Graduate Forum for Mediterranean Archaeology

Our colleagues at the Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου | University Of Cyprus organizing this year’s POCA 2025 announced their keynote speaker, Prof. Yannis Hamilakis.
Follow PoCA’s page and make sure you register for the event.

We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker for the 22nd Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology Meeting (PoCA 2025)!

Prof. Yannis Hamilakis (Brown University) will deliver the keynote lecture: “Archaeology and Colonization in the Eastern Mediterranean: Reflection, Despair, and Hope in Times of Genocide”.

We look forward to this keynote lecture on the 9th of October (Thursday) at 17:00 (Cyprus Time, GMT +2) at the end of the 1st day of the conference.

Click on the registration link:
https://ucy.zoom.us/meeting/register/FpBRgiiZQRe_Scm7-NPVEg

⛏️Fieldwork opportunity at the University of Cyprus.
Follow the post below for more information 🔻

Do you want to dig in Cyprus? You can be a part of the upcoming fieldwork campaign at the new archaeological site of Drouseia-Skloinikia, in Drouseia, Paphos, conducted under the direction of Dr. Theodora Moutsiou in collaboration with Professor Apostolos Sarris. This fieldwork campaign is part of research programme "Exploring the role of coasts in the early prehistory of Cyprus: Integrating archaeological excavations and geospatial technologies at the remote Akamas promontory" (TOPOS).

The archaeological survey and excavation will take place from October 15 to October 31, 2025.

Contact Dr. Moutsiou if you are interested at [email protected].

Accommodation will be provided at a hotel in the village of Drouseia (two/three people per room). Accommodation, meals and accident insurance are covered. Please submit your expression of interest by the 5th of October.

Our colleagues in Nicosia are looking for some helping hands! 🙌

Interested?⬇️

📢 Call for Volunteers!
The Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology Meeting (PoCA 2025) is just around the corner, and we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our team!

This is a unique opportunity to:
🏺 Contribute to the success of an international event;
🤝 Meet other archaeologists and researchers;
🌍 Gain valuable experience in cultural heritage and event organization.

Whether you’re a student, a history enthusiast, or simply eager to help, your support will make a difference!

📩 Send us an email ([email protected]) and be part of this exciting journey into Cyprus’s rich past!

Our colleagues at UCY have just announced the Call for Papers for *PoCA 2025*!

📅 Deadline: May 1st, 2025

Help spread the word! 📣

Call for papers for the 22nd Meeting of Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology (PoCA 2025) is officially out!

The submission deadline: 1st May 2025.

We look forward to seeing you in Nicosia!

🎉New year, new public lectures series from the Archaeological Research Unit, UCY - Ερευνητική Μονάδα Αρχαιολογίας, ΠΚ!

Save to your 2025 calendar the following twelve events and join us at the ARU for some fascinating lectures and stimulating discussions.

🏺 Connecting Past and Present on Delos 🌿

What happens when two projects meet on Delos?

Through the archaeological study of the House of Fourni and the participatory restoration of the Markos farmhouse using traditional techniques, researchers explore how ancient and vernacular material knowledge intersect. By placing these two buildings in dialogue with their natural surroundings, the landscape itself emerges as a key participant in the story of habitation.

Discover how this integrated approach sheds light on local building traditions, their adaptation to the Cyclades’ unique environment, and the evolving relationship between Delos’s ancient and recent landscapes.
Follow EFA's seminar online here: https://www.efa.gr/events/from-one-ruin-to-another-a-dialogue-between-the-house-of-fourni-and-markos-farm-on-delos/

From One Ruin to Another: A Dialogue Between the House of Fourni and Markos’ Farm on Delos – EFA From One Ruin to Another: A Dialogue Between the House of Fourni and Markos’ Farm on Delos Manifestations jeudi 12 décembre 2024     18:00-EET - 20:00-EET École française d'Athènes Didotou 6, Athens, 10680 Follow online / Suivre en ligne Download ICS Google Calendar iCalendar Office 365 Ou...

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Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology - SIMA Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology is a monograph series published by Astrom Editions, which focuses on the archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean world from Palaeolithic to Roman times

🕰 Bridging Chronological Gaps in Early Iron Age Greece 🏺

How do absolute dating methods reshape our understanding of traditional archaeological chronologies?

A recent study explores the significance of a Macedonian vase, decorated with compass-drawn concentric circles, found in a Late Bronze Age context at ancient Eleon, Boeotia. The authors argue that this vessel provides a crucial chronological anchor, supporting the 12th-century BC emergence of the Protogeometric style in central Macedonia.

This research offers a new model for the indigenous development and spread of the Macedonian Protogeometric style—reshaping our understanding of Early Iron Age Greece.

📖 Dive into the study here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/origin-of-the-protogeometric-style-in-northern-greece-and-its-relevance-for-the-absolute-chronology-of-the-early-iron-age/3D39D12E7D475D33E702BB98269F293C?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmark

The origin of the Protogeometric style in northern Greece and its relevance for the absolute chronology of the Early Iron Age | Antiquity | Cambridge Core The origin of the Protogeometric style in northern Greece and its relevance for the absolute chronology of the Early Iron Age - Volume 98 Issue 401

Looking for a Sunday read? 📖

Why not dive into the latest volume of the Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology?

This newly published edition features five must-read, fascinating contributions that you won’t want to miss! 🏺✨

Check it out and enrich your Sunday with some compelling insights into Mediterranean archaeology!

Vol. 37 No. 1 (2024) | Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology Equinox Publishing Ltd - 415 The Workstation 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0)114 221-0285

🔴 PoCA 2025 wil take place at the Archaeological Research Unit, UCY - Ερευνητική Μονάδα Αρχαιολογίας, ΠΚ in Nicosia! ☀️🇨🇾

Graduate Forum for Mediterranean Archaeology is thrilled about this news and extends its best wishes to our colleagues in the new PoCA organizing committee for the success of the upcoming event. We look forward to another wonderful graduate event at the ARU! 🏛️

A heartfelt thank you to the organizing committee of Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology Conference 2024 for an amazing event this year in Dublin. What an amazing past few days!

PoCA 2024 has already started! Check the post below and join virtually the annual conference of postgraduate studies in Cypriot archaeology!
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A great thanks to Professor Vionis and Professor Kouka for their invaluable support in organizing the 2nd Graduate Forum for Mediterranean Archaeology. 🙏

A special thank you to Professor Jennifer Webb, our keynote speaker, for her unwavering support until the very last minute. 🌿

Thanks also to our session chairs: Sky McCullough, Enrico De Benedictis, Georgia Demetra Kyriakou, Savvas Mavromatidis, Myrto Kalofonou and Theodore Vasileiou, for their excellent work.

Thank you to all who helped make this forum a success!