιά και νέα αρχαιολογικά ευρήματα"

Γ. Παπαθεοδώρου, Μ. Γεραγά, and Ε. Μαντζουράνη, "Παλαιογεωγραφική ανάπλαση της θαλάσσιας περιοχής της Ελαφονήσου (Ν. Α. Πελοπόννησος) με χρήση μεθόδων γεωφυσικής διασκόπησης"

15 April 2013

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On 10 April 2013 G. Cadogan spoke at The New York Aegean Bronze Age Colloquium at the Institute of Fine Arts on "M & M's. Myrtos and Mallia: Middle Minoan Entente Cordiale or Unitary State?"

15 April 2013

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29 March 2013

Neolithic Seminar

On 30 May 2013 abstracts (150-200 words, including name, institution, and the title of the paper) are due for the 20th Neolithic Seminar: The Transition to Farming in Eurasia: Changing Interpretative Paradigms, to be held on 8-9 November 2013 at the Department of Archaeology, Ljubljana University, Ljubljana, Slovenia. All previous Neolithic Seminar proceedings are available in the periodical Documenta Prehistorica XXI-XXXIX (http://arheologija.ff.uni-lj.si/documenta/). Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; further information is available at http://arheologija.ff.uni-lj.si/.

POCA2013

On 31 July 2013 abstracts are due for the 13th annual Postgraduates in Cypriot Archaeology (POCA 2013) conference, to be held on 1-3 November 2013, hosted by the University of East Anglia. Papers on Cypriot archaeology of any period, or on related subjects, will be welcome. Abstracts (250 words maximum), title, and email address should be submitted to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Further information and registration forms are available at http://www.uea.ac.uk/art-history/news-and-events/POCA2013.

9ICAANE

On 31 July 2013 abstracts (200 words maximum) for papers, workshops, and posters are due for the 9th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (9ICAANE), to be held at the University of Basel, Switzerland on 9-13 June 2014. Further information is available at http://9icaane.unibas.ch. The themes of the congress will be:

Egypt and Ancient Near East – Perceptions of Alterity

Travelling Images – Transfer and Transformation of Visual Ideas

Ancient Near Eastern Traditions vs. Hellenization/ Romanization

Reconstructing Ancient Eco-Systems

Dealing with the Past: Finds, booty, gifts, spoils, heirlooms

Excavation Reports and Summaries in Near Eastern Archaeology

29 March 2013