Registration is now open for the CRASIS Annual Meeting! The AM will take place on February 16 in the Court Room, OBS38. More information and the registration form on our website: rug.nl/research/centr…

Consider joining us at the 7th Necropoleis Research Network annual meeting, which will take place in Istanbul on 7-9 October 2024! For the call for papers and MARE grant opportunities for presenters, check out the MARE website: rug.nl/research/groni…

Eid Mubarak - fijn suikerfeest !

Looking forward to this GIA Research Seminar! Transforming the Past and its Narrative - Changing Archaeology in Turkey Güneş Duru (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University) Tuesday 21 May, at 16.00, in the Poststraat 6 lecture room and online: meet.google.com/eeg-jwcc-bdw

One week left to submit a proposal for the Necropoleis Research Network meeting in Istanbul - the deadline is 30 April. For more information, call for papers, and MARE grant opportunities, check the Netherlands Institute in Turkey website: nit-istanbul.org/event/necropol….

PhD opportunity with a great team - PhD Economic and Political integration in the Roman Empire - University of Groningen rug.nl/about-ug/work-… Faculty of Arts - University of Groningen

MARE PhD researcher John Turco spent 1 month in Istanbul as a Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT) Fellow. Read all about his adventures here! nit-istanbul.net/index.php/2024…

John Turco was granted a NINO Outgoing Mobility Grant for his stay in Istanbul. Research Master student Elena Cantero Ros also received a NINO Outgoing Mobility Grant to study the painted plaster from a house in Gadara in Amman. Check out the NINO Newsletter to read more!

🥳 Op 21 sept vindt de 3e editie van het Letterenfestival plaats! Kom langs in het Harmoniegebouw tussen 13 en 17 uur, maak kennis met de wereld van de geesteswetenschappen & ervaar de waarde van ons onderzoek voor de samenleving. Iedereen is welkom! 👇 rug.nl/let/letterenfe…

The programme for the Necropoleis Research Network annual meeting in Istanbul is out - and it looks like it's going to be a fantastic three-day event! Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The MARE team had some hands-on practice in stone carving this weekend - we learned so much about the process! Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Fiona Zondervan! fionazondervan.com/en/animal-scul…

As we are getting ready for the 7th Annual Necropolis Research Network meeting in Istanbul tomorrow, we did some reconnaissance at the Archaeological Museum. Cats and sarcophagi, what’s not to ❤️

Last Call (for papers): 6th NINO Annual Meeting – January 30, 2025 – University of Groningen: Heritage and politics in the Middle East: historical perspectives + Lightning sessions on any new research! [email protected] Faculty of Arts - University of Groningen

The CRASIS Mortuary Ritual Network is organising the conference "Gravestones. Marking death from Antiquity to the Modern Era" on Thursday 21 November in Groningen. Registration (required) remains open until Sunday 17 November. Register here: forms.gle/B6rE9QH9SVaidY…

With the end of year break coming up, we'd like to wish everybody happy holidays and a great start of 2025! In the new year, you can find us on Bluesky as mareproject! Hope to see you all there🦋