26/01/2026
Zachęcamy do zapoznania się z ofertą uczestnictwa w warsztatach epigraficznych na Sycylii 🇮🇹
Call for participants!
We invite doctoral candidates and postdocs researching Greek and Latin epigraphy to apply for participation in the practical field workshop “Sicilia, Saxa, Scripturae: Stonecutting Study and Epigraphic Documentation of Inscriptions in Sicily. An ERC-funded Programme in the Epigraphy of Sicily, 14–20 September 2026”. This intensive programme in Greek and Latin epigraphy, funded by the ERC STONE-MASTERS project (Starting Grant 101040152, https://stonemasters.uw.edu.pl) and co-organized by Dr Sofia Bianchi Mancini (University of Erfurt) and Dr Valentina Mignosa (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) will gather senior researchers, postdocs, and doctoral candidates interested in the materiality of inscriptions and the epigraphical production chains in the Graeco-Roman World.
This week-long workshop will allow the participants to explore the exceptionally rich epigraphic landscape of Sicily, from the Archaic period through Late Antiquity. The programme is designed to familiarise attendees with the methods and challenges of in situ epigraphic study, with particular emphasis on developing the skills required for systematic autopsy of inscriptions. Participants will learn to identify morphological and palaeographic features, distinguishing regional styles and carving workshops through the close examination of supports, decorative elements, ordinatio, and letterforms. Activities will take place across a range of museums, open-air displays, and archaeological sites throughout the island – such as Catania, Syracuse, Selinous, and Palermo – where participants will engage directly with epigraphic material and its archaeological contexts. The programme will also include a digital component. Participants will contribute to the long-term outcomes of the workshop by preparing entries for the STONE-MASTERS’ DAWE. Digital Atlas of Workshops and for the database AXON. A Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions, to be completed within one year of the fieldwork.
Timeframe: 14-20 September 2026.
For more info and how to apply, see:
https://stonemasters.uw.edu.pl/category/news/sicilia-saxa-scripturae-stonecutting-study-and-epigraphic-documentation-of-inscriptions-in-sicily