THE CONNECTED PAST – HERAKLION 2022
31 Αυγούστου – 2 Σεπτεμβρίου / August 31 – September 2
Πολιτιστικό – Συνεδριακό Κέντρο Ηρακλείου / Cultural – Conference Center of Heraklion
Δίκτυα στην αρχαιολογία του Αιγαίου
Networks in the archaeology of the ancient Aegean
We are excited to welcome you to Heraklion for the 2022 Connected Past conference organized by the Heraklion Archaeological Museum and the University of Toronto. The theme for this year is: Networks in the archaeology of the ancient Aegean.
The ancient Aegean and Mediterranean have been key testing grounds for the development of network concepts and methods in archaeology. A distinctive feature of network analysis in these areas is its uptake among both prehistorians and ancient historians, with studies ranging from the Neolithic to Late Antique. This two-day conference brings together scholars working on all periods in the Aegean for an exchange of ideas, methods, and results.
Join us in Heraklion, Crete from August 31 through September 2nd at the Heraklion Conference Centre.
Co-organisers:
- Heraklion Archaeological Museum (Director: Stella Mandalaki; conference contact: Katerina Athanasaki, Head of the Department of Exhibitions, Education and Public Relations)
- University of Toronto (Carl Knappett, Department of Art History)
The conference will take place at the Heraklion Conference Centre, Heraklion, Crete.
Workshop
In addition to the talks, we will also host a practical workshop, offered by The Connected Past group, at which interested researchers can learn some of the basics of network science in practice. This will take place two days before the conference (i.e., August 30 & 31, 2022).
Registration
Associated activities:
- Tour of Heraklion Archaeological Museum www.heraklionmuseum.gr
- The Palace of Knossos
Accommodation
Two local hotels (Lato, and Olive Green) are offering a 15% reduction. If you would like details, please get in touch with Carl or Katerina.
ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟΥ / CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ 31 ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΥ, βράδυ / WEDNESDAY 31 AUGUST, evening
7 pm Χαιρετισμοί / Introductory remarks
Στέλλα Μανδαλάκη, Προϊσταμένη του Αρχαιολογικού Μουσείου Ηρακλείου
Stella Mandalaki, Director of Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Στέλλα Αρχοντάκη – Καλογεράκη, Αντιδήμαρχος Παιδείας Δήμου Ηρακλείου
Stella Arhontaki – Kalogeraki, Deputy Mayor of Education, Heraklion
Tom Brughmans, Fiona Coward and Anna Collar
Introducing ‘The Connected Past’
Carl Knappett
The Connected Past and Networks in the Archaeology of the Ancient Aegean
Εναρκτήρια δεξίωση / Opening reception
ΠΕΜΠΤΗ 1 ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ / THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER
09:00-09:15 Introduction: Networks in the Aegean
Carl Knappett (University of Toronto) and Katerina Athanasaki (Heraklion Archaeological Museum)
09:15-09:45 Times alone Matter: Modelling Terrestrial Mobility on Crete during the Late Bronze Age
Paula Gheorghiade (University of Helsinki), Henry Price (Imperial College London), Ray Rivers (Imperial College London)
09:45-10:15 The balance of power in Bronze Age Crete: using network analysis to examine burials with arms from Middle Minoan I to Late Minoan IIIC
Arianna Sacco (Austrian Academy of Sciences) and Josho Brouwers (independent)
10:15-10:45 Linking the dead and the living through craft networks. Exploring the approach in Cretan cemeteries
Borja Legarra Herrero (UCL) and Marcos Martinón-Torres (University of Cambridge)
10:45-11:15 ΔΙΑΛΕΙΜΜΑ / COFFEE BREAK
11:15-11:45 Laconian networks. A preliminary approach to the diffusion and distribution system of Laconian pottery in the South Aegean area (6th-5th century BC)
Adrien Delahaye (Ecole Française d’Athènes)
11:45-12:15 Social Network Analysis and the centrality of Delos: Diachronic trade networks and their correlation with the diffusion of art and architecture
Dermot Grant (Trinity College Dublin)
12:15-12:45 Setting the community table: Measuring social networks’ impact on wine consumption practices on the Datça Peninsula (c. 400–100 BCE)
Sarah T. Wilker (Dept of Classics, Stanford University)
12:45-13:00 ΣΥΖΗΤΗΣΗ / DISCUSSION
13:00-15:00 ΓΕΥΜΑ / LUNCH
ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟ ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟΥ
SESSION AT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF HERAKLION
15:00-15:30 Deceiving appearances: Indirect trade in archaeological network analyses
Daniela Greger (University of Lausanne, Swiss National Research Foundation)
15:30-16:00 Neopalatial administrative networks: the case of the ‘replica’ rings
Artemis Karnava (University of Crete) and Maria Anastasiadou (University of Vienna)
16:00-16:30 Households and non-palatial networks in southern Aegean craft production: some thoughts
Natalie Abell (University of Michigan)
16:30-17:00 ΔΙΑΛΕΙΜΜΑ / COFFEE BREAK
17:00-17:30 Classical Atlas: A Python Package for Classical Open-Source Geospatial Datasets
Annie Lamar (Dept of Classics, Stanford University)
17:30-18:00 Interlinking Exchange: A view from the Hinterland
Johanna Hilpert, Tim Kerig, and Benjamin Serbe (Cluster of Excellence ROOTS, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel)
18:00-18:15 ΣΥΖΗΤΗΣΗ / DISCUSSION
19:00 ΞΕΝΑΓΗΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟ ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟΥ – ΔΕΞΙΩΣΗ
TOUR OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF HERAKLION – RECEPTION
ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ 2 ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ / FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
09:00-09:30 Modeling the Connections Between Material Culture Networks and Social Interaction
Robert Bischoff and Cecilia Padilla-Iglesias (School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University)
09:30-10:00 Micro-Regions and Networks in the Cyclades: A View from Kea
Joanne M. A. Murphy (University of North Carolina Greensboro), Natalie Abell (University of Michigan), Shannon Lafayette Hogue (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Margarita Nazou (National Hellenic Research Foundation), Christina Papoulia (University of Ioannina), Myrto Georgakopoulou (STARC, The Cyprus Institute), and Jami Craig (Florida State University)
10:00-10:30 (Very) Small Islands in the Maritime Networks of the Bronze Age Cyclades
Alex R. Knodell (Carleton)
10:30-11:00 The Iron Age Cyclades and Crete: Different Approaches to Connectivity Speculatively Related to Food Security
Doug Forsyth (University of St. Andrews)
11:00-11:30 ΔΙΑΛΕΙΜΜΑ / COFFEE BREAK
11:30-12:00 Harbours and Hinterlands: Networks of Mobility in Mycenaean Greece
Max MacDonald (University of Southampton)
12:00-12:30 Mycenaean Thessaly in the Late Bronze Age: Using network theory to understand political organization
Samantha Mills (Macquarie University)
12:30-13:00 Regional Networks and Local Recipes for Complexity: Presenting a new project on Central Greek Middle Bronze Age networks
Christopher Mark Hale (Polish Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography)
13:00-13:15 ΣΥΖΗΤΗΣΗ / DISCUSSION
13:15-15:00 ΓΕΥΜΑ / LUNCH
15:00-15:30 Following the oxhide ingots within Linear B texts between Aegean and East Mediterranean
Lavinia Giorgi (Sapienza University of Rome)
15:30-16:00 Mapping Monsters: a spatial analysis of Late Bronze Age griffins
Emily Simons (University of Melbourne)
16:00-16:30 A network of identities: Crete and the Aegean islands in the early Neopalatial period
Irene Nikolakopoulou (Heraklion Archaeological Museum)
16:30 ΔΙΑΛΕΙΜΜΑ / COFFEE BREAK
17:00-17:30 Decoding Minoan/Mycenaean Cretan data
Ray Rivers (Imperial College London), Paula Gheorghiade (University of Helsinki), Vaiva Vasiliauskate (ETH Zurich), Henry Price, and Tim Evans (Imperial College London)
17:30-18:00 An integrated spatial and network analysis of settlement patterns and road network dynamics in Central Crete (Late Minoan II – Hellenistic period)
Quentin Drillat (Ghent University)
18:00-18:30 Establishing intra- and extra-regional networks in the Postpalatial period: the case study of Petras, Siteia
Adrianos Psychas (University of Athens)
18:30-18:45 ΚΑΤΑΛΗΚΤΙΚΗ ΣΥΖΗΤΗΣΗ / CONCLUDING REMARKS