Conservation, Interpretation, and Information
Visits to Kommos by Kommos Conservancy’s James Stratis during the autumn of 2020 confirmed that the Kommos site’s conservation continues to be at risk. On a couple of good notes, however, the archaeological site’s identification sign [photo. 1] has been …
Kommos Archaeological Site Conservation Reconnaissance Report 2020 Read more
A video about Professor Lord Colin Renfrew, and his important work on Keros – posted here on his birthday, 25 July.
By James C. Stratis and Jill Marrington A tribute to Professor Oliver Rackham’s multi-disciplinary contributions to understanding Crete The Kommos Conservancy’s original conceptual plan1 for the Kommos archaeological site, in south central Crete was to plan for Kommos to be …
Αφήγηση ιστοριών μέσω των Κόμικς (Μέρος 3ο)
An update to issues represented in our 24 February 2011 article “The Chinese are Coming” 01 November 2016 by James C. Stratis It was five years ago that we posted the blog “The Chinese are Coming”1, a title which mimics the British …
Today is the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks that caused the deaths of many innocent people. I am reminded of the man who lead some passengers on flight 93, over Shanksville Pennsylvania to counter attack. He was overheard by …
In recent news a new government, and somewhat recent news – a new freedom to spend on cultural resources from donations. Good site stewardship requires regular site maintenance, and there has never been sufficient government funds to meet all the …
The disappointment of the Gaddafi government’s stewardship at Cyrene An important Hellenic-Roman heritage site in eastern Libya, as recounted in a recent Kathemerini article by M. Abbas, reminded us of the planning that the Kommos Conservancy continues to invest …
Capitalizing on Existing Assets: Infrastructure and Planning Read more
We learned from an article in Ekathemerini on 24 February 2011 that Greece has committed to evacuating 15,000 Chinese from Libya, which is south of Kommos across the sea. This is another sign of the intergovernmental cooperation that is so …
In Athens there has been planning and implementation for 25 years on a project called the Unification of Archaeological Sites, which connects pedestrian pathways to different archaeological sites. This walkway across history and infrastructural improvement provides the heritage tourist safety, …
LOL – We previously posted about “closing the gap with humor” as a way to connect a larger audience to the relevancy of the Kommos site and its Minoan era artifacts. By using contemporary media we can reach out to …
Humor and the need to make the Kommos excavation relevant and meaningful to a wide ranging audience. The subject matter is fascinating, the context is amazing and the interpretation will need to be accessible!
The Kommos kiln, described in a previous Blog entry is but one architectural feature of the site that deserves interpretation. The site also yielded many artifacts besides the architectural legacy of the former inhabitants. Chief amongst the artifact categories is …
The American and European economic downturns have caused a postponement of the previously planned continuation of the Master Plan development for construction documents ( efarmogis –εφαρμογις) and the necessary government Ministry of Culture and Tourism ( Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Τουρισμού) …
