Recently, I attended the Antikythera Shipwreck exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. The exhibition is set up in such a way as to see the ceramic pots, bronze/marble sculpture, glassware, and gold jewelry represented in the context with which they were found. The walls of the gallery were painted a deep blue with

NARNIA, or the mouthful New Archaeological Research Network for Integrating Approaches to ancient material studies, is a research project funded by the EU through the Marie Curie Initial Training Networks. The project’s lengthy title, abbreviated into a snappy acronym reminiscent of fantastic tales and adventures defines its purpose well: to build an interdisciplinary network between participating

Milan is the second largest city in Italy and the fifth largest city in the European Union. As a part of the Blue Banana (or European Backbone), it is considered to be one of the most populous, affluent, and industrial urban areas in the world. Known as one of the top fashion and design capitals

As our first semester of our Master’s program comes to an end, with final papers submitted and presentations given, we decided to celebrate. And what better way to celebrate with such an ethnically diverse group of students than to feast on foods from each others homelands! Every student was asked to bring a dish that

In the pretty and touristy neighbourhood of Plaka lies quite a different and interesting museum, although (surprisingly) the few number of visitors seem to testify that it is not very well-known. This allows one to walk around the various rooms in a very quiet and peaceful environment, but at the same time, I could not

If I asked you to mix a batch of lime mortar to conserve a granite wall, would you know how to do it? Neither did I before volunteering for the National Trust on Lundy Island in July 2013. For that matter, Lundy Island itself is probably unfamiliar to most people on this course – see