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Study Center Members and Staff enjoy the new displays at the Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum
Study Center members and staff at the Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum
Study Center members and staff enjoy the new displays at the Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum
Study Center members and staff enjoy the new displays at the Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum
Study Center members and staff enjoy the new displays at the Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum
Azoria Kitchen Assemblage display at the Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum

Visit to the Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum by Study Center Staff and Members

On Sunday the staff and members of the Study Center enjoyed one of the first tours of the new archaeological museum in Agios Nikolaos. It was a great opportunity for everyone to highlight objects they…

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Al and Tom researched various wineries on Crete in the summer of 2022.
Al and Tom researched various wineries on Crete in the summer of 2022.
Al and Tom researched various wineries on Crete in the summer of 2022.
Al and Tom researched various wineries on Crete in the summer of 2022.
Al and Tom researched various wineries on Crete in the summer of 2022.

Minotage Update! Full Program Available for the Legacy of the Minoans and the Heritage Wines of Crete Tour

MINOTAGE Save the Date! May 17 - May 26, 2024 The Friends of the Institute for Aegean Prehistory Study Center for East Crete (INSTAP SCEC) presents the 1st MINOTAGE* wine tour, an eight-night program of…

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Professor Jeffrey Soles
New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts
The New York Aegean Bronze Age Colloquium, April 2023
Aerial view of Mochlos Island, Crete, Greece

The New York Aegean Bronze Age Colloquium

On April 18, the New York Aegean Bronze Age Colloquium held its first in-person meeting since the start of the pandemic. Professor Jeffrey Soles spoke about “The Rise and Fall of a Rich Minoan Town…

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M. Tzari assists C. Henkel in seed collection for the comparative collection.
One of the informative signs along the path.
Cretan birthwort (Aristolochia cretica), a Cretan area endemic.

A Visit to the Botanical Path in Kavousi, Crete

Carly Henkel, along with Matina Tzari and Eleanor Huffman, walked the recently inaugurated Botanical Path along the Mesonas Gorge in Kavousi, Crete to observe the Cretan flora and collect seeds for the comparative collection used…

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Al and Tom researched various wineries on Crete in the summer of 2022.
Al and Tom researched various wineries on Crete in the summer of 2022.
Al and Tom researched various wineries on Crete in the summer of 2022.
Al and Tom researched various wineries on Crete in the summer of 2022.
Al and Tom researched various wineries on Crete in the summer of 2022.

The Legacy of the Minoans and the Heritage Wines of Crete

MINOTAGE Save the Date! Departing mid-May 2024 The Friends of the Institute for Aegean Prehistory Study Center for East Crete (INSTAP SCEC) are putting the finishing touches on MINOTAGE*, an eight-night tour of archaeological sites and wineries…

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The audience enjoyed watching the traditional dances.
Melissa Eaby was honored for her numerous contributions to both American and Greek archaeological projects in the region.
Gerry Gesell received a plaque for her service from the vice mayor of Ierapetra.
Giorgos Stavrakakis, Vangelis Vardakis, and Kostas Avysinos
The Cretan Dance group of the Cultural and Folklore Association from Ierapetra
The Cretan Dance group of the Cultural and Folklore Association from Ierapetra
The audience enjoyed a wonderful concert.
The audience enjoyed a wonderful concert.

Archaeologists honored at 5th Ierapetra Tourism Festival, a celebration of tourism and tradition

We want to highlight a wonderful celebration in the village of Kavousi on Sunday night as part of a wider campaign in support of Greek tourism by the Demos of Ierapetra and the Prefecture of…

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Tom Brogan and Chrysa Sofianou. Photo by Joanna Vasdeki.
George Doudalis discussing Tomb 15 from the LM III cemetery. Photo by Joanna Vasdeki.
Abigail, Jeff, and John Soles with Jeff’s grandchildren. Photo by Joanna Vasdeki.
Susan Ferrence, Jeff Soles and Jerolyn Morrison with copies of his books. Photo by Joanna Vasdeki.
Tom Brogan, Jeff Soles, and Georgos Zervakis with the plaque awarded to Jeff by Georgos. Photo by Joanna Vasdeki.
View of the audience sitting outside Kochilia Taverna with the island of Mochlos in the background. Photo by Joanna Vasdeki.
Jeff Soles with Georgos Frangiadakis and Michalis Kyriakakis. Photo by Joanna Vasdeki.

A Soles Celebration: 50 Years of Archaeological Research at Mochlos

Friends from Mochlos, Crete, and the wider archaeological community joined members of the Soles family Friday night (July 29) to celebrate the outstanding work by Jeff Soles at the site of Mochlos since the early 1970’s. Chrysa Sofianou,…

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