Category: Aegean Archaeology

New PhD researcher to explore landscapes of Greek colonisation

We are very glad to welcome Isabel Mattuzzi to the group, who will be working on her PhD thesis entitled “Landscapes of Greek colonisation: an integrated archaeological approach of the compared territorial and landscape dynamics around the Ionian colonies of Abdera and Emporion (Thrace, Gr. and Catalunya, Sp.)” under the supervision of Dr. Arnau Garcia-Molsosa and…
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From climate to conflict: recap of the GIAP Seminars of 2023

What an extraordinary year it has been for the GIAP Seminar series in 2023! As we bid farewell to this year’s series, let’s take a moment to reminisce about the incredible talks that we were able to enjoy. Although this chapter has concluded, the GIAP team is already hard at work, preparing another remarkable line-up…
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Two new book chapters! Delving into the rich heritage of Zagori

Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral researcher Faidon Moudopoulos has published two new book chapters surrounding the heritage of Zagori (Greece) in the book: Doris, Ph. and Papastratis, P. (eds.) 2023. Youkali, ένα liber amicorum για τον Σταύρο Μουδόπουλο (Youkali, a liber amicorum for Stavros Moudopoulos). Bibliorama. Athens. ISBN 9789609548588. The book is dedicated to Stavros…
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GIAP in the radio waves! “Toquem Pedra” starts a new season

“Toquem Pedra” is coming back! Don’t miss the opening programme of the 2023 season. It will take place on Monday, April 17, from 10 a.m. CET, live (in Catalan/Spanish). It features Giannis Apostolou, PhD candidate in GIAP (ICAC), as the first guest of the 2023 season. He will talk about his experience as an international…
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Experimental Archaeology and Archaeobotany: Contemporary interdisciplinary practices in Aegean Archaeology

On the 31st of March, PhD candidate Alexandra Kriti will be in Rethymno (Crete, Greece) to offer a lecture for the Archaeology Unit of the University of Crete: “Experimental Archaeology and Archaeobotany: Contemporary interdisciplinary practices in  Aegean Archaeology“Alexandra Kriti, Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology31/03/23 19.30h (Greek time) Within the research frame of ‘DarkRevisited’ (PI Dr Alexandra…
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The (in)visible heritage of the Others

This Monday, April 20th, Dr. Faidon Moudopoulos-Athanasiou, Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral fellow in GIAP (ICAC), presented in the “Stone Masonry Workshop“, organised by the CRISIS research laboratory of the Department of Architectural Engineering of the University of Ioannina, in collaboration with the Boulouki group and the Municipality of Konitsa (Greece). “The (in)visible heritage of…
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(IN)VISIBLE: the Bibliography on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Zagori

Dr. Faidon Moudopoulos edited the digital bibliography ‘(IN)VISIBLE: the Bibliography on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Zagori‘ (in Greek), the last deliverable of the project that marks its end.  The project aimed at investigating the intangible cultural heritage of Zagori (Greece) through the historical archives of the local communities. It used as a case study…
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The pottery from the Middle Neolithic trench at the settlement of Koutroulou Magoula Fthiotis

Today, GIAP (ICAC) researcher Merkouris Georgiadis presents at the AETHSE conference (Archaeological Work at Thessaly and Central Greece) at Volos, from 3rd -5th  June 2022. “The pottery from the Middle Neolithic trench at the settlement of Koutroulou Magoula Fthiotis”By S. Katsarou, M. Georgiadis, N. Kyparissi-Apostolika, G. Hamilakis, and A. Politipoulos. The paper is about the pottery recovered…
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Remote sensing and computational approaches to site detection and landscape reconstruction

On March 7th at 13h (UK time), GIAP’s co-director Hèctor A. Orengo will give a talk for the Aegean Archaeology Group (University of Cambridge). Open event! Join here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88241939796?pwd=dTRzSk N3MjBCRklTZDFPNDFLZjdoQT09 Remote sensing and computational approaches to site detection and landscape reconstruction in the Aegean Hèctor A. Orengo – Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica The last decade…
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Developing new surveying techniques under the Greek sun

The team’s morning march to the survey area.  Our work in Greece this summer involves two distinct archaeological projects: surveying in Abdera (Thrace) and surveying and excavating in Grevena (Western Macedonia), with additional geomorphological and geoarchaeological prospection in both areas.  These projects will provide a new paradigm of techniques available for archaeological surveys, with a stronger involvement of remote sensing,…
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