Maple + Olive = CIG @ 40

As I’ve pointed out many times in this venue, there are seventeen foreign archaeological schools and institutes that are recognized by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture which can conduct archaeological fieldwork and related research in Greece. The Canadian Institute in Greece is proud to be a member of this important international community of researchers and scholars. In 1976 the then Canadian Archaeological Institute at Athens (CAIA) was granted official foreign school status by the Ministry. Our first fieldwork project at Khostia in western Boeotia started in 1980 under the direction of Professor John Fossey at McGill University. Also in 1980 we opened the doors of CAIA in Athens at Odos Gennadiou 2a with Hector Williams as the Director.  And the rest as they say is, archaeology……………….!!!

To mark the auspicious occasion of the 40^th anniversary of our official recognition as a foreign archaeological institute we are organizing a two-day Colloquium in Athens for June 10^th and 11^th, 2016. Entitled, “From Maple to Olive: A Colloquium to Celebrate the 40^th Anniversary of the Canadian Institute in Greece”, the Colloquium will highlight the many important contributions that our nineteen Institute fieldwork projects have made in advancing our knowledge of Greek archaeology and historical studies throughout Greece, ranging from the Lower Paleolithic period to Early Modern Greece.

In June we announced a “Call for Papers” for submitting paper proposals for inclusion on the Program. The deadline for the submission of a paper title and the associated abstract is fast approaching as it is September 30^th.

Areas of primary interest for the papers:

1. Topics and studies relating to the archaeological fieldwork conducted under the aegis of the Canadian Archaeological Institute in Athens / Canadian Institute in Greece with permits from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture;
2. Research achievements resulting from study permits conducted under the aegis of the Canadian Archaeological Institute in Athens / Canadian Institute in Greece and issued by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture;

Other potential areas of interest for the papers include:

1. Topics and studies relating to Greek archaeology and architecture, sculpture, epigraphy, Aegean basin ceramics, numismatics, physical anthropology, ecofactual studies, scientific analyses, Byzantine studies and Post-Byzantine studies by scholars based at Canadian universities as well as by Canadian researchers with positions at universities outside of Canada.
2. Studies relating to the life and professional work of Canadian archaeologists, classicists and/or early travelers who were pioneers in Canada in the study of Greek culture in its broadest sense;
3. Studies relating to the founding and to the early years of the Canadian Archaeological Institute in Athens.

Our 40^th anniversary Colloquium this coming June will be a significant occasion in the Institute’s ongoing development. We are seeking as a broad spectrum of papers as possible to showcase the amazing breadth and depth of the research that has been conducted under the aegis of the Institute over only four decades. The work of Canadian scholars pursuing research in Greece will also be recognized.The papers given at the Colloquium will be published in the Publications of the Canadian Institute in Greece series.

You have had all summer to think about the topic of your paper. So now is the time for you to send your paper proposal to us! With just over two weeks to go, don’t delay and be left out of the program on this celebratory occasion!!!

Cordially,
David Rupp
Director