Workshop: Archaeological Science Methods in the Field and in the Laboratory: What, How, and Why
Event Details:
- Date: Monday 12 - Tuesday, 13 October 2020
- Time: Monday - starts: 09:30 | Tuesday starts: 09:45 (all times are local Cyprus time)
- Venue: NTL Events Room, 1st Floor, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia
- Join Us: The event can be watched via live stream on YouTube. Click here to watch Day 1. Click here to watch Day 2. You can also watch on our Facebook channel
To attend the event in person, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to register. - Speakers: Various - see below
Archaeological Science Methods in the Field and in the Laboratory: What, How, and Why
Monday, 12 & Tuesday, 13 October
NTL Events Room, 1st Floor, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia
*** Tour of STARC Laboratories, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia
The Cyprus Institute teams up with the University of Cambridge and KU Leuven to advance Archaeological Science research in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME), supported by a 3-year grant from the H2020 Widening support action ‘Twinning’. The Promised project forms a three-node network of excellence in Bioarchaeology and Archaeological Materials Science within the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC) at the Cyprus Institute and linking it with the internationally-leading advanced research centres in Archaeological Science at KU Leuven and the University of Cambridge.
As part of the Promised project, STARC in collaboration with the Department of Antiquities organises a two day workshop, "Archaeological Science Methods in the Field and in the Laboratory: What, How, and Why", from the 12th to the 13th of October at The Cyprus Institute's premises. Scientists from STARC, University of Cambridge and University of Leuven will focus on sampling procedures in the field and methods of analysis in the laboratory on organic and inorganic archaeological materials.
The workshop can be attended as an online event or in person after expression of interest subject to limitations in place regarding COVID-19. If you want to participate please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Programme
The programme below and the associated live streams, use local Cyprus time
Monday, 12 October 2020
| 09:30 - 09:50 | Coffee |
| 09:50 - 10:00 | Prof. Thilo Rehren Welcome |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Dr Evi Margaritis Identifying food production and consumption in the archaeological record: work in the field and in the laboratory |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Dr Anna Spyrou Exploring human-animal interactions in the past: Bones, biogeochemistry and ancient DNA |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Dr Efthymia Nikita Human osteoarchaeology: field and laboratory procedures to minimize data loss |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | Prof. Matthew Collins Integrating biomolecular analyses: What are we doing and what can we achieve |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Dr Anita Radini Beyond bones: non-skeletal human remains in ancient graves |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Dr Panagiotis Karkanas and Dr Myrsini Gkouma Perspectives on the role of microstratigraphy in archaeological research |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Dr Thomas Brogan An archaeological biography of the Minoan household: interdisciplinary approaches |
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Coffee |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Dr Sorin Hermon Advanced methods of in situ artefact analysis based on integrated analytical and digital approaches |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Dr Maria Dikomitou The interdisciplinary study of archaeological ceramics. A discussion about sampling and methods of analysis |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Prof. Thilo Rehren Remains of metallurgy: more than copper smelting from the Troodos Mountains |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | Dr Frederik Rademakers Methodologies for the analysis of copper alloys and their production waste: from the field to the lab |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Prof. Patrick Degryse Possibilities in the analysis of glass and vitreous materials: a review of questions and answers |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Prof. Marcos Martinón-Torres Advantages and limitations of portable XRF analysis in archaeology |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Dr Artemios Oikonomou First aid for artefacts and sites: the role of archaeological and conservation science |
Live streaming is facilitated by the CySTEM project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under Grant Agreement No. 667942.
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Additional Info
- Date: Monday 12 - Tuesday 13 October 2020
- Time: Starts: Monday, 10:00
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Speaker: The event can be watched via live stream on YouTube.
Click here to watch Day 1. Click here to watch Day 2
You can also watch on our Facebook channel
