From 6-8 June 2025, the Study Center hosted an international workshop exploring form and phases of Late Minoan IA pottery which was organized by Iro Mathioudaki and Emilia Oddo. The keynote lecture by Carl Knappett…
The members and staff of the INSTAP Study Center for East Crete bid farewell to a great archaeologist, Yannis Tzedakis, and send sincerecondolences to his family and many friends. Throughout his career, he held many…
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This presentation provides an overview of recent work on the metallurgical assemblage from prehistoric Kephala and Ayia Irini on Kea. Final Neolithic Kephala has produced some of the earliest evidence for copper metallurgy in the…
This paper presents part of my doctoral research investigating cooking practices and culinary traditions in Neopalatial to Postpalatial Minoan Crete (1750-1200 BC), with a particular focus on the function and use of various cooking vessels…
The collaboration between the INSTAP Study Center and the Geology Department of the University of Patras has been long and fruitful; thanks to Prof. Ioannis Iliopoulos we have had several joint projects in archaeological science…
Hello! I am Megan Gatton, a Ph.D. Student at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. This January, I spent several days at INSTAP Study Center studying under zooarchaeologist Dr. Dimitra Mylona. I learned how…
For the Study Center, 2025 began with visits from two universities. We were pleased to welcome both Hunter College, with a group led by Brian Kunkel, and Hollins University, celebrating the 70th anniversary of its…
Way back in 1998, when I took up the position of Artist for the Study Center, I was asked to create a Holiday card that could be sent to all the friends of the Center…
In December, Kathy and Matina finished reconstructing the last ceramic vessels from a series of chamber tombs excavated by Nota Dimopoulou between 1999 and 2002 on the hill of Trypiti at Poros. These tombs are…