Conservation Interns 2023
Mathilde Van Dalen is a full-time student at ENSAV La Cambre in Brussels, Belgium where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in conservation-restoration of ceramic and glass objects. She is currently in the first year of…
A Generous Donation to the Library!
With gratitude... All of us at the INSTAP Study Center for East Crete would like to thank Henry "Nick" Ervin for his generous donation of books to the Center's library. Nick's interest in Greece and…
New Efforts to Establish a Tree-ring and Radiocarbon-based Chronology for Crete
Charlotte Pearson, from the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona, was visiting Crete to develop collaborations with archaeological teams interested in establishing a tree-ring and radiocarbon-based chronology for Crete. Recent developments in Accelerator Mass…
New Book: FIELD SAMPLING for Laboratory Analysis in Archaeology
The Study Center congratulates Evi Margaritis, Artemios Oikonomou, Efthymia Nikita and Thilo Rehren, the editors of this valuable guide which contains 23 chapters offering state-of-the-art information on the application of different types of environmental science…
A Pair of Recent Projects in the Heraklion Museum
We want to thank the staff of the Heraklion Museum for helping our members and staff on two recent projects. The first was organized by Leslie Day and involves a new study of Harriet Boyd’s…
“Let’s talk about the Archaeological Collection of Ierapetra”
On Sunday, 11 June 2023, the mayor of Ierapetra, Theodosios Kalantzakis, and Chrysa Sofianou, the director of the Lasithi Ephorate of Antiquities, hosted an event celebrating the reopening of the Ierapetra Collection of Antiquities (Fig…
Chryssi Island and the World of Littoral Archaeology: Contextualizing Island Research around Crete
The old customs house at Pacheia Ammos was again the site of a two-day conference, this time focusing on Chryssi Island and island archaeology of small islets around Crete (Fig. 1). The meeting started on…
The Archaeological Collection of Ierapetra Opening, Sunday, 11 June 2023
“Let’s talk about the Archaeological Collection of Ierapetra” Sunday, 11 June 2023, at the Municipal Council Meeting Room at 11:30 a.m. Speakers: Chrysa Sofianou, Director of the Lasithi Ephorate Tom Brogan, Director of INSTAP Γιάννης…
Recent Articles Draw Attention to the Work of Study Center Members and Colleagues
Two recent articles draw attention to the work of our members and colleagues at the Study Center (T. Strasser) and Wiener Lab in Athens (P. Karkanas) Read More in The Collector Read More in E-Kathimerini
The Study Center Welcomes David Jacobs, Conservation Intern
The Study Center takes great pleasure in hosting interns each summer in the conservation lab. This year’s group includes David Jacobs, who earned a BFA at the University of Southern California and an MFA from…