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Programs CAARI's programs bring together visiting foreign scholars, the Cypriot archaeological community and the interested public. Events for both scholarly audiences and non-specialists take place throughout the academic year as well as the summer excavation season. ANNUAL SUMMER ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKSHOP In collaboration with the Department of Antiquities, CAARI sponsors annually a day-long archaeological workshop at which teams of all nationalities working in Cyprus present reports outlining the results of their most recent field work. Usually held in June, the event features some twenty-five presentations and draws an audience of about 200. The workshop provides an ideal occasion for international scholars and their Cypriot colleagues to exchange ideas, discuss research strategies, and to reflect together on issues of common concern. 27th annual CAARI Archaeological workshop, co-sponsored by the Department of Antiquities was held on June 20, 2009 The 27th Annual CAARI/Department of Antiquities Archaeological Workshop was held at the Bank of Cyprus Main building in Ayia Pareskevi on Saturday June 20th . The event came off very well with about 160-180 in attendance. We would like to thank the Lefki Michaelidhou of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation for arranging for us to use the excellent lecture hall at the Bank of Cyprus. The Bank also opened up their cafeteria which was much appreciated. The proceedings opened with greetings from Dr. Pavlos Flourentzos, the retiring Director of the Department of Antiquities. Cypriot Archaeology has benefited greatly from his years of service. The day began with three presentations on early Neolithic material, from 10,000 -7000 BC. This is a period of Cypriot archaeology that has been investigated by a number of exciting new excavations. CAARI Trustee Dr. Bernard Knapp, University of Glasgow, began by summarizing the prehistoric material identified by the now completed TAESP Survey, including 2 lithic scatters. CAARI Trustee Dr. Alan Simmons, UNLV, reported on his most recent investigations at Ayios Yorkis, a 9th millennium BC inland site in the hills south of Polis. Dr. Albert Ammerman, Colgate University, spoke about his newest work at the Nissi Beach site, located under the bungee jump at this beachside resort! He has intact material from 7000 BC and indications of much older material, which Dr Ammerman hypothesizes was re-deposited on the site by a tsunami. Bronze Age Cyprus was reported on in three projects. Dr. Lindy Crewe spoke about the University of Manchester's work at the Early/Middle Cypriot site of Kissonerga-Skalia. Dr. Steve Falconer, Arizona State University, reported on the just completed season of work at Politiko Troullia, near Tamassos. His team has uncovered evidence of hunting of Fallow Deer at this late Middle Cypriot site. The paleobotanical focus of this excavation will provide a window into the ancient environment. CAARI Trustee Dr. Gisela Walberg, University of Cincinnati reported on her often frustrating work at Episkopi Bamboula. She is trying to sort out evidence of the Bronze Age fortification of the site. After a short break, the Iron Age took center stage and we heard from five teams dealing with material from the first millennium BC. Dr. Maria Iacovou, University of Cyprus presented her new investigations at the site of Paleopahos. Her urban landscape project is already helping us understand diachronic change at the site. Walcek Averett, one of CAARI Trustee Dr. Michael Toumazou's team from Davidson College, reported on terra cotta figurines from the site of Athienou Malloura. Dr Eustathios Raptou of the Department of Antiquities reported on rescue operations at the sanctuary site of Rantidi. Dr. R. Scott Moore, IUP, reported on the remote sensing survey of the Pyla Koutspetria team. Dr. Joan Connelly, NYU closed the morning session with an update on the excavations of the island of Yeronisos. In the afternoon session we heard variety of papers, including recent underwater archaeology. Dr Eleni Procopiou, Department of Antiquities , discussed a massive 7th century AD Basilica on the Akrotiri Penninsula excavated by the Department. Justine Leidwanger, University of Pennsylvania graduate student spoke about his underwater survey off of Cape Greco, and Dr Bradley Ault, SUNY Buffalo, talked about the combined terrestrial and underwater project of Dreamer's Bay. Dr. Angelos Papadapoulos, Department of Antiquities, presented the Digitization project of the Department focusing on material from Enkomi tombs. Dr. Niccolucci , STARC wowed the crowd with a 3D model of the ancient theater of Paphos, excavated by the University of Sydney. Ms. Evi Fiouri, Department of Antiquities, closed the workshop with a presentation of the urban rehabilitation project in Lefkara. Many Department of Antiquities staff , the local academics and most of our local CAARI members attended, some of whom came from Paphos for the event. The party following the workshop, held as is our tradition, in CAARI's garden, went well. I want to thank the many residents and friends of CAARI who assisted the staff at the workshop and the party. Vathoulla Moustoukki's nephews and niece were particularly helpful in serving at the party. All in all another successful annual workshop. LECTURE SERIES CAARI presents an annual series of public lectures on a broad range of humanistic topics relevant to Cyprus. Delivered by visiting scholars and residents of CAARI, including Fulbright fellows, the lectures draw an archaeologically conversant audience ranging from thirty to seventy people. The format promotes both formal and informal exchange of ideas. SPRING 2010 LECTURE SERIES CAARI cordially invites you to the following lectures Wednesday March 10th: Professor Seymour Gitin
Thursday April 15th: Professor Vassos Karageorghis
Tuesday May 4th: Professor Asli Özyar Mizrahi
Thursday, May 13th Mr. Matthew Spigelman
Thursday June 10th: Professor Richard Rutherford
Friday, June 25th: Dr. Thomas Kiely
All lectures begin at 7pm and will be held in the CAARI Library (11 Andrea Demetriou St., Nicosia).
There will be a reception after each lecture.
October-December 2009 Lecture Series Sunday, October 11
Thursday, October 29
Tuesday November 3rd: The lecture begins at 7pm and will be held in the CAARI Library (11 Andrea
Demetriou St., Nicosia). For more information: Wednesday, November 11
Wednesday, December 2
July-September 2009 Lecture Series Thursday, July 19 at 8:00 PM
February-June 2009 Lecture Series Wednesday February 18th
Wednesday March 11th
Wednesday May 20th
Friday, June 19
All lectures begin at 7pm and will be held in the CAARI Library (11 Andrea Demetriou St., Nicosia). There will be a reception after each lecture. VIEWS FROM PHLAMOUDHI, CYPRUS Celebrating the return to Cyprus of antiquities from Phlamoudhi Village that are currently in New York City, this exhibition highlights discoveries made during excavations from 1970 to 1973 by a team from Columbia University, and the efforts toward their full publication by a team directed by CAARI Board member Joanna S. Smith beginning in 2000, and the work of photographer Ian J. Cohn in 1972. The exhibition features the ancient settlement of Phlamoudhi-Melissa and the building on the hilltop of Phlamoudhi- Vounari, which are only excavated sites of the Middle-Late Bronze Age on the north coast of Cyprus and which played important roles in the exchange of commodities and ideas in Cyprus with other parts of the ancient Mediterranean. Print photographs and a digital slide show present the village and its residents at the time of the excavations. The book, Views from Phlamoudhi, Cyprus, edited by Joanna S. Smith and published by the American Schools of Oriental Research in 2008, contains papers that provide further background about the subjects in the exhibition. Roundtables: CAARI sponsors intermittent roundtable discussions for which it invites four or five scholars of varied specialties to deliberate issues of convergent concern. Intended for a specialized audience, the sessions facilitate the advancement of knowledge by providing a forum for direct interchange among experts. Field trips: CAARI organizes trips to active archaeological excavations and other fieldwork sites. The trips provide visiting scholars an opportunity to discuss work being conducted by Cypriot and foreign teams and assist CAARI's residents in expanding their knowledge of the island. International symposia and conferences: CAARI organizes major international symposia on an occasional basis, bringing together scholars from throughout the world. To date, three have taken place: "Res Maritimae" (1994), focusing on shipping, harbors, and trade routes in the ancient Mediterranean; "Engendering Aphrodite" (1998), discussing the role of women in Cypriot society from Antiquity to the Ottoman conquest; and "Egypt and Cyprus in Antiquity" (2003), which was accompanied by a special exhibition at the Cyprus Museum. All drew large audiences of scholars and the lay community, and were subsequently published. CAARI has also hosted two day conferences on the Kyrenia Ship and Underwater Archaeology (2004) and on Medieval Frescoes (2005).
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