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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…