Fanis Mavridis

• BA, MPhil, MSc, PhD
• Greek Ministry of Culture

Non-destructive p-XRF Investigation of Prehistoric Metal Artifacts from Sites in the Karystos Area (South Euboea, Greece)

This volume presents a cutting-edge perspective on figurine studies in the Neolithic Aegean, sparking renewed interest and innovative ideas. It celebrates two significant milestones in the field: the 50th anniversary of Giorgos Hourmouziadis' Ph.D. thesis (submitted in 1973 and published in 1974) and the 30th anniversary of Lauren Talalay's Ph.D. t...

Research at the anonymous Cave of Schisto in Keratsini, Attica begun in 2006 and continues in the form of a rescue excavation of the Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology – Speleology of the Greek Ministry of Culture. The cave served as a Sanctuary during Historical times, while its utilization extends up to Byzantine and even more recent years. In Prehis...

The Norwegian Institute at Athens received a permit from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports in 2018 to conduct a five-year excavation project at the site of Gourimadi in southern Euboea. The first field season, conducted in June 2018, lasted for four weeks during which two trenches were opened at the site and partially excavated by a Norwegia...

A NEW EARLY HOLOCENE/MESOLITHIC SITE IN GREECE

The article presents the results of the initial analyzes of archaeological material coming from the excavations at the cave of Kouvaras, Attica concerning (probably) the 10-9th millennium BC.

Ayia Triada Cave excavations revealed multiple human burials and evidence for feasting in Early Bronze Age (EBA) Greece. Associated pottery was subjected to gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) to investigate feasting in ritual contexts. Reported here are the first organic residue results from 69 sherds. Abundant residues were preserved, re...

Ayia Triada Cave excavations revealed multiple human burials and evidence for feasting in Early Bronze Age (EBA) Greece. Associated pottery was subjected to gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) to investigate feasting in ritual contexts. Reported here are the first organic residue results from 69 sherds. Abundant residues were preserved, re...

GOURIMADI EXCAVATION PROJECT REPORT, A NEOLITHIC SITE IN S. EYBOEA

This paper investigates cave use strategies in insular environments, focusing on a case study from Santorini (Thera) island in Greece. The paper has a twofold aim to propose and test a methodological framework for noninvasive archaeological evaluation of cave sites and to explore the ways that people, not only on Santorini, but also on similar smal...

The house mouse (Mus musculus) represents the extreme of globalization of invasive mammals. However, the timing and basis of its origin and early phases of dispersal remain poorly documented. to track its synanthropisation and subsequent invasive spread during the develoment of complex human societies, we analyzed 829 Mus specimens from 43 archaeol...

First Speleothem Evidence of the Hiera Eruption (197 BC), Santorini, Greece, Environmental Archaeology

Recent research at two cave sites on the island of Paros have yielded some of the first evidence for the ritual use of caves in the Cyclades during the second millennium BC.

This paper presents some preliminary results from the Irakleia Caves Exploration Project and is aimed at showing the importance of cave research for the archaeological exploration of the Cyclades in general. Over 300 caves are currently known on the islands of the Central Aegean, but systematic fieldwork will significantly increase this number as e...

To αρχαιολογικό έργοσ τα νησιά του Αιγαίου, Διεθνές Επιστημονικό Συνέδριο, Ρόδος 27 Νοεμβρίου-1 Δεκεμβρίου 2013, Τόμος Β ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΘΛΗΤΙΣΜΟΥ ΕΦΟΡΕΙΑ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΤΗΤΩΝ ΛΕΣΒΟΥ ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΑ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΝΗΣΙΩΤΙΚΗΣ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗΣ ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΗ 2017

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We present here the preliminary results of four seasons of excavation (2007-2010) within the Ayia Triada Cave, located in the vicinity of Karystos in southern Euboia. We take the Early Bronze Age layers as our focus because of the human remains dating to that time period that were found in a section of the cave called the East Chamber. Following th...

Το Ανώνυμο σπήλαιο του Σχιστού στο Κερατσίνι Αττικής βρίσκεται στις νοτιοδυτικές υπώρειες του όρους Αιγάλεω σε υψόμετρο 259μ. Σωστική ανασκαφική έρευνα η οποία διενεργήθηκε από την Εφορεία Παλαιοανθρωπολογίας - Σπηλαιολογίας του Υπουργείου Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού αποκάλυψε την διαχρονική χρήση του Σπηλαίου κατά την Προϊστορική (Μέση Nεολιθική, Νε...

The Ayia Triadha cave excavation project aims to explore early maritime connections in the Aegean during the Late Neolithic I and II and the Early Bronze Age. The cave lies in a strategic position close to the crossroads that connect insular regions and the mainland. We also aim to explore the manifestations of the so-called Saliagos culture of the...