Discussion – SR 12

Tuesday 2nd June, 18.00 

Anastasia Christophilopoulou (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

This talk examines how Mediterranean island worlds—most prominently Sicily , Cyprus, and Sardinia—have served as dynamic laboratories for the development of archaeological science over the past 25 years.  Drawing on recent interdisciplinary, science-based projects and exhibition-led investigations, it aims to highlight how concepts of insularity have shifted from static notions of isolation to more productive frameworks of connectivity, mobility, and entanglement, integrating archaeometric approaches with the more traditional cultural, environmental, and historical perspectives. It also aims to trace how changing methods have reshaped our understanding of island resources, ritual practices, and exchange networks across these islands, from prehistory to the Roman era. By situating current scholarship within the longer history of shifting archaeological practice, it highlights  the role of science-based research in challenging island  narratives and in illuminating the diversity and agency of their societies.

Kontakt: Naoise Mac Sweeney

Poster (pdf)