Maria Relaki
@mariarelaki
Archaeologist, islander missing sea views. Mostly Greek, lately British. Technology, materials,Crete, Bronze Age, gender, kinship. Associate Lecturer, Classical Studies, The Open University. Assist. Reviews Ed. European Journal of Archaeology
Archaeologists! Would you like to spend time in beautiful Athens talking about techniques and how they shape human lives? Session 153 #EAA2026 is for you! FROM CRAFTS TO TECHNICAL LINEAGES: RETHINKING THE ROLE OF TECHNIQUES IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOURSE. More info: www.academia.edu/145419477/Se...
Gumbo simply refuses to engage with the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire despite all the wonderful illustrated content. Leave decline for another day she says.
Happy New Year! May you all have Gumbo’s attitude to Mondays, I know I struggle😊
If you see this, post a beach from your gallery. Here's the beach in my hometown in Crete, during springtime, when a natural salt lake floods just behind the sand dunes.
Things that made me happy on my birthday morning Snow Dog enjoying the snow
My first time in Rome. No surprises about what I found exciting but the best thing of all was the free spring water everywhere in the scorching city
As the UK prepares to vote in General Election 2024 I offer this timely and timeless message
The doggies don’t appreciate all the marking that needs to be done, but they definitely provide emotional support 😀🐶
Spending the next two days in beautiful Genoa taking part in this exciting workshop revisiting the work Despina Catapoti and I did on the #ArchaeologyOfLandOwnership Great to know that 10 years on our book is still relevant and useful routledge.com/An-Archaeology…
Brief break to smell the sea air. Although not complete abstinence from work, it was just enough for recharging my waning batteries. Lucky to come across an amazing, but sadly disappearing Hill fort at Embury Beacon.
An oldie but goodie to keep you going on another Monday. Credit to “Shit Academics Say” account.
Brief visit to see how First Born is coping with adult life. Happy to know he’s based in such a beautiful corner of the country.
Lovely morning dog walk made bitter sweet by the unseasonal (but much appreciated) October warmth and listening to news about the threat of extinction of loads of wonderful plants.
Very happy with my most recent purchases: exciting new book on Greek myth by the brilliant Emma Bridges (who has not yet migrated here) and a pretty notebook for the research thoughts that will hopefully come soon. 🏺
Tory conference menu from the wonderful Brian Bilston (posted on the ex-bird site)