The Institute’s second lecture of 2019 will take place on Wednesday 6
February, starting at 7.30 pm in the library of the Institute (Dionysiou
Aiginitou 7, ground floor, Ilisia. Metro: Megaro Mousikis). Dr Jere
Wickens (Department of Anthropology, Lawrence University & ASCSA)
will give a talk entitled,
“The Archaeological Survey of the Bouros-Kastri Peninsula, Southern Euboia”.
“The Bouros-Kastri peninsula at the southeastern tip of Euboia was
previously overlooked in the archaeological literature. The survey by
the Southern Euboea Exploration Project, conducted under the aegis of
the Canadian Institute in Greece, provides important information about
fluctuations in long-term use and habitation of this agriculturally
marginal part of the Karystia. After modest use during the Neolithic and
Early Bronze Age, the peninsula was virtually abandoned until the Late
Archaic–Early Classical period, followed by near desertion in the 3rd
century BCE, a resurgence of activity in the Late Roman period, and
modest use in Byzantine and Ottoman times. The talk will address the use
of the peninsula in these periods, how its use was connected to that of
the main urban center at Karystos, and how its small coastal inlets and
its important port of Geraistos connected the peninsula and the greater
Karystia to the political, economic, and cultural spheres of Athens and
the broader region.”
You are all most welcome to join us next Wednesday evening to learn more about the Institute’s fieldwork in southern Euboea.
Jonathan Tomlinson
Assistant Director
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