New Exhibit on the Life of John Pendelbury
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…
Local Supporters Tour the Study Center
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…
Best Wishes to Eleutheria!
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…
Seminar at Ca’Foscari University in Venice
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…
Lecture, 24 April, 2024: Beyond Food: An Archaeobotanical Investigation into the Role of Plants within the Ritual Landscape of Bronze Age Crete, Carly Henkel
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…
Vasilopita 2024
On March 6, 2024, members and staff at the Center cut the traditional Vasilopita to welcome the new year with hopes for good fortune. The lucky winner of the φλουρί (gold coin – in this…
Lecture, 6 March, 2024: Towards a Post-cultural Archaeology of Late Bronze Age Greece, Dimitri Nakassis
The culture-historical labels that we attach to Bronze Age societies – Minoan and Mycenaean – do more damage than we have appreciated. Theoretically they are an inheritance of 19th century thinking that takes for granted…
Local Elementary Schools Visit the Study Center
Anyone who hasn’t visited the Center outside of the summer months may not be aware of the elementary school tours which take place here during the school year. Students from local schools experience a guided…
Lecture, 28 Feb, 2024: Ahhiyawa and Mycenaean Greece. A View from the Southeast Aegean-Southwest Coastal Anatolian Region, Salvatore Vitale, University of Pisa
This lecture discusses the Ahhiyawa question and its multifaceted implications for our understating of Aegean Late Bronze Age political trajectories. To do so, this talk uses a multidisciplinary approach that combines the analysis of textual…
Postponed! Minotage Archaeological Wine Tour on Crete
Due to a situation beyond our control, our fundraising trip this May (MINOTAGE: Archaeology Meets Cretan Wines) has been postponed. Download the full program here! Guided by archaeologist and wine writer Al Leonard, and leading…