Conferences

 
Papers and posters by Dr G. Papantoniou:
  • “Από το παρελθόν στο παρόν: Ιεροτοπία και κοινωνική βιογραφία της Κύπριδας Αφροδίτης (UnSaLa-CY/ Excellence/1216/0362)” Το Έργον: Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου, 2019, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus (CY) , 8 February 2020 (with A.K. Vionis).
  • “A Boom-bust Cycle in Byzantine Cyprus: Settlement Organisation and Economic Patterns” (paper) Third International Conference on Byzantine and Medieval Studies, Byzantinist Society of Cyprus, 17-19 January 2020 (with A.K. Vionis and D. Nicolaou).
  • “Unlocking the Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus (UnSaLa-CY): Mental and Physical Spaces for Establishing, Maintaining and Changing Social Order” (paper) 17th Annual Conference of the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR): Religion – Continuations and Disruptions, Tartu (EE), 25-29 June 2019 (with A.K. Vionis).
  • “Settled and Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus (SeSaLaC) and Unlocking the Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus (UnSaLa-CY – EXCELLENCE_HUBS/1216/0362)” (paper) Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) Annual Workshop, Nicosia (CY), 8 June 2019 (with A.K. Vions and D. Nicolaou).
  • “Unlocking the Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus (UnSaLa-CY) – Settled and Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus (SeSaLaC): Two Interconnected Cyprus-based Projects” (paper) Cypriot Archaeology, Pre-Modern Material Culture, and Cultural Heritage in the UK, UCL Institute of Archaeology, the British Museum and the Cultural Section of the High Commission of Cyprus to the UK, London (UK), 3-5 April 2019 (with A.K. Vionis and D. Nicolaou).
  • “Νησίδες Αριστείας/Excellence/1216/0362: Unlocking the Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus (UnSaLa-CY)” (paper) Το Έργον: Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου, 2018, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus (CY), 16 February 2019 (with A.K. Vionis).
  • “Digital Humanities and Ritual Space: An Introduction” (paper) Unlocking Sacred Landscapes II: Digital Humanities and Ritual Space, Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Rethymnon, Crete (GR), 19-21 October 2018 (with A. Sarris, C.E. Moris and A.K. Vionis).
  • “Cyprus and Sardinia at the Transition from the Bronze to the Iron Age: A Sacred Landscapes Approach” (paper) European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) 2018 Annual Meeting, Barcelona (ES), 5-8 September 2018 (with A. Depalmas).
  • “River as Economic Asset: Settlement and Society in the Xeros Valley, Cyprus” (paper) 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology: Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World, Cologne/Bonn (DE), 22-26 May 2018 (with A.K. Vionis).
  • “Central Place Theory Reloaded and Revised: Landscape Archaeology and Political Economy” (paper) 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology: Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World, Cologne/Bonn (DE), 22-26 May 2018 (with A.K. Vionis).
  • International conference Kings and Greek Art in the fourth century BC (invited Chair/Discussant), University of Zurich (CH), 18-20 January 2018.
  • “Culture and Empire in Cyprus Following Alexander’s Conquest of Eastern Mediterranean”. Invited paper in the International conference Impact of Alexander's Conquest, Barcelona (ES), 14-15 December 2017.
  • “Economic Landscapes and Transformed Mindscapes in Cyprus from Roman Times to the Early Middle Ages”. Invited paper in the International conference Change and Resilience: The Occupation of Mediterranean Islands in Late Antiquity, Brown University, Providence (USA), 1-3 December 2017 (with A.K. Vionis).
  • “Introducing the Research and Training Group 1878: The Archaeology of Pre-Modern Economies”. Invited paper in the conference Poverty in Early Civilisations: A Comparative View, Cologne (DE), 17-18 November 2017 (with E. Murphy and T. de Haas).
  • “Marion Arsinoe and the Ptolemaic Queens: Ruler Cult and Political Economy in Hellenistic Cyprus”. International conference Paphos and Western Cyprus, Paphos (CY), 11-15 October 2017.
  • “Cypriot Kings and Greek Art during the Classical Period: A Political Economy Approach”. International conference Classical Cyprus, Graz University (AT), 21-23 September 2017.
  • “Unlocking Sacred Landscapes: The Case of Iron Age Cyprus”. International training workshop GIS and Economic Archaeology: Inter- and Intra-Site Approaches. Research Training Group 1878: Archaeology of Pre-Modern Economies, University of Bonn (DE), May 19, 2017.
  • “Unlocking Sacred Landscapes: A Holistic Approach to Cypriot Sanctuaries and Religion”. International conference Environment, Landscape and Society: Diachronic Perspectives on Settlement Patterns in Cyprus, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI), Nicosia (CY), 17-19 February 2017.
  • “Settled and Sacred Lanscapes of Cyprus – SeSaLaC” (poster). First Annual Conference on Byzantine and Medieval Studies, Byzantinist Society of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), 13-15 January 2017 (with A.K. Vionis and D. Nicolaou).
  • "Αρχαία Ιερά και Λατρεία στην Επαρχία Λεμεσού: Από την Πρώιμη Εποχή του Σιδήρου στην Ύστερη Αρχαιότητα". Invited paper to the Conference Η Λεμεσός στα Βάθη των Αιώνων: Αρχαίες Προ-χριστιανικές Λατρείες, Δοξασίες και Ταφικά Έθιμα, Bishopric of Limassol, Limassol, 4-5 November 2016.
  • "Kyprogenis Aphrodite: Between Political Power and Cultural Identity". Invited paper in to the International Conference Gods of Peace and War in the Myths of the Mediterranean Peoples. Ikariaka Dromena, University of Ioannina, Ephorate of Antiquties of Ioannina, and Ephorate of Antiquities of Samos and Ikaria, Ikaria (GR), 2-4 September 2016.
  • "Unlocking Sacred Landscapes – Roman to Late Antique Cyprus". Invited paper in the International Conference Church Building in Cyprus (4th-7th Centuries): A Mirror of Intercultural Contacts in the Eastern Mediterranean, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (DE), 9-11 June 2016.
  • "Unlocking Sacred Landscapes: Cypriot Sanctuaries Through Time". Invited paper in the Study Day What’s New in Ancient Cyprus? The British Museum, London (UK), 16 April 2016.
  • "Contesting Sacred Landscapes: Continuity and Abandonment in Roman Cyprus". Invited paper in the colloquium Filling the Gap: Investigating Abandonment in the Roman Empire, 26th Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC)/12th Roman Archaeology Confrerence (RAC), Rome (IT), 16-19 March 2016.
  • "The ‘Cypriot Goddess’ in the Iron Age: The Evidence from the Terracotta Figurines". Invited paper in the workshop Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions. University of Helsinki, Tallinn, Estonia (EE), 16-18 September 2015.
  • "Unlocking Sacred Landscapes: A Holistic Approach to Cypriot Sanctuaries and Religion". Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) annual workshop. Nicosia (CY), 27 June 2015.
  • "Settled and Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus (SeSaLaC) – the Kofinou Archaeological Surface Survey". Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) annual workshop. Nicosia (CY), 27 June 2015 (with A. K. Vionis and D. Nicolaou).
  • "Mapping Paralimni: Archaeological Survey and Local Memories".Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) annual workshop Nicosia (CY), 27 June 2015 (with A. Satraki and A.K. Vionis).
  • "Culture and Empire from Classical to Hellenistic Period in Cyprus". Paper in the international conference Lines Between: Culture and Empire in the Eastern Mediterranean. European University Cyprus and Stockton University, Nicosia (CY), 4-6 June 2015.
  • "The Territorial Formation of Salamis: The Evidence from the Cypriot Sanctuaries". Invited paper in the international conference Salamis, History and Archaeology (from the Earliest period to the End of Antiquity), The University of Cyprus (CY), 21-23 May 2015 (with A. Satraki).
  • "Cypriot Sacred Landscapes and the Application of Geographic Information Systems: An Evaluation". Paper in the international workshop ‘Unlocking’ Sacred Landscapes: Spatial Analysis of Ritual and Cult in the Mediterranean, The University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin (IE), 15-17 May 2015.
  • "Rethinking Cypriot Hellenistic Portraits". Invited paper in the international symposium Ancient Cyprus today: Museum Collections and New Research Approaches to the Archaeology of Cyprus, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (SE), 25-27 April 2015.
  • "Interactions between Old and New: The Transition from Classical to Hellenistic Period in Cyprus". Presenting by title for the international conference Building a New World Order? Hellenistic Monarchies in the Mediterranean World, The Pennsylvania State University (USA), 24-25 April 2015.
  • "Archaeological Surface Survey in Paralimni". Invited paper in the symposium Paralimni: History and Culture, Municipality of Paralimni (CY), 18 April 2015 (with A. Satraki and A. Vionis).
  • "Ritual Gestures and Bodily Communication: Exploring Religious Transformation in Cyprus during the First Millennium BC". Paper at the international conference Terracottas in the Mediterranean Through Time, University of Haifa (IL), 23-25 March 2015.
  • "A Technological and Compositional Study of the Hellenistic and Roman Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos". Paper at the international conference Terracottas in the Mediterranean Through Time, University of Haifa (IL), 23-25 March 2015 (with M. Dikomitou-Eliadou, E. Aloupi-Siotis, V. Kilikoglou, and D. Michaelides).
  • "The Advent of Hellenistic Cyprus". Invited paper in the international conference Les Royaumes de Chypre à l’épreuve de l’histoire : Transitions et ruptures de la fin de l’âge du Bronze du début de l’époque hellénistique. The French School at Athens (GR), 19-21 March 2015 (with D. Michaelides).
  • "From Classical mini-states to Hellenistic Imperialism: The Importance of the Arsinoe Cult in Shaping Ptolemaic Maritime Power". Invited paper in the international workshop Sailing from Polis to Empire: Maritime Scales in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Hellenistic Period (4th - 1st centuries BCE). The University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), 14-15 November 2014.
  • "Ιερή Τοπογραφία στην Κύπρο της Εποχής του Σιδήρου και Εφαρμογές Γεωγραφικών Συστημάτων Πληροφοριών". Paper in the conference Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Cyprus, Society of Surveyors and Cyprus University of Technology, Nicosia (CY), 8-9 October 2014.
  • "The Employment of Analytical Methods in the Study of the Hellenistic and Roman Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos", International Conference Interdisciplinary Studies of Ancient Materials from the Mediterranean. Nicosia (CY), 17-19 September 2014 (with M. Dikomitou-Eliadou, V. Kilikoglou, E. Aloupi-Siotis, and D. Michaelides) – poster presentation.
  • "Moulding Expressions of Culture: The Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos". Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) annual workshop. Nicosia (CY), 28 June 2014 (with D. Michaelides and M. Dikomitou-Eliadou).
  • "Terracottas in a Domestic Context: The Case of the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos, Cyprus". Roman Archaeology Conference. Reading (UK), 28-30 March, 2014 (with D. Michaelides and M. Dikomitou-Eliadou).
  • "Sacred Topography in Iron Age Cyprus: The Case of Vavla-Kapsalaes". International Conference Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology-Greece (CAA-GR). Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Rethymno (GR), 7-8 March, 2014 (with N. Kyriakou, A. Sarris, and M. Iacovou) – poster presentation.
  • "Digitising Cypriot Archaeology". Virtual Cultural Heritage in Ireland, Trinity College Dublin (IE), 27-28 February, 2014 – poster presentation.
  • "Έγκωμη – Σαλαμίνα – Αμμόχωστος: Αιώνες Ιστορίας και Πολιτισμού". Αμμόχωστος Μνήμη Αέναος, Frenaros (CY), 14 December, 2013.
  • "Moulding Expressions of Culture: The Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos". International conference Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), 3-5 June, 2013 (with D. Michaelides).
  • "Quantitative vs Qualitative Data: The Application of Neutron Activation Analysis and Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy for the Study of the Hellenistic and Roman Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos". International conference Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), 3-5 June, 2013 (with V. Kilikoglou, M. Dikomitou-Eliadou, and D. Michaelides).
  • "On Technology and Fabric Composition: Putting the pXRF Dataset into Use". International conference Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), 3-5 June, 2013 (with M. Dikomitou-Eliadou, E. Aloupi, and D. Michaelides).
  • "The Use of Information Technology Applications for Supporting the Study and Interpretation of Terracotta Figurines from the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos". International conference Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: Mediterranean Networks and Cyprus, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Nicosia (CY), 3-5 June, 2013 (with F. Loizides, A. Lanitis, and D. Michaelides).
  • "An Interdisciplinary Study of Cypriot Sacred Landscapes and Terracotta Figurines". Joint research seminar Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus and Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Nicosia (CY), 27 March 2013.
  • "The ‘Cypriot Goddess’ at the Transition from the Bronze to the Iron Age: A ‘Cypro-Centric’ Approach". International conference: J.R.B. Stewart – an Archaeological Legacy. Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute –CAARI, Nicosia (CY), 1-3 March 2013.
  • "Negotiating Local and Imperial Identities: The Evidence from the Cypriot Sacred Landscapes and their Associated Sculptures". Invited paper in the colloquium Cyprus Capta: New Approaches to the Archaeology of Empire in Hellenistic and Roman Cyprus. 113th Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)/American Philological Association (APA) Joint Annual Meeting, Philadelphia (PA), 5-8 January 2012.
 
Papers by Dr A. K. Vionis:
  • "Settled and Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus: Environment, Settlement and Territoriality in the Valley of Xeros in Late Antiquity". International Conference ‘Environment, Landscape and Society: Diachronic Perspectives on Settlement Patterns in Cyprus’, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute, Nicosia (CY), 17-19 February 2017.
  • "The Aegean Painted Church within its Rural Landscape". Invited paper for the 2016 Byzantine Studies International Workshop ‘Monumental Painting in Byzantium and Beyond: New Perspectives’. Dumbarton Oaks, Washington DC (USA), 4 November 2016.
  • "Female Presence in Funerary Ritual, Magic, and Burial Context". Invited paper for the Round-Table Session Death and Social Memory: Funerary Practices and the Art of the Tomb in Medieval Byzantium of the 23rd International Congress of Byzantine Studies. Serbian Academy of Sciences, Belgrade (RS), 22-27 August 2016.
  • "Naxos between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: decline or stability?". Invited paper for the Round-Table Session Byzantine Naxos in Transition: Settlement, Economy, and Imperial Context, 6th-9th centuries of the 23rd International Congress of Byzantine Studies. Serbian Academy of Sciences, Belgrade (RS), 22-27 August 2016.
  • "Settled and Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus: The Relationship of Church and Landscape in Byzantine Kofinou". Invited paper for the International Conference Church Building in Cyprus (4th-7th Centuries): A Mirror of Intercultural Contacts in the Eastern Mediterranean, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (DE), 9-11 June 2016.
  • "Abandonment and Revival between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Facts and Fiction". Invited paper for the 26th Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC) / 12th Roman Archaeology Conference (RAC), Sapienza University, Rome (IT), 16-19 March 2016.
  • "Settled and Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus: The 2014-2015 Seasons". Paper for the 34th Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) Annual Workshop, Nicosia (CY), 27 June 2015 (with G. Papantoniou and D. Nicolaou).
  • "Medieval Communities between Rural and Sacred Spaces: The spatial Dimension of Sacred Monuments in Middle and Late Byzantine Naxos". Invited paper for the International Workshop ‘Unlocking Sacred Landscapes: Spatial Analysis of Ritual and Cult in the Mediterranean’, The University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin (IE), 15-17 May 2015.
  • "Byzantine Archaeology in Greece and Turkey: Combined Efforts in Landscape Research". Invited paper for the 20th Annual Meeting, European Association of Archaeologists, Istanbul (TR), 10-14 September 2014.
  • "Historical Archaeology in the Aegean: The View from Archaeological Survey". Invited paper for the 20th Annual Meeting, European Association of Archaeologists, Istanbul (TR), 10-14 September 2014.
  • "Island Responses in the Byzantine Aegean: Naxos under the Lens of Current Archaeological Research". Invited paper for the 1st International Conference ‘Naxos and the Byzantine Aegean.’ The Norwegian Institute at Athens, Naxos Chora (GR), 12-13 April 2014.
  • "Rural Space on the Greek Mainland and the Aegean Islands". Paper for the 2nd International Workshop, ‘The Middle to Late Byzantine/Frankish Era, 12th-13th c’, Department of History and Archaeology - University of Cyprus and Municipality of Paros, Naoussa, Paros (GR), 24-26 May 2013.
  • "The Topography of Christianisation in the Byzantine Cityscape of the Southern Illyrikon". Invited paper for the International Workshop ‘Problemes de topographies urbaines a la lumiere de nouvelles recherche en Mediterranee byzantine (IVe - XIVe siecles)’, Aix Marseille Université (FR), 13 February 2012.
  • "Landscape and Material Culture Research on Late Byzantine – Frankish Greece". Invited paper for the International Conference ‘Recent Developments in the Long-Term Archaeology and History of Greece’, The Netherlands Institute at Athens (GR), 13-15 December 2011.
  • "Imperial Impacts and Regional Diversities: Cycladic Identities from ‘Constantinople’ to ‘Venice’ and Back Again". Invited paper for the International Conference ‘Imperial Legacies in a Cross-Cultural Mediterranean Context’, Istanbul (TR), Centre of Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, University of Birmingham and Research Centre for Anatolian Civilizations, Koc University, 23-25 September 2011.
  • "Reading Art and Material Culture: Greeks, Slavs and Arabs in the Byzantine Aegean". Invited paper for the European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop ‘Convivencia in Byzantium? Cultural Exchanges in a Multi-Ethnic and Multi-Lingual Society’, Trinity College, University of Dublin (IE), 01-03 October 2010.
 
Papers by Dr A. Sarris:
  • Sarris, A., "Shallow Depth Geophysical Investigations at the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia". Invited paper in the seminar Daily Life and Physical Environment in the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia, Swedish Institute at Athens, 4-5 November 2005.
  • Sarris, A., Papadopoulos, N. G., Kokinou, E & Lazaridou, O., "Geophysical Investigations at the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia, Poros island (Greece), using Multiplexed Electrical Resistance and Magnetic Techniques". Paper in the EIGG (Environmental and Industrial Geophysical Group) meeting: Recent Work in Archaeological Geophysics, Burlington House, London, 15-16 December 2004.