Association KORYVATES reference on the lecture of Proffesor Bryan E. Burns,in the University of New Hampshire (USA), April 29 2015

The Historical Studies Association "KORYVANTES" is honoured to announce it's reference in the lecture of Proffesor Bryan E. Burns , Associate Professor of Classical Studies in the Wellesley College, that took place in the University of New Hampshire (USA), April 29 2015.  The lecture entitled "The Mycenaeans and Minoans Today: Revivals of Bronze Age Greece" described the impressions of Bronze Age Greek world in modern society and how contemporary world considers the multidimentional aspects of the exotic Mycenaean and Minoan society. In a small excerpt after the 10:00' of the attached video he mentiones the Experimental reconstruction of the Dendra cuirass conducted by our Association in year 2012 along with our broaded research and experimentation on 30 centuries of Greek Warfare.

Proffesor Burns specialises is Aegean prehistory : the study of early cultural phases in the Greek mainland and Aegean islands, in particular the Late Bronze Age societies of Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece (ca. 1700 - 1100 BCE)..He is actively engaged in archeological fieldwork and he is currently a co-director of the Eastern Boeotia Archeological Project. This surface survey studies the ancient settlements in a broad agricultural plain in the region of Boeotia/central Greece. His lectures in the Wellesley College cover a broad scope of topics in Greek and Roman archeology, including thematic courses on cities, ancient spectacles, and the representation of myths in text and art.

KORYVANTES in the "TIMES AND EPOCHS - ROME" Festival, Moscow /Russia , June 5 -7 2015

The Association of Historical Studies KORYVANTES is pleased to announce its successful participation in the International Archaeological Festival "Time and Epochs - Rome" which was held in Moscow from 5 to June 7, 2015.

The festival "Time and Epochs-Rome" was organized under the auspices of the Ministries of Culture, Tourism and Education of the Russian Federation and it's considered to be the largest thematic festival on the planet.

It was held in the Kolomenskoye park of the Russian capital and attracted the attention of 200,000 visitors. The theme of the festival was related to the historical period of the Roman Republic representing military units of Rome and its rivals (Celts, Germanic tribes, Gauls, Realms of the Bosporian Kingdoms, Thracians, Dacians, etc.). The festival hosted some of the best European Living History Associations from Italy, Russia, France Germany, Spain, Poland, Netherlands, Hungary, Switzerland, Austria with hundreds of participants. The festival was conducted under the technical support of archaeologists and historians applying strict historical accuracy rules for the participants.

Participation in the Videoclip of "SACRED BLOOD" band : "To Lands No Man Hath Seen" regarding Bronze Age Warfare

The Association of Historical Studies KORYVANTES is pleased to announce it's successful collaboration with the SACRED BLOOD music band, on the new videoclip shootings of the "To Lands No Man Hath Seen" song which is included in their new album "Argonautica". The "Sacred Blood"band activates with great success in the Epic Power Metal music with emerging dynamic and international audience.

The song recounts the legendary journey of the Argonauts to the unknown worlds (Propontis ,  Land of Vevrykes, lake Tritonis) and their heroic battles all the way to Colchis. The Association of Historical Studies KORYVANTES restored stunning scenes of warriors of the Aegean Bronze Age under the guidance of director Vangelis Gialamas of  the"Fragile Studios". The videoclip is expected to be released in the upcoming months.

Lectures in the PULTUSK Academy of Humanities / Poland, June 30 2015

The Association of Historical Studies KORYVANTES is exceptionally honored to announce the participation in the 3rd Interdisciplinary Conference of the Pultusk Academy of Humanities / Poland  entitled «Thinking Symbols».  

The Conference (June 30 – July 2 , 2015) which is adorned with the participation of distinguished academics and researchers from all around Europe will be held in the Conference Center of the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology of the Academy.

The Association KORYVANTES will be represented at the Conference under three (3) studies of it’s members  Mr Richard Vallance Janke, Mrs Christy Emilio Ioannidou and Mr Spyros Bakas.

•   Mr Richard Vallance Janke  lecture under the title "The Rôle of Supersyllabograms in Mycenaean Linear B" through witch will present his remarkable research on Linear B Syllabograms with the discovery of SUPERSYLLABOGRAMS, the first major breakthrough in the further decipherment of Linear B since 1952 and the famous Michael Ventris. 

• Mrs Christy Emilio Ioannidou lecture, entitled «Negative verbal symbols in ancient Greek warfare» will present the importance of negative verbal symbols in the War in the ancient Greek world, and how they contributed effectively to the psychological operations against the enemy.

• Mr. Spyros Bakas lecture, entitled «Psychological Warfare in Greek Bronze Age. Mycenaean panoplies and weapons as symbols of power and divinity» will present the practice of psychological warfare by the Mycenaeans in the battlefields, through the use of exotic weapons and armor as a symbols of power and divine origin.

Participation in the 2nd International Conference on Aegean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw / Poland , April 25 2014

"ARMAE" Organisation article on Association of Historical Studies "KORYVANTES"

The Association of Historical Studies "Koryvantes"  would like to thank the French company Armae, one of the largest worldwide companies supplying re-enactors, for extensive complimentary article on the activities and work of our Association.

The "ARMAE", based in Lyons, with over ten years experience in the field of equipment of historical re-enactment, promotes high quality copies of ancient Greek, Roman, Renaissance, Medieval weapons and equipment, under the technical guidance of archaeologists and historical consultants.

KORYVANTES in Istanbul, June 15-16 2013 . Participation in the International Traditional Archery Festival " Necmeddin Okyay”

The Official Banner of the Festival

The Traditional Archery Team of the Association of Historical Studies “Koryvantes” successfully participated with 14-member mission to the International Traditional Archery Contest "Necmeddin Okyay" that was held in Istanbul between 15 and 16 June 2013. Our members represented our country in a Pan-European cultural event showing the age old Hellenic Archery Tradition.

The "Necmeddin Okyay" Traditional Archery Festival is organized by the TALIMHANE Archery Institute (TALİMHANE OKÇULUK ENSTİTUSU)  and the municipality of Uskudar. The contest which is is already one of the most popular Traditional Archery Festivals in Europe , took place in a big stadium of the beautiful Istanbul suburb . Archer friends from Rumania, Georgia, Russia, Hungary, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Poland and other countries participated in this great celebration of Traditional Archery, culture and National Traditions.

Our Archer Evangelos Vongellis celebrating his victory, after he had won the Special Archery Contest

The impressive participation of our Association’s members got very nice comments both from the participants and the organizers and by being the center of attention from the Mass Media of the neighboring country. Our archers carrying high standard and historically accurate equipment demonstrated re-enacted archers from the Mycenaean Era , to the Late Byzantium and held high the Flag of Greek Tradition thus demonstrating the old Archery Heritage of out Nation.

The first day we participated in a parade of all missions at the coast of Bosporus. Under the sound of our battle horn alongside the other archers we shot our arrows –upon whish peace messages had been inscribed- into the sea. Our Association also received from the governor of Istanbul Mr. Mustapha Karra a commemorative plaque for our participation in the event as well as his compliments.

The " KORYVANTES" Traditional Archery Team , in Istanbul 

The contest took place on Sunday 16^th of June. The archers shot at distances ranging from 7 to 70 meters. The contest also for the first time shooting from cover thus simulating fortification defenses action. All of our archer were in the first 70 among 170 contestants and more specifically Spyros Bakas got the 10th place, Giannis Tsilikis the 14^th place, Kostas Papantoniou the 19^th place and Aristodemos Nikiteas the 38^th place. In the especial shooting contest our Archer Evangellos Voggelis in a straight shot from the 30 meters won the honorary price of one golden Turkish pound while competing against world-class champions, thus demonstrating in the best possible way the dynamism of our members.

For our Association this was also a chance to perform Experimental Archaeology tests in a series of reconstructed armor and archery techniques thus drawing useful conclusion for our research that will be published in our future Association’s studies

For all our members it was a very valuable experience and a good chance to be in the great Family of International Traditional Archery and also to understand our responsibility to continue the proud representation of Hellenic Traditional Archery abroad.

We thank Mr. Adnan Mehel and all archer friends and organizers of the Talimhane institute for their hospitality and the splendid organization of this Festival.

Association of Historical Studies "KORYVANTES"

Our Archer Spyros Bakas infront of the 40m target.

The " KORYVANTES" Traditional Archery Team , in Istanbul 

The " KORYVANTES" Traditional Archery Team while parading in the Bosporus coast

The " KORYVANTES" Traditional Archery Team while parading in the Bosporus coast

Members of our Traditional Archery Team while Shooting arrows in the Bosporus.

Governor of Istanbul giving a commemorative plaque to our Team

Our Archer Kostas Papantoniou

" KORYVANTES" Traditional Archery Team while shooting during the contest

The Host.  Mr Adnan Mehel speaking to the contestants for the oppening ceremony.

Our Archer Vladimiros Gavakis with his heavy Byzantine Armour , representing a warrior of the Late Byzantine era.

Our Archer Aristodemos Nikiteas infront of the 30m target

Our Archer Giannis Tsilikis shooting in the special contest

Our Archers during the warm up session

Our Archer Lykourgos Balodimos

Our Archer Kostas Papantoniou

"KORYVANTES" Archers shooting in the 40m distance

Archers from Turkey

Archer from Romania

Champion Lakaton Istvan receiving his winning cup

Our Archer Giorgos Kanakaris infront of the 70m target

Our Archer Kostas Kourkoulis shooting in the special contest

Our Archers in the motion -shooting target

Our Archers in the hide -shooting target

View from the Shooting area

Two great friends of our Association, Mr Adnan Mehel, and Mr Eren Kalinbacak

Mr Adnan Mehel in the closing ceremony

Memmorial Photo of the foreighn team-participants

" KORYVANTES " Archery Team Banner

Association “KORYVANTES” Lecture, in the International Experimental Archaeology Conference of the EXARC Organization on 12 April 2013 , Lejre - Denmark

The Association of Historical Studies “KORYVANTES” gave a worthy representation of Greek Experimental Archaeology in the International Experimental Archaeology Conference of the EXARC Organization on12th of April 2013, that was held in Denmark, in the conference centre of the Lejre Archaeological Park, outside Copenhagen in during 12th and 13th of April 2013. The Lejre Archaeological Park is one of the most important international Living history and Scientific study places that bring to life moments of ancient Danish history though reconstructed Iron Age and Viking Era settlements.

Photo of the Participants, in front of the Conference Centre of the Lejre Archaeological Park.

The international Organization EXARC represents most of the well known open air Archaeological Museums and Experimental Archaeology Parks of the Globe and it’s under the Auspice of ICOM. EXARC by promoting the cooperation of organizations and academic institutions, and also through conferences and publications, enhances the level of modern Experimental Archaeology. With members from more than 25 countries, offers a powerful support network through which archaeologists and archaeology lovers participate in an exchange of knowledge, experiences and best practices.

In the context of these EXARC activities is the organization of a conference on the subject of the "History Experimental Archaeology" , that it was a reference point for the year 2013 for the audience and the experts in this field. Every conference participant presented in an extensive way the historical linage of Experimental Archaeology applications in his country, through specific examples and reports, analyzing the trends that prevailed and the opportunities presenting themselves for the future.

Our Association’s lecture was titled «Τhe developmental steps of Experimental Archaeology in Greece, through key historical replicative experiments and reconstructions», and included all the known reports of Experimental Archaeology that have taken place in Greece from the 19th century till now.

The 40 minute lecture was opened by Mr. Nikos Kleisiaris, introducing to the delegates the first applications of Living History that took place in our country from the 19th century, with the re establishment of the Olympic Games till the middle of 1920s with the Delphic games by Angelos Sikelianos. Then followed an introduction in the first steps of Experimental Archaeology with a detailed description of the Ioannis Sakkas experiments in the 1970s with the reconstructed Mirrors of Archimedes. This was followed by presenting the “Keryneia II”, a fully reconstructed commercial vessel of the Hellenistic Era. The lecture continued with many other reconstructions such as “Papyrela”, a Neolithic Era ship and the reconstructed mechanisms of Heron and Antikythera.

Mr. Spyros Bakas initially analyzed two well known experiments of Naval Experimental Archaeology that had been successful in our Country-the case of “Argo” a reconstructed ship of the 14th century BC and the trireme “Olympias”, the reconstructed Classical Period ship. Emphasis was given in the Technical details of these two important experiments, pointing out the high technical standards and the demands of the scientific groups that undertook the reconstruction.

Mr. Bakas speech also presented an extensive report of the Experimental Archaeology approach of the Association “KORYVANTES” from 2008 till today. The reconstruction of linothorax from our Association was extensively presented as the first structured experiment of war technology reconstruction in our country the last years. The interest was focused on the presentations and the experiments that supported the reconstructed armors of our Association like the one inspired from the Medinet Habu monument and the reconstructed “Dendra Armor”.

Finally the activities of our Association in the application of Experimental Archaeology on the battle tactics and the research on the way of fighting of the Hoplite Phalanx as well as the precious conclusions that have been drawn from this study.

Mr Spyros Bakas during his lecture describing the Experimental Reconstruction of the Late Bronze Age "Medinet Habu" Armour , made by Association KORYVANTES".

The conferences was graces with the presence of a large number of Academics like professor Martin Bell from Reading University (England), Ian Dennis from University of Cardiff (Wales), researcher Martin Applet from Denmark National museum, professor Viire Pajuste from University of Tartu (Estonia), as well as distinguished personalities from the International field of Experimental Archaeology like the EXAR representative Jeroen Flamman.

Its worth noting that following the Conference there will be a printed EXARC paper for which our Association will have the honor to sent its work. The presence and active participation of our Association in presentations of this level not only increases our recognition but confirms also its position as an active and dynamic carrier of research and civilization

We warmly thank the executives of the EXARC Mr. Roeland Paardercooper and Mrs Jodi Reeves Flores for their kind invitation and welcome of our mission

We also warmly thank the Lejre Museum director Mr. Lars Holten for the kind accommodation.

We do thank Mrs Christy Emilio Ioannidou for her valuable contribution and help on the presentation of the naval experimental archaeology projects. 

Sagnlandet Lejre (ie. Land of Legends Lejre) is an open-air park with reconstructions of ancient living environments, like the Iron Age village, the Stone Age camp, the Viking market, the 19th century-farm cottages in the 43 hectares of Sagnlandet land

Mr Spyros Bakas , the directors of the  EXARC Conference Dr Roeland Paadercooper και Dr Jodi Reeves, the  Director of the Lejre Museum Dr Lars Holten ,and Mr Nikos Kleisiaris

Professor Martin Bell of the University of Reading (England) and Mr Dragos Gheorgiou of the National University of Arts (Romania) on the right.

With Dr Jeroen Flamman, one of the Directors of  ΕΧΑR  Organization ( European association for the advancement of archaeology by experiment http://www.exar.org)  , in the Nautical Museum of Roskilde.

With the Director of Lejre Museum Dr Lars Holten inspecting a reconstruction of a Stone Age pottery.

A momment of the Conference

Reconstructed ship from the Viking Culture Era  in the Nautical Museum of Roskilde near the Archaeological Park of Lejre. The total 4 reconstructes ships of the era which are exhibited in the museum, gave archaeologists valuable information on the research of the Viking's marine technology.

Reconstructed  Bronze Age Armours made for Experimental Archaeology Projects ,by the Association of Historical Studies KORYVANTES, presented in the EXARC International Academic Conference

NEW VIDEO : Association "KORYVANTES" Participation on "GALLO - ROMAN Days " 2012 , Vienne- France . June 2 & 3 2012

ΝΕΟ ΒΙΝΤΕΟ , απο την Συμμετοχή του Συλλόγου μας στο Αρχαιολογικό Φεστιβάλ "GALLO-ROMAN DAYS 2012" , στην πόλη Vienne της Γαλλίας. 2 & 3 Ιουνίου 2012 

 NEW VIDEO : Association "KORYVANTES" Participation on "GALLO - ROMAN Days " 2012 Αrchaeological Festival  , Vienne- France . June 2 & 3 2012.

 

Αφιέρωμα της Εφημερίδας " ΕΠΕΝΔΥΤΗΣ " , 19-20 Ιανουαρίου 2013

Αγαπητοί φίλοι.

Η Εφημερίδα ΕΠΕΝΔΥΤΗΣ , η οποία κυκλοφορεί το Σαββατοκύριακο 19 - 20 Ιανουαρίου 2013, περιλαμβανει ενα ολοσέλιδο αφιέρωμα στον Κατασκευαστή και μέλος του Συλλόγου μας κο Δημήτριο Κατσίκη.

Μεσα απο το άρθρο της έγκριτης Δημοσιογράφου Μιράντας Παπαδοπούλου επειχειρείται μια συνοπτική παρουσίαση του έργου του Δημητρίου Κατσίκη  , με επίκεντρο την Πειραματική Αρχαιολογία , τονίζοντας την ιδιαιτερότητα των Κατασκευών και τις εγγενείς δυσκολίες αυτου του εγχειρήματος.

Το αρθρο κοσμειται με μερικές απο τις τελευταίες ανακατασκευες Μυκηναϊκού Οπλισμού  του Συλλόγου μας , μοναδικής ποιότητας,  οι οποίες θα παρουσιαστούνε επίσημα στο άμεσο μέλλον.