The Study Center welcomes Carly Henkel as the Library Fellow for the next 12 months. Carly is a Ph.D. candidate in archaeobotany at The Cyprus Institute’s Science and Technology for Archaeology Research Center (STARC) and…
We have some exciting news to share with you! Our supporter and generous donor Crawford Hill (Chill) made a major contribution of $25,000 to the INSTAP Study Center that has been used to purchase much…
On a recent trip to Crete, Prof. Sevi Triantaphyllou stopped by the Study Center with the undergraduate and master's degree students from the Department of History and Archaeology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Our continuous efforts to raise awareness regarding the important work of the INSTAP Study Center recently included several Greek diaspora groups in the US. One of these organizations, the Pancretan Association of America, a fellow…
Led by Manolis Petasis, Eva Pazara, and Agapitos Legakis, the Second Chance School of Ierapetra, which is based in Vainia, visited the Study Center on 21 May 2024 for a tour by Tom Brogan.
We would like to encourage everyone on Crete this summer to visit the new exhibit on the life of John Pendelbury which is organized by the British School of Archaeology at Athens, the Peripheria of…
Last week we hosted a very special group of people, our local donors, who took time out of their busy schedules to see the Study Center's operation up close. Our local supporters came from the…
We want to thank Eleutheria Almasidou for all her hard work as the library fellow and wish her good luck with new projects, beginning with the intensive course she will take this summer in Thessaloniki…
On March 27 Prof. Ilaria Caloi organized a seminar by Tom Brogan for her students at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice on the theme of Cuisine vs. Craft. A review of Neopalatial Cooking Equipment from…
Minoan scholars have attributed several ritual roles to plants (i.e. acting as focal points of worship, inducing ecstatic behavior, serving as sacrificial offerings, and facilitating ritual feasts) based on the study of archaeological artifacts, such…