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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 Conference "ScapeCon 2022. No (e)scape from bits and pieces Towards an archaeology of fragmentation in the Aegean Bronze Age" held at Louvain-la-Neuve · 24-27th November 2022 · Musée L·Auditorium du Monceau.
- International Workshop "CHRONOS. Stratigraphic Analysis, Pottery Seriation and Radiocarbon Dating in Mediterranean Chronology" held at Louvain-la-Neuve · 08-09th December 2022 · Musée L·Auditorium du Monceau.
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