Archaeometric approaches to ceramics production and imports in medieval Cyprus

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This paper is a synthesis of investigations, based on chemical analysis, of various categories of pottery, dated back from the late Roman to the Venetian period. It includes evidences of circulation of cooking wares, which call for a better understanding of the possible influence of these imports on cooking practices.

Reference:
S.Y. Waksman, Archaeometric approaches to ceramics production and imports in Medieval Cyprus, in D. Papanikola-Bakirtzi, N. Coureas (eds.), Cypriot Medieval Ceramics: Reconsiderations and New Perspectives, Nicosie, 257-277 (2014).

The origin of the main "Middle Byzantine Production" at last identified !

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The importance of the main "Middle Byzantine Production" (MBP), which includes several 12-13th c. pottery types known as "Fine sgraffito ware", Aegean Ware" etc., is seen both through its large distribution and by its predominance in 12th-13th c. AD shipwrecks. With the help of chemical analysis, we show in this paper that it was manufactured in Chalcis (Greece), the harbour of wealthy Byzantine Thebes, and later on a Venetian hub under the name of Negroponte.

Symposium “Networking through Fustat shards” ywaksman
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Start date and time
Thursday, 26 March 2015

The symposium “Networking through Fustat shards” gathers Egyptian and European curators and researchers involved in the study of Fustat pottery. It is co-organized by POMEDOR member Valentina VEZZOLI, with the participation of Yona WAKSMAN and of a new POMEDOR member Ahmad ALSHOKY - welcome!

The meeting is followed by the presentation of the new book "En Harmonie/Mutanāsiban. Art du monde islamique aux Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire de Bruxelles", Racine.

Archaeometric analyses in Ephesos. A diachronic perspective ywaksman
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Thursday, 5 February 2015 - 2:00pm

A seminar focusing on archaeometric approaches to pottery studies in Ephesos, with a contribution by POMEDOR members Jacques Burlot and Yona Waksman on the Byzantine and Turkish periods.

Ephesos is one of the sites in Western Turkey where we are investigating the introduction of new pottery types, uses and technological features with the arrival of Turkish populations, at the Beylik and early Ottoman periods.

JE SUIS CHARLIE - let's promote the meeting of cultures

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JE SUIS CHARLIE - let's promote the meeting of cultures
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Still in shock after the recent killings in Paris, we would like to remind that the POMEDOR project also aims at promoting the meeting of cultures - through the medium of food, or through any other medium.

Our very best wishes for 2015

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Our very best wishes for 2015
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POMEDOR wishes you a very happy and fruitful year!

After a phase of intensive data harvest, the project is entering a new step mainly devoted to analysis and data treatment. The first results are about to appear, we believe to constitute a significant step forward, we will keep you posted!

Byzantine diets: myths and realities ywaksman
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Start date and time
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 - 7:00pm

A conference by Ilias Anagnostakis (National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens), in the framework of the series of conferences "Food, Spirits & Gastronomic Traditions in the Eastern Mediterranean" proposed by Evangelia Balta.

Followed by: "The old and new diet of the Aegean population"
by Angelos Sikalidis & Aleksandra Kristo (Yeni Yüzyil University)

Conference, Lusignan Cyprus, December 2014

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Start date and time
Friday, 12 December 2014
End date and time
Sunday, 14 December 2014

Talks will be given by POMEDOR members Smadar Gabrieli and Edna Stern:

Session CYPRUS AND THE LATIN KINGDOM OF JERUSALEM IN THE 13TH CENTURY
Edna J. Stern (Israel Antiquities Authority), "A New Perspective on Lusignan Paphos and Its Harbor: Using the Ceramic Record"

Session DIGGING FOR NUNS: THE EXCAVATIONS AT THE CISTERCIAN NUNNERY OF ST THEODORE, NICOSIA
Smadar Gabrieli (University of Sydney / University of Western Australia), "At Home with the Nuns: The Ceramics Assemblages of St Theodore, Nicosia"

Stockage et conservation des denrées alimentaires

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Start date and time
Friday, 28 November 2014 - 9:45am

This meeting is focusing on storage and preservation of food products.

It is co-organized by PRALIM, a joint research theme of the "Maison de l'Orient" in Lyon dealing with diet in the Mediterranean across the ages, and with the GDR BioArchéoDat.

Program of the meeting

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