Event:Burial Rites in the 3rd Millenium Cyclades 2026

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Date: March18,2026
Location: Otto Wagner Postsparkasse, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, Vienna, Austria
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Archaeological data from old and recent excavations on islands (Amorgos, Keros, Kouphonisia, Despotiko, south Naxos) of the Cyclades, South Aegean Sea, dated in the 3rd millennium, will be presented in a synthesis exploring burial practices. The subsequent reconstruction of rites and ceremonies evokes the mechanisms of how memory and ideology were cultivated that shaped island communities. These show how rare offerings such as marble figurines and vessels, with the simplicity of their forms and their high aesthetic standards, functioned as enduring symbols and repositories of communal memory of these small communities.

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OeAI(Organizer)

The OeAI is an institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and Austria's largest research institution in the field of archaeology and classical studies, with around 150 employees. Its core task is to study the history of mankind from the Quaternary period to modern times, taking into account material archaeological sources and written records.