Revolutions have powerful effects on the way the past is presented and
perceived. In former communist states of Eastern Europe, following the
revolutions establishing the regimes, a further sudden inversion has been
regularly experienced in the aftermath of the fall of the Eastern Bloc. In
this paper, I will comparatively discuss these changes…[Read more]

The idea that prehistoric, megalith‐building communities used cylindrical, wooden rollers to transport enormous stones – the ‘roller hypothesis’ – is ubiquitous within archaeological literature and public discourse on megalithic architecture. The likelihood that such devices were actually used to transport megaliths during prehistory remains h…[Read more]

Study on the role played by material characterised by ‘western’ features in the late palatial and post palatial Aegean

In August 2015 Katerina Stefatos and
Dimitris Papadopoulos spent a few weeks
(August 4-20) on the Greek island of
Lesvos in what was initially planned as a
trip to visit family and friends. Their trip
quickly morphed into an impromptu
ethnographic fieldwork at the three main
refugee camps in Mytilini, the island’s
major town. This paper i…[Read more]