# "Archaeology on the Warfront" Workshop ![Poster for the Workshop "Archaeology on the Warfront"](/sites/g/files/omnuum7151/files/styles/hwp_5_4__480x385/public/2025-04/Workshops%2024-25%20Archaeology-DRUPAL.png?itok=C7RT6rSY) #### calendar\_today Date and Time **May 10 - May 11, 2025** 11:00AM - 03:00PM EEST #### pin\_drop Location **CHS Greece** [Philhellene Square and King Otto Street 21100 Nafplio Greece ]() - **Organized by:** CHS Greece - **Academic coordination:** [Kostas Paschalidis](https://www.namuseum.gr/en/dr-kostas-paschalidis/) (Dr. Archaeologist, Curator of Antiquities, Hellenic National Archaeological Museum) - **Language:** Greek #### Synopsis In this workshop, we will explore the power, significance, and fate of material culture remains in wartime environments, through historical examples from Greek, Asia Minor, and Cypriot antiquities during the most turbulent and dark chapters of 20th-century history. Our exploration will begin with defining basic concepts of the monuments themselves (movable - immovable, material - intangible), their significance in the national narrative of the managing states, and the re-contextualization they underwent in conditions of offensive or defensive war. Learn more about the [workshop on "Archaeology on the Warfront. From the adventurous history of the Smyrna Antiquities Department to the evacuation of the Cyprus Museum during the days of the Turkish Invasion."](https://prod-chsgreece.drupalsites.harvard.edu/workshops/archaeology-on-the-warfront) See also:- [ Workshop Series ](/activities-type/workshops) - [ Modern Greece ](/activities-field/modern-greece) - [ Open to all ](/target-audience/open-to-all) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://greece.chs.harvard.edu/node/1916401/event-feed.ics) Copy link link