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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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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This weekend, Marta Flórez-Santasusana will present the new didactic lab result of the Arqueopirenaia project in the XVIII Fòrum Auriga, which is taking place on 25-26 November in the Institute Ramón Coll i Rodés (Lloret de Mar, Catalonia). “ICAC’s new didactic lab on Landscape Archaeology: an outreach tool for knowledge transfer and impact” (El nou…
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Dr. Francesc C. Conesa was invited to give a seminar in the Spanish National Archaeological Museum (MAN) to present the latest developments and forthcoming plans of the project “Kachchh Archaeological Project: trade, pastoralism and the origins of the Indus Civilisation” (Palarq Foundation): Semi-nomadic pastoralism and the origins of the Indus Civilization 14th November 18h CET. Open…
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In the heart of Delhi, on November 9th, 2023, the illustrious Shiv Nadar University hosted an event featuring Navjot Kour. Ms. Kour disseminated her ongoing work RIVERINE, unveiling the rich archaeological heritage of the plains of Jammu. Her audience consisted of undergraduates, postgraduates and faculty members. The Genesis of RIVERINE At the heart of Ms. Kour’s…
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We are excited to announce our partnership with Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in the context of the project ‘Mapping the Archaeological Pre-Columbian Heritage of South America‘ (MAPHSA), lead by the UPF in collaboration with 7 international institutions, and funded by Arcadia Fund: The archaeological heritage of South America is facing increasing threats due to the…
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Today marks the start of the International Congress on Roman Bioarchaeology (ICORB2023), which is taking place from the 26-28th October 2023. Theoni Baniou and Federica Riso from GIAP (ICAC-CERCA) ware presenting their research and results: Cooking and eating in the Roman west: new insights into the foodways of the inhabitants of Iesso and Puig Castellar…
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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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Last August, the research group welcomed Dr. Sayantani Neogi, who will be with us for the next two years to work on her MSCA-IF project SIGNATURE (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01-101067100). Sayantani completed her PhD in Geoarchaeology at the University of Cambridge (2014) while working on Indus archaeological contexts. Primarily trained as a geomorphologist, she has a long-standing interest in…
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A study led by IPHES-CERCA featured in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology demonstrates that Iberian communities in Catalonia practiced seasonal altitudinal movements. The biogeochemical analysis of different stable isotopes applied to a set of sheep teeth from four Catalan archaeological sites has allowed researchers to confirm that, between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, the agricultural…
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