The Cyprus Institute

Professor Stavros Malas, The Cyprus Institute

Mr Tasso Leventis, A. G. Leventis Foundation

Professor Vasiliki Kassianidou, Deputy Minister of Culture

Professor Thilo Rehren:
A Foundation and Vision for Archaeological Sciences in Cyprus

Professor Vasiliki Kassianidou:
A Brief History of Archaeometallurgical Studies in Cyprus

Coffee break

Dr Giorgos Georgiou, Deputy Director, Dept of Antiquities

Dr Michel Menu:
Introduction to STARC

Dr Michael Boyd:
The Keros Project

Dr Evi Margaritis:
Environmental History and Agricultural Practices of Mediterranean Islands: Evidence from Archaeobotany

Dr Anna Spyrou:
Project ARETI: Unravelling the Genetic, Economic and Cultural History of Cattle in Cyprus

Dr Jelena Živković:
Ceramic Workshops of the Early Modern Mediterranean: Breaking New Ground with Archaeological Science

Dr Efthymia Nikita:
Archaeological Science Outreach and Dissemination

Lunch break

Professor Sturt Manning:
Wood as a Key Source for History and for the Intersections of Climate and History for Cyprus and the East Mediterranean

Dr Lindy Crewe:
International Archaeological Research on Cyprus and The Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI)

Dr Hussein Kamal:
Grand Egyptian Museum – Conservation Center: Roles and Activities

Professor Patrick Degryse:
A Future for Archaeological Science in the EMME Region

VIP Tour of STARC Archaeological Sciences Labs

Coffee, farewell

Professor Thanasis Vionis, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus
Interdisciplinary Forces in Post-Roman Cypriot Archaeology: The Xeros Valley

Dr Angelos Hadjikoumis, STARC, The Cyprus Institute
A Kaleidoscope of Ongoing Zooarchaeological Work in Cyprus

Coffee

Res. Prof. Artemis Georgiou, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus
Interregional Connectivity in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Mediterranean: The Contribution of 'ComPAS' (ERC Starting Grant)

Dr Maria Dikomitou-Eliadou, STARC, The Cyprus Institute
To the Core and on the Surface: Ancient Pottery Studies at STARC

TBC

Dr Kyriaki Tsirtsi, STARC, STARC, The Cyprus Institute
Archaeobotanical Work at STARC: The Use of Multiproxies to Reconstruct Human-Environment Interaction in Cyprus and EMME

Assoc. Prof. Efthymia Nikita, STARC, The Cyprus Institute
Putting Flesh Back Onto the Bones: Deciphering Life and Death in the EMME Through Human Osteoarchaeology

Dr Andreas Charalambous, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus
Using Handheld XRF for the Identification of EBA and MBA Copper Alloys: The North Coast Metals Project

Dr Dimitris Ioannides, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus; STARC, The Cyprus Institute
The Organisation of Copper Production on Late Bronze Age Cyprus Through the Study of Metallurgical Ceramics