Here you can find information on the small scale projects that are linked to PROMISED project.
Palaeomobility in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Osteoarchaeological Dimension
This project examines human mobility in the prehistoric Aegean in the Neolithic and Bronze Age. The Aegean is a region the connectivity of which has been highlighted by numerous scholars; however, relevant studies have focused almost exclusively on material (trade) networks. Read more...
Crucibles from urban sites in Bulgaria
Finds of crucible fragments are relatively common in many excavations of Roman villae, towns and cities, attesting to a wide range of craft activities. Read more...
Proto-urbanisation in the Cyclades: The Keros Project
This project is designed to interrogate the processes that unfolded at Keros over its 450 year history in order to understand its unique position. This project focuses on three strands of evidence. Read more...
Bioarchaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean
This broad thematic encompasses a number of sub-projects, partly supported by STARC graduate students. The focus is on human osteoarchaeological assessments of migration, kinship, diet, activity and pathology, captured under the broad themes of physical and social mobility. Read more...
Archaeobotany in Eastern Mediterranean
This broad thematic encompasses a number of sub-projects, partly supported by STARC graduate students. The focus is on agriculture, diet, food consumption and production, wine and olive oil production, with assemblages dated from prehistory to the Byzantine period. Read more...
The role of plants and food in ritual and funerary fires in Greek prehistory
The primary objective of this research is to engage archaeological materials with historical models to address past human responses to death, the afterlife and the role of ritual. Read more...
Bio-Promised project
Bio-Promised aims at enhancing the bioarchaeological research activities and capabilities at the Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center (STARC) of the Cyprus Institute through the recruitment of an early-stage researcher as lab assistant. Read more...
Bronze Age agriculture in the Aegean and Crete
This project is investigating the agricultural practices of the Aegean and Crete of the Bronze Age. Using archaeobotanical material as proxy, the project is focusing on the farming practices and the production of food practiced in various sites of the Aegean in the beginning of the Bronze Age and tries to illuminate their role in the creation of the complex societies. Read more...
