Online lecture on “The ancient settlement at Karabournaki” in the context of the AAA lectures – The Aegean and Southwestern Balkans – 2024

The International Association for Archaeological Research in Western and Central Asia organizes as part of its lectures the lecture on the ancient settlement in Karabournaki, with speakers Prof. Eleni Manakidou and Dr. Despoina Tsiafaki. The lecture will take place on Monday, June 3 at 17:00 pm via zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87417566669?pwd=ZkJtamI5UC9rUEViYXc4Q1lPbEJ6Zz09 

You can see the poster of the lecture here

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Conference “Bridging the landscape of digital archaeological data in Greece”

In Greece, data management is characterized by fragmentation and diversity, due to the many different entities that produce and manage archaeological data. There is an immediate need for the exchange of experiences and the development of efficient strategies in their curation and disposal. The Conference entitled: “Bridging the landscape of digital archaeological data in Greece”, organized by the Athena Research Center, aims to map the existing data infrastructures in Greece and to exchange good practices for addressing the management challenges related to archaeological data .

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Lecture “The university excavation of the Department of Archaeology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Karabournaki”.

On Monday, May 20, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., a lecture by Eleni Manakidou, Professor of Classical Archaeology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will be held in the amphitheater of the Ancient Agora Museum. and Despoina Tsiafaki, Doctor of Classical Archeology and Director of Research at the “Athina” Research Center, titled “The university excavation of the Department of Archeology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. in Karabournaki”.
The event is part of the Lecture Series of the Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Thessaloniki with the theme “Thessaloniki. Glimpses of History and its Monuments”. The aim of the program is to inform the public scientifically and thoroughly about the history and monuments of the city, but also to establish a stable and direct communication with the people who are interested in enriching their knowledge about the cultural heritage of Thessaloniki. In the series of Lectures, the scientific staff of EFAPOTH present the results of their research and collaborators of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki present excavation investigations in sites of competence of our Ephorate. You can find more information here

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Visit of the Department of Culture and Creative Industries at the General Lyceum of Abdira

After being invited by the General Lyceum of Abdera, Vassilis Evaggelidis, Meliana Karta and Yiannis Mourthos of the Department of Culture and Creative Industries (RC Athena/ IEL Xanthi), will present the Department’s actions in the field of culture and of the digitization of cultural heritage at the school on 24/4/2024.

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Presentation in the Conference “Ancient Thrace between Traditionality and Modernity”

On April 12, 2024 Dr. Despoina Tsiafaki will make a presentation entitled The employment of digital tools in the study of ancient Thrace in the conference taking place between 11 and 13 April 2024, in the Faculty of History of the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. The international scientific conference is entitled ‘Researches of Ancient Thrace between Traditionality and Modernity: Theoretical Aspects and Scientific Methodology” and is organized by the team of the project “Measuring Ancient Thrace” (KP-06-H50/3 of 30.11.2020).

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