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AEGIS is an archaeological research group based at the UCLouvain. It forms part of the Center for the Study of Ancient Worlds (CEMA), itself part of INCAL – the Institute of Civilizations, Arts and Letters.
Originally founded in 1999 as TOP-Topography of Power on Minoan Crete, our research interests have gradually expanded to include Aegean archaeology in general and Cretan protohistory in particular. Our studies aim especially to understand Minoan political and social structures by using a series of interdisciplinary approaches.
News
- International Workshop "Ontologies in the Making · Anthropological & Archaeological Perspectives" held at Louvain-la-Neuve · 18-19th of May 2022 · Musée L·Auditorium du Monceau.
- From Frebruary to March, 2022 (10:45 am): Geoarchaeology Seminars 2022 : seven dates (org. Jan Driessen).
Started on September 1, 2020, TALOS Project is a major collaborative initative between archaeologists (the Aegis group), anthropologists (lead by Fréderix Laugrand and Olivier Servais) and volcanologists (lead by Pierre Delmelle). Aim is to ground the Santorini impact on a more robust archaeological, environmental and anthropological frame, with comparative research in Indonesia, on Tambora (1815) and Krakatoa (1883) eruptions.
Come and listen the Webinars of Talos Project!
Current Excavation Projects
Pyla-Kokkinokremos Excavation : C-PEPL Website
Sissi Archaeological Project : Sarpedon Website
Malia et la mer : Malia EfA Website
Latest publications (2021-2022)
Aegis Brochure_V7_20210303_interactif_light.pdf