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Future Lectures and Conferences

Aegean Lectures

The program of the Aegean Lectures has been announced for spring 2015. Unless otherwise stated, all seminars begin at 7:00 pm at the Swedish Institute, Mitseon 9, Athens. Further information is available at http://www.sia.gr/files/Aegean-Lectures-2015-EN.pdf

23 January 2015: P. Tomkins, "Fragments of Complexity. Piecing together the puzzle of 'Prepalatial' Knossos (c. 3600-2000 BC)"

20 February 2015: B Burke, "The Mycenaean Age and its endurance at ancient Eleon in Boeotia"

27 March 2015: P. Pavúk, "Beyond Argolis. Survival of MH traditions into LBA in Central Greece"

17 April 2015: T. Giannopoulos, "The traditional paradigm of the Indo-European problem and the 'Coming of the Greeks'"

May 2015: J. Zurbach, "Reappraising Kirrha. New evidence on landscape, economy and society from Southern Phocis"

Cyprus Seminar

The program of the Cyprus Seminar has been announced for spring 2015. The seminars begin at 7:00 pm at the Museum of Cycladic Art, 4 Neophytou Douka, Athens. Further information is available at http://www.cycladic.gr/frontoffice/portal.asp?cpage=NODE&cnode=294&clang=1. Lectures of interest to Nestor readers will include:

4 May 2015: Ν. Παπαδημητρίου, "Κυπριακό και αιγαιακό εμπόριο κατά τη 2η χιλιετία π.Χ. Μια συγκριτική προσέγγιση"

EKVAM Spring Seminars on the Archaeology of Izmir

The program of EKVAM Spring Seminars on the Archaeology of Izmir has been announced for spring 2015. The seminars begin at 4:30 pm at the French Institute of Izmir. Lectures of interest to Nestor readers will include:

3 March 2015: O. Pinar, "Prehistory of Izmir from the Paleolithicum until the Beginning of Chalcolithicum"

17 March 2015: A. Aslan, "Izmir and its Close Surroundings during the Early and Middle Bronze Ages"

CIG 2015

On 6-7 February 2015 the 2015 Biannual Graduate Student Conference of the Canadian Institute in Greece (CIG 2015) will be held at the University of Windsor (Ontario, Canada). Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

T. Ross, Archaeological Illustration Workshop

K. Banks, "Repurposing Akrotiri: The Minoanization of a Cycladic Town"

R. Bennett and W. Chennette, "Minoan Metamorphosis: Repurposing at Palaikastro"

: 06 February 2015

Telling the Whole Story at Multi-Period Sites

On 25 April 2015 a workshop entitled Telling the Whole Story at Multi-Period Sites will be held at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Further information is available at http://aiathens.weebly.com/lecturesevents.html. Papers of interest to Nestor readers will include:

G. Sanders, "Corinth"

R. Senff, "Olympia"

P. Militello, "Phaistos"

: 06 February 2015

Past Lectures and Conferences

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".

: 06 February 2015

January 2015 issue available

The January 2015 (42.1) issue of Nestor is now available as a free download.

: 16 January 2015

Grants and Fellowships

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.

: 16 January 2015