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On 20 June 2011 abstracts (600 words maximum) are due for an international symposium entitled History, Technology and Conservation of Ancient Metal, Glasses and Enamels, to be held on 16‐19 November 2011 at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Abstracts may be sent by email (
History and objects
Structure and properties
Dating techniques and applications
Technology (raw materials, furnaces, melting, and forming)
Corrosion of ancient materials
Modern aspects of corrosion of materials
Conservation
A special thematic session entitled "Hyalos‐Vitrum‐Glass: Ten Years Later"
On 15 July 2011 abstracts (150‐200 words, including name, institution, and the title of the paper) are due for the 18th Neolithic Seminar: Cultural and Social Identities in Eurasian Mesolithic and Neolithic to be held on 11‐12 November 2011 at the Department of Archaeology, Ljubljana University, Ljubljana, Slovenia. The objective of this seminar is to provide a forum for the discussion of cultural and social identities in Eurasian Mesolithic and Neolithic. Different theoretical approaches and case studies are welcome. The proceedings of this Neolithic Seminar will be available in the periodical Documenta Prehistorica 39 (2012). Abstracts should be submitted by e‐mail to miha.budja@uni‐lj.si; further information is available from Dr. Mihael Budja, Department of Archaeology, University of Ljubljana, Askerceva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; or from the web‐site http://arheologija.ff.uni‐lj.si/.
On 1 October 2011 abstracts (500‐600 words) are due for 20‐minute presentations at the Theory in (Ancient) Greek Archaeology Conference (TiGA), to be held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor on 4‐5 May 2012. Proposals will be welcomed that explore the potential benefits of well‐articulated theoretical concepts in the context of datasets from the ancient Greek world, defined to encompass material which might be viewed as culturally Greek, from anywhere in the Mediterranean, dating from the period ca. 1000 BCE to mid second century BCE. Submissions may be emailed as PDF attachments to
The following schedule of the Forschungen zur Frühägäischen Archäologie: Frühbronzezeitliche Handels- und Fernverbindungen has been announced for 2011, to take place at the Austrian Archaeological Institute in Athens, Leoforos Alexandras 26. Unless otherwise stated, the lectures begin at 7:00 pm. Further information is available at http://www.oeai.at or from
28 March 2011, 5:00 pm: O. Kouka, "Aegean Early Bronze Age Intercultural Contacts: New Evidence from Liman Tepe, Miletus and the Samian Heraion"
10 May 2011: B. Horejs, "Exchange Systems at the Beginning of the Early Bronze Age between Anatolia and the Aegean. A Case Study from Çukuriçi Höyük"
20 May 2011: J. Rambach, "Frühe weiträumige Kulturkontakte in der Westpeloponnes"
20 October 2011: L. Rahmstorf, "Erster Globalisierungsanlauf im 3. Jahrtausend v. Chr.? Die entwickelte Frühbronzezeit der Ägäis im Zeitkontext"
11 November 2011: L. Berger, "Regionalhandel und Fernverbindungen einer Insel. Äginas Kontakte in der Frühbronzezeit"
22 November 2011: E. Alram‐Stern, "Rohstoffe – Ritualgegenstände – Trinksittenkreise: Das Entstehen von Netzwerken in der ägäischen Frühbronzezeit"
On 13 May 2011 N. Papdimitriou addressed the New York Aegean Bronze Age Colloquium on "The changing faces of death: Funerary ritual and society in Early Mycenaean Greece." Further information is available from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
On 30‐31 May 2011 A. B. Knapp delivered lectures to the Aegean Seminar in Zagreb and the University of Zagreb entitled "Identity and Materiality on Prehistoric Cyprus" and "'Early Maritime Ventures: Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean." Further information is available from Helena Tomas at
The April 2011 issue (38.4) of Nestor is now available as a free download.