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2nd International Congress of Anthropology, June 5-10, 2006 ********************************************************************** Human Evolution and Population Bio-Diversity in SE Europe *********************************************************
ATHENS, 5-7 June 2006 AREOPOLIS-SPARTA, 8-10 June 2006
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE, THE MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS, THE PREFECTURE OF LACONIA THE MUNICIPALITY OF OITYLO, THE MUNICIPALITY OF SPARTA AND MUNICIPALITY OF MYSTRAS
Collaborating Institutions· Hellenic Anthropological Association · Museum of Anthropology, University of Athens, School of Medicine · Laboratory of Anthropology, Dimokreition University of Thrace · Laboratory of Biological Anthropology, Univ. of Athens, Biology Dept. · Anthropological Association - Friends of the Museum of Anthropology
Websites: Hellenic Anthropological Association, http://anthrop.med.uoa.gr Museum of Anthropology, http://anthropology-museum.med.uoa.gr
HONORARY COMMITTEE CHR. KITTAS, Vice-Rector of the University of Athens MICH. DERMITZAKIS, Vice-Rector of the University of Athens G. KREATSAS, Dean of the School of Medicine, Univ. of Athens P. THEMELIS, Professor of Archaeology, University of Crete H. WALTER, Professor of Human Biology, University of Bremen W. HENKE, Professor of Physical Anthropology, University of Mainz I. TATTERSALL, Am. Museum of Natural History, Dep. of Anthropology
SCIENTIFIC COMITTEEB. BAJD, Professor of Anthropology, University of Ljubljana E. AGAPITOS, Assoc. Professor of Pathological Anatomy, Athens Univ. D. TINIAKOS, Assist. Prof. of Histology-Embryology, Athens Univ. G. BRAÜER, Professor of Anthropology, University of Hamburg G. ÊÏUFOS, Professor of Geology & Paleontology, AUTH G. LYRITIS, Assoc. Professor of Orthopedics, Athens University H. GREIL, Professor of Anthropology, University of Potsdam H. ROTHE, Professor of Anthropology, University of Göttingen I. MANIATIS, Director of laboratory of archaeometry, Dimokritos J. STROSZECK, Archaeologist, German Archaeological Institute Ê. HARVATI, Senior researcher, Max Planck Instit. for Evolut. Anthropology, Leipzig Ê. ÆAFEIRATOS, Professor of Human Biology, Athens Univ. Ì. ÊOUTSILIERIS, Professor of Experimental Physiology, Athens Univ. Í. GEORGOPOULOU, Professor of Philosophy, Athens Univ. Í. XIROTIRIS, Professor of Anthropology, DUTH Í. SYMEONIDIS, Professor of Geology & Paleontology, Athens Univ. R. ÁNGELOPOULOU, Assoc. Prof. of Histology-Embryology, Athens Univ. S. ÌÁÍOLIS, Assist. Professor of Human Biology, Athens University ST. SAMARTZIDOY, Director of Ephorate for Paleoanthropology, Ministry of Culture TH. PITSIOS, Director of the Museum of Anthropology, Athens University
SCHEDULE Monday, 5/6/2006
Tuesday, 6/6/2006
Wednesday, 7/6/2006
Social events· Sunday 4/6/2006, 11:00am: Visit to Kerameikos – the classical cemetery of Athens. Guide by Dr. J. Stroszeck · Monday 5/6/2006, 12:00am: Reception – Museum of Anthropology · Wednesday 7/6/2006, 21:00pm: Reception by the Major of Athens Municipality · Thursday 8/6/2006, 11:30am: Visit to the Archeological Museum of Sparta · Friday 9/6/2006, 11:30am: Visit to the cave of Diros · Saturday 10/6/2006, 12:00am: Reception by the Major of Mystras · Sunday 11/6/2006, 10am: Visit to the Temple of Poseidon, cup Sounion
PROGRAMME
a)Athens, 5-7 June 2006Monday, 5 June 2006 Ceremony Hall of Athens University
8:30-9:30, Registration of Participants 9:30-11:30, Opening ceremony
Invited lecture by Professor D. LORDKIPANIDZE:
“Earliest Humans in Europe - Recent finds from Dmanisi, Georgia”
12:00-14:00, Visit to the Museum of Anthropology, Medical School of Athens University
Dracopoulos Amphitheatre, Main Building of the University of Athens 1st Session 16:30-18:30 A) PALAEOANTHROPOLOGY Presidium: Th. Pitsios, A. Sefcakova, K. Harwati
Th.PITSIOS, S.K.MANOLIS: “A Metrical Study of the Pleistocene Hominid LAO1/S2 from Apidima -Cave A” A.SEFCAKOVA, S.KATINA, J.BRUZEK, J.VELEMINSKA, P.VELEMINSKY: “Late Upper Palaeolithic skull from Moca, southern Slovakia, in light of recent skulls from Pachner collection: geometric morphometrics analysis” E.BECKER, M.PATOLLA, W.HENKE: “The Mesolithic-Neolithic-Transition in northern Europe-new results from the 'Death Island' (Ostorf, Schwerin, Germany) ” P.MOUGNAI: “THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION IN THE GREEK SCHOOL - Who’s afraid of Darwin?”
B) Roundtable “PETRALONA SKULL” Presidium: N. Xirotiris, G. Koufos, W. Henke
W.HENKE, N.I.XIROTIRIS: “Petralona man – past inerpretations and the present state of Knowledge concerning his classification” Th.PITSIOS, G.KOUFOS: “Comparative analysis of the Petralona Skull and the Apidima Hominids LAO1/S1-S2” M.CAPARROS: “Petralona: archaic Homo sapiens or Homo heidelbergensis, ancestor of Neaderthals? ” K.HARWATI: “A 3-d look at the Petralona face”
Tuesday, 6 June 2006 Dracopoulos Amphitheatre, Main Building of the University of Athens9:30-11:30, 2nd Session A) SKELETAL BIOLOGYPresidium: J. Bruzek, S. Manolis, C. Zafeiratos P.URBANOVA: “The Effect of Bone Microstructure Variability to Histomorphometric Methods” J.BRUZEK, F.HOUET, P.VELEMINSKY, P.MURAIL: “Computer programs for reliable and accurate primary and secondary probabilistic sex diagnosis from the skeleton” G.Å.FOUNTOULAKIS, Å.É.ÁTHANASIOU, Â.ÌÁLOUXOU-GRIBA, S.K..ÌANOLIS: “Dental indexes of systematic stress and metric dental traits in a cemetery of ancient Korinth”. A.A.NEROUTSOS, C.S.ZAFEIRATOS, S.K.MANOLIS: “Paleodemographic and Paleopathological Analysis of Two Late Bronze Age Sites: Voudeni, Achaia, and Glyka Nera, Attica”
B) PREHISTORIC ANTHROPOLOGY IPresidium: Y. Maniatis, L.Constantinou, E. Petroutsa Th.PITSIOS, S.TSIOLI, V.KRIKONI: “New skeletal evidence from the pothole of the ancient Kaiadas” L.KONSTANTINOU: "Kaiadas. Appearance and frequency of pathological changes on human skeletons. Further results” Ì.ÌÁÍÉÁÔÉ, Å.DOTSIKA, Õ.ÌÁÍIATIS, Th.PITSIOS, J.B.COLTRAIN, T.E.CERLING, J.R.EHLERINGER: “Stable isotope analyses for diet investigation, geographic origin and grouping of the individuals recovered at the site of Keadas” E.I.PETROUTSA, M.P.RICHARDS, S.K.MANOLIS: “Late Bronze Age Diet in Greece”
Dracopoulos Amphitheatre, Main Building of the University of Athens12:00-14:00, 3d Session A) PREHISTORIC ANTHROPOLOGY II Presidium: R. Yusupov, D. Tiniakos, Chr. Kittas
R.YUSUPOV: “Ancient population of Southern Urals according to the data of anthropological materials and written sources (Herodotus and some other ancient authors) ” D.G.TINIAKOS, N.R.CALDWELL, V.ZAFIRI, A.SAKARELLOS, Chr.KITTAS, Th.PITSIOS: “Histological analysis of tissues from the Egyptian mummies of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Athens, Greece” J.GUERRERO, A.KONSTANTINOU: “New light on the impact of Smallpox to the collapse of pre-Hispanic population of Peru and his rulers, in a Bioarchaelogical Approach”
B) PALAEOPATHOLOGY I Presidium: N. Xirotiris, V.Vanna, B. Kaufmann
C.PAPAGEORGOPOULOY, N.I.XIROTIRIS, Br.KAUFMANN: “A case of plagiocephaly on a medieval population from Switzerland” V.G.VANNA, S.K.MANOLIS: “Dental health status differences between an ancient and modern population sample from Greece” C.MERDENISIANOS, Th.PITSIOS, CHR.KITTAS: “A Case of tuberculus spondylitis in a female skeleton from Byzantine cemetery of Avdira in Thrace” Á.CONSTANTINOU, Th.FILIPPIDIS: “Paleopathological analysis of two medieval skulls from Greece”
Propylaion Hal, Main Building of the University of Athens4th Symposium of Students of Anthropology
· 10:00-10:30 Skeletal Anthropology · 12:00-13:30 Genetics
Propylaion Hal, Main Building of the University of Athens
· 14:15-15:30, General Assembly of the Hellenic Anthropological Association
Propylaion Hal, Main Building of the University of Athens
16:00-18:00, 4th Session
A) PALAEOPATHOLOGY IIPresidium: H. Cisneros, V. Zafiri, S. Manolis
H.F.CISNEROS: “Health and disease in cienega of the Chignahuapan: paleopatologico study of the old Valley of Toluca, Mexico” V.ZAFIRI, Th.PITSIOS: “Enamel hypïplasia in ancient skulls of Attica” A.BOUNATSOS: “Anthropological comments on malocclusion” G.E.FOUNTOULAKIS, S.K.MANOLIS: “Enamel Hypoplasia as a Dental Indicator of Stress”
B) ARCHAEOLOGY and ANTHROPOLOGY Presidium: P. Themelis, J. Stroszeck, M. Kollia
M.MICHALAKI-KOLLIA: “A unique site of Astypalaia with infants’ vase burials. Cemetery or burial sanctuary?” J.STROSZECK: “Anthropological data as primary historical source: Another approach towards the skeletons of the Lacedaimonians in Kerameikos” I.KŐVÁRI, P.FISCHL, S.K. Manolis, T.Hajdu: “Connection between Greece and the Carpathian basin in the Bronze age” A.NIKA: “Graves and ossuaries of the early Christian Basilica at Ialyssia, in Rhodes. Combined data from archaeological and anthropological research” P.SIDIROGLOU: “Presence of Amazons at the Mediterranean region – legend and realities”
Propylaion Hal, Main Building of the University of Athens18:30-19:30, 5th Session, POSTER SESSIONP.R.MENKE, W.HENKE: ''ARCHONTA'' [supreme public servants of the Greek ancient world] and PRIMATES : 3D-Reconstruction of the hyo-laryngeal complex based on ontogenetic data” L.BIGONI, J.VELEMINSKA, J.BRUZEK: “Geometric morphometric analysis of sexual dimorphism of recent Central European skulls of known sex” Th.PITSIOS, V.ZAFIRI, Á.PANOS: “Palaeoanthropological research at the cave-site of Apidima, Laconia – Results and perspectives” Å.PETROUTSA, Ì.RICHARDS, Ó.DIMAKI, Ó.Ê.ÌANOLIS: “Study of social and dietary differentiation in two sites of the Bronz age, with stable isotope analysis” K.KAZA-PAPAGEORGIOU, M.KASSIMI-SOUTOU: “Excavations technique management of human skeletal material” G.Å.FOUNTOYLAKIS, Ã.Å.LYKOURENTZOU, Ó.Ê.ÌANOLIS: “Comparative distribution of dental metric and non metric features, and enamel hypoplasi in three cemeteries of the Bronze age” N.I.XIROTIRIS, C.PAPAGEORGOPOULOU: “Degenerative joint Disease of the spine in Byzantine population from Western Greece” N.I.XIROTIRIS, C.PAPAGEORGOPOULOU: “Palaeopathological study of dental disease on a Greek Byzantine population” Th.HARDT, W.HENKE: “Patterns in catarrhine faces: a two-dimensional approach leading to three dimensions” J.VELEMINSKA, L.BIGONI, P.VELEMINSKY, J.BRUZEK, A.SEFCAKOVA: ''Geometric Morphometrics 3D analysis of the Upper Palaeolithic skulls from Predmosti near Prerov (Czech Republic) ” B.HARDT, W.HENKE: ''Preterm born children: results of a current study and implications for further research” A.LOBOV, I.KUTUEV, M.BERMISHEVA, R.KHUSAINOVA, E.KHUSNUTDINOVA: ''Y chromosome analysis in subpopulations of Bashkirs” N.I.XIROTIRIS, C.PAPAGEORGOPOULOU, K.SIMITOPOULOU: “Multielement Studies of Diagenesis on Byzantine Skeletal remains from Western Greece” Ê.ÌERDENISIANOS: “Distribution of human skeletal remains in the pothole of Keadas, Laconia” Th. HARDT, W. HENKE “The groundbreaking work of Gorjanović-Kramberger on the fossils of Krapina and the effects on german Palaeoanthropology” K.KRYSTALLI-VOTSI, K.KAZA-PAPAGEORGIOU, Th.PITSIOS: “A Shaft Grave in the mycenean cemetery of Aidonia, in Nemea”
Cultural Center of Athens Municipality20:15-21:00, Invited lecture by Prof. G.BRÄUER: “'Middle Pleistocene hominid diversity in Africa and Europe” Wednesday, 7 June 2006Dracopoulos Amphitheatre, Main Building of the University of Athens9:30-11:00, 5th Session, POPULATION DIVERSITYPresidium: B. Bajd, K. Zafeiris, A. Pashos
K.ZAFEIRIS, N.I.XIROTIRIS: “Pomaks, a world in transition. Demographic and genealogical approaches” G.A.KINJABAEVA: “Some Major Factors of Birth-rate at the Bashkirs in the XIXth Century” B.BAJD, G.KURILLO: “Evaluation of grasping in children” I.GIANNAKOURIS: “Latent dermatoglyphic prints in criminal trial” S.TSIOLI: “Digital and palmar dermatogluphics in Greece” A.PASHOS: “Kin investement biases of grandparents, aunts and uncles in Germany, Greece and the USA: Evolutionary interpretations of different kin caregiving behavior” N.V. LUPACHEVA: “Malocclusions and DMFT index in a group of Russian young males from urban and rural areas”
11:30-13:30, 6th SessionA) Rountable - SEX DIFFERENTIATIONPresidium: H.Greil, R.Angelopoulou, M. Kralik
P.MANOLACOU: “Sex determinants in the genome: lessons from the animal kingdom” R.ANGELOPOULOU: “Sex determination in humans” G.LAVRANOS: “Hormonal and meta-hormonal determinants of sexual phenotype” H.GREIL: “Sexual dimorphism in a recent population as an indicator for variation in developmental tempo during life” M.KRALIK: “Sexual Dimorphism of Human Hand Shape: Testing of Data Acquisition and Shape Analysis Techniques”
B) Roundtable: LIFE AND DEATH Presidium: Th. Pitsios, N. Georgopoulou, N. Symeonidis
N.GEORGOPOULOU: “Heterosis and heterotropy of the two sexes” R.ANGELOPOULOU: “Programmed cell death - Apoptosis” M.KOLLIA: “The grave of curses - torture victimes of the rhodian Necrololis” Th.PITSIOS, K.NIKOLAOU: “Marital systems, newborn-killings and psychological death”
15:30-17:30, 6th Session, MOLECULAR ANTHROPOLOGYPresidium: H.Schmidt, K. Simitopoylou, I. Kutuev
Ê.SIMITOPOULOU, Í.É.XIROTIRIS: “The turn to Molecular Biology: Perspectives, challenges and bio-ethic questions” E.KHUSNUTDINOVA: “Phylogeographic analysis of mtDNA lineages in populations of the Caucasus” L.CHLOROKOSTA, K.HATZISAVA, N.KANATSOULI, K.SIMITOPOULOY, E.VGONGA, N.I.XIROTIRIS, K.ZAFIRIS K.ZERVOUDAKI: “Comparative genetic study between vlach and sarakatsan populations in Greece” H.SCHMIDT: “The frequency of mtDNA haplogroups in North- and South Balkan populations and the origin of the Vlachs” S.JAYDIP: “Application of trace element analysis in biological Anthropology” A.MATALA: “Genetic variation, plasma homocysteine concentration and nutritional implications” R.KHUSAINOVA, I.KUTUEV, B.YUNUSBAYEV, V.AKHMETOVA, S.FEDOROVA, E.KHUSNUTDINOVA: “Genetic structure of Eurasian populations basing on Alu insertion data” I.KUTUEV, R.KHUSAINOVA, M.BERMISHEVA, B.YUNUSBAEV, M.REIDLA, S.ROOTSI, E.METSPALU, T.KIVISILD, R.VILLEMS, E.KHUSNUTDINOVA: “Phylogeographic analysis of mtDNA lineages in populations of the Caucasus”
18:00-19:30, 7th Session, Roundtable: SEX TESTING IN ANTHROPOLOGYPresidium: R. Angelopoulou
R.ANGELOPOULOU: “Overview of current sex testing methods” G.LAVRANOS: “New targets for genetic sex testing: advantages and limitations” G.PASCHALIS: “The amel gene as a sex marker” K.PLASTIRA: “Methodology of the amel based sex test” M.BALLA: “'Gonadal dimorphism: histological and immunohistochemical data”
Ceremony Hall of Athens University
17:30-19:00, Nomination of Prof. Dr. WINFRIED HENKE to Doctor honoris causa of Athens University.
Invited lecture by W. Henke: “Palaeoanthropology, current issues, new results, and future challenges”
b) Areopolis - Sparta, 8-10 June 2006Thursday, 8 June 20068:00 Departure to Sparta 11:30 Visit to the Archaeological Museum of Sparta
Cultural Center of Areopolis
18:00-19:30, 8th Session – APIDIMA HOMINIDS Presidium: G. Bräuer, Th. Pitsios
Th.PITSIOS, V.ZAFIRI, E.LAPPA: “Paleoanthropological research at the cave-site of Apidima – Results and perspectives” Th.PITSIOS, G.BRÄUER: “Morphometric affinities of the Apidima 2 hominid, Southern Greece”
E.LAPPA, Th.PITSIOS: “Evidence-based Practice as a way of knowledge management in librarianship” Friday, 9 June 20069:00-13:00, Visit to paleoanthropological sites of Mani peninsula
Cultural Center of Sparta
18:00-19:30, 9th Session – ÊEADAS POTHOLE, LEGEND and REALITY Presidium: P. Themelis, Th. Pitsios, W. Henke
Th.PITSIOS, P.THEMELIS, V.ÆAFIRI, Ê.ÌÅRDENISIANOS, L.KAGALOU: “Scientific research at the pothole of the ancient Keadas, Laconia” C.GIANNAKOPOULOS, P.RAPTOU, Th.PITSIOS, G.P.LYRITIS: “Quantitative description and quantitative densitometric evaluation of skeletal remains recovered from the Keadas Cave” É.ÌÁÍÉÁÔIS: “Radiocarbion dating of human bones found in notorious Keadas gulgh near Sparta: a preliminary report” A.KOTSI: “Meeting of history with the present. Questions raised and perspectives for displaying the site”
Saturday, 10 June 2006 10:00-11:30, Visit to Keadas cavern
Cultural Center of Trypi
12:00-12:30 Closing Session >> Departure to Athens
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