The National Museum of Natural History Goulandris in collaboration with the Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum (CAMU) present the new temporary exhibition "Humans and Animals: An Eternal Bond," inviting the public to explore the enduring…
The founder of the INSTAP Study Center for East Crete, Dr. Malcolm Hewitt Wiener, passed away on October 12, at the age of 91. Malcolm’s generosity, research, and spirit touched the lives of thousands working…
Wednesday, December 2, 2026 Over the last few decades, archaeology has been under attack from many fronts. Pseudoarchaeology has dramatically increased in popularity. While it might seem easy to laugh off and ignore, as these…
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at noon Eastern Time and 7 pm in Greece. Please use this link to register for Lucia's talk: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5wjJL9wsQ-G8LjVjBgrCyQ Abstract: In many periods, settlement hierarchies and sacred hierarchies mirror each other,…
In the first week of August, our team participated in the 25th European Paleopathology Conference in Berlin. The presentation, entitled “Reconstructing the Palaeopathological Profile of an ‘Elite’ Group: A Case Study from the Minoan Myrtos-Pyrgos…
From July 13–15, the INSTAP Study Center welcomed Joe Wagman, a friend and longtime supporter of the Center, following his three weeks of excavation at the site of Iklaina. During his stay on Crete, Joe…
At the end of May, a team of archaeologists from the INSTAP Study Center and the Lasithi Ephorate of Antiquities traveled to Catania, Sicily, to attend ScapeCon 8, a conference on the concept and experience of…
The UISPP Commission on Archaeometry of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Inorganic Artefacts, Materials and their Technologies hosted its annual Archaeometry Conference on Stone, Glass, Ceramics and Metals at the Archaeological Museum of Chania in Crete (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Χανίων)…
Dear Friends and Supporters, In celebration of the International Day for Monuments and Sites, we invite you to join us in supporting the Al & Mary Leonard Emergency Preservation Fund. Established last year, this fund…
The first excavations conducted by the British School at Athens at Palaikastro in 1902 uncovered a substantial building near Chiona beach, House A. The following year their attention shifted inland to Roussolakkos where a large Minoan town was uncovered, an…