Category: Aegean Archaeology

Immersive reconstructions of Sanctuaries and Rituals in Space and Time

Today, Efrosyni Boutsikas (MSCA researcher at ICAC & senior lecturer at University of Kent) is offering a seminar at the at the Department of the Study of Religion of Aarhus University. Towards a Cognitive Understanding of ancient Greek Ritual: Immersive reconstructions of Sanctuaries and Rituals in Space and TimeEfrosyni BoutsikasWednesday 21/02/24 at at 12h About the…
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Surveying the Montane Landscapes of Ancient Macedonia

To the fellows based in Oxford, our PhD candidate Giannis Apostolou has been invited to deliver a seminar for the Greek Archaeology Group & Prehistoric and Early Greece Graduate Seminars (GAG-PEGGS) at the Institute of Classical Archaeology of the University of Oxford this Thursday, the 25th of January at 13.00. Giannis’ paper will about ongoing work in…
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Open call for papers EAA2024! GIAP co-organises 5 sessions

The call for papers for the EAA Annual Meeting is open! The EAA2024 will take place in Rome, Italy, on the 28-31 August 2024. GIAP (ICAC-CERCA) will co-organise 5 sessions: EXTENDED DEADLINE! 8th 12th of February 2024.Submit your papers here: https://submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2024/ ABSTRACTS: Title: Machine learning methods in archaeological research: new approaches, barriers and standardization Theme:…
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New book! (Dis)continuities in the High Mountains. Exploring the culture of the mountains

Embark on a journey through the rich tapestry of mountain culture with our newly released book, “(Dis)continuities in the High Mountains. Exploring the culture of the mountains” expertly edited by Dr. Faidon Moudopoulos-Athanasiou. This volume comprises 22 thought-provoking contributions from esteemed researchers, delving into the mountain culture through lenses such as critical studies, architecture, landscape…
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Plants, seeds and fire: an archaeobotany dissemination weekend

This weekend, Alexandra Kriti and Alexandra Livarda will participate in two events, presenting the preliminary results on the experimental pyres, real-life charring experiments that took place in Crete a few months ago, in the context of Kriti’s PhD thesis and the DarkRevisited project. First, Alexandra Kriti presented in a two-day workshop in the context of…
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Fragments from Ottoman Zagori: Continuity and change in a montane landscape through a local perspective

New paper! Drs. Faidon Moudopoulos-Athanasiou (ICAC) and Elias Kolovos (University of Crete) publish a new paper in Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies: Moudopoulos-Athanasiou, F., & Kolovos, E. (2023). Fragments from Ottoman Zagori: Continuity and change in a montane landscape through a local perspective. Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 1-17. doi: 10.1017/byz.2023.24 Abstract This article discusses elite continuity…
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The Stone Carvings of “Hamko’s Mansion” at Konitsa (NW Greece)

Today, postdoctoral researcher Faidon Moudopoulos-Athanasiou is presenting at Turkologentag 2023 – The Fourth European Convention on Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies, which is taking place in Vienna on the 21-23rd of September 2023, organised by The Society of Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies (Gesellschaft für Turkologie, Osmanistik und Türkeiforschung, GTOT). Abstract The Stone Carvings of…
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Prominent representation of GIAP (ICAC) in the EAA2023!

Yesterday started the 29th EAA Annual Meeting, which is taking place in Belfast (Ireland) from the 30th of August to the 2nd of September. This year’s themes incorporate the diversity and multidimensionality of archaeological practice, including archaeological interpretation, heritage management and politics of the past and present. GIAP (ICAC) has 12 contributions to the conference,…
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Farewell to the First ‘Mountain Culture, History and Sources’ Summer School!

The inaugural “Mountain Culture, History and Sources” summer school has come to a close, leaving us with fond memories of the enriching experience amidst the mountain’s cultural abundance. As we bid farewell to its rich cultural heritage, the scorching heat of the city awaits. The research team accomplished its mission with great success, meticulously recording,…
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Fieldwork in Abdera (Greece): unraveling colonisation in the Mediterranean

In the scorching weeks of July, a dedicated team of researchers from GIAP (ICAC-CERCA) embarked on a new fieldwork campaign. Set in the ancient Greek colony of Abdera, nestled within the historical region of Xanthi, Thrace, Greece, the team is conducting a comprehensive archaeological, archeomorphological, and geoarchaeological survey to unravel landscapes of the ancient greek…
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