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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. 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. Fall 2011 Lecture Series Except as noted, all CAARI lectures begin at 7 PM and are held in the CAARI library at 11 Andreas Demetriou St., Nicosia. Thursday, September 22, 2011
Wednesday September 28, 2011
There will be a reception after each of the lectures.
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 with a follow on session in September, 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. The 28th Annual CAARI Archaeological Workshop fall session will be held on September 10th, 2011 in the CAARI Library from 9:00 to 13:00. The workshop will be hosted by the Dr. Andrew McCarthy, the Director of CAARI, and Dr. Maria Hadjicosti, the Director of the Department of Antiquities Cyprus.
The following presentations are scheduled:
28th Annual CAARI Archaeological Workshop summer session, co-sponsored by the Department of Antiquities was held on June 25th 2011 at the Bank of Cyprus Head Office, Ayia Paraskevi, Nicosia Hosted by Dr. Tom Davis, past director of CAARI, and Dr. Maria Hadjicosti, the Director of the Department of Antiquities Cyprus, fifteen updates on current archaeological projects were presented. The morning session included seven presentations from projects researching the earliest Neolithic period through the Iron Age. Presentations covered sites at Akrotiri, Ayia Varvara Asprokremnos, Kissonerga-Skalia, Politiko Troullia, Kalavasos and Maroni, Amathus and Athienou-Malloura. The afternoon session included presentations continuing with the Iron Age and ending with the Roman period including excavations at Idalion, Paphos, Maron, Yeronisos Island, and Kourion. The session concluded with presentations on the Geoarchaeology of Cyprus and research into the archives of the British Museum. As always, a reception for all participants was held in the CAARI Garden in the evening following the workshop. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIA AND CONFERENCES CAARI organizes major international symposia on an occasional basis, bringing together scholars from throughout the world. In January 2011, CAARI hosted "Cyprus and the Balance of Empires: From Justinian to the Coeur de lion". The conference encouraged dialogue across disciplinary and political boundaries by bringing together the foremost experts who specialize in Late Antique, Islamic, Byzantine, and Western Medieval periods on Cyprus. A multifaceted focus on this era provides a clearer picture of Cypriot society and culture in a very poorly understood period. This was a time when Cyprus was a co-dominium with shared control by the Islamic Abbasid Caliphate and the Christian Byzantine Empire. Ultimately this conference hopes to be a catalyst, promoting further study and collaboration among European, Middle Eastern, and American researchers. Our three previous conferences include: 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). 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.
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