From the green marble quarries of Tinos to the iron mines of Serifos and the bentonite mines of Milos, the Cyclades’ rich mineral resources have shaped the islands’ social, cultural, and physical environments. Although mining has been prevalent in the region since antiquity, mineral extraction intensified and diversified in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Traces […]
Digital Map Browse the Maritime Trades of Cyclades digital map: maritimetrades.archipelagonetwork.org. The Cyclades, an island group in the Aegean sea, are home to a host of maritime crafts and professions which have existed varyingly in Greece throughout ancient and contemporary historical periods. This project traces the imprint of three interlinked traditional practices – wooden boatbuilding, […]
Introduction “Communities Between Islands” is a collaborative initiative involving organizations on three Mediterranean islands: Providenza in Corsica, France; Cherimus in Sardinia, Italy; and Archipelago Network in Syros, Greece. The project aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and engagement with local communities through artistic residencies and workshops. From September 2023 to the end of 2024, nine international […]
Introduction The practice of pottery craftsmanship on Sifnos has developed uninterrupted for over three centuries, and today constitutes a fundamental element of the island’s cultural identity, artistic creativity and touristic economy. Thanks to its industrious craftspeople, as well as favorable environmental and geographic conditions – rich clay deposits suitable for producing heat-resistant pots, access to […]
Introduction Browse the Anthemis digital herbarium here: https://anthemis.archipelagonetwork.org/ Anthemis is a digital herbarium documenting plant biodiversity on Syros island, which aims to be a community engaging educational platform motivating discussion on citizen-built ecological archives, how technology can aid in their creation and how human and plant societies evolve in interaction with one another. The herbarium […]
Introduction A living traditional craft, wooden boatbuilding has been practiced on Syros for millenia; the first known engravings of Aegean ships, made in the ancient settlement of Chalandriani on the island’s northern edge, can be traced to the second Phase of Early Cycladic history (2800-2300 BC). In more recent times, the impressive development of shipping […]
