CU University Seminar Tomorrow (1/27): Telling the Story of Markos: Public Archaeology and the Restoration of a Farmer's House in Delos

[Dimitris Antoniou]

Dear list members,

The University Seminar in Modern Greek and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Public Humanities Initiative (SNFPHI) at Columbia University are organizing the online seminar Telling the Story of Markos: Public Archaeology and the Restoration of a Farmer's House in Delos, which will take place tomorrow Tuesday (1/27) at 16:00 ET. Architect Ionas Sklavounos from Boulouki will present the organization's work to restore the Farmstead of Markos, the humble dwelling of one of the last farmer-excavators who lived on the island of Delos, and to create a digital archive and public-facing workshops exploring the contributions of local communities to archaeological expeditions. See below for the full description and details. We look forward to seeing you!  

With all good wishes,    
Dimitris

Dimitris Antoniou

Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer in Hellenic Studies, 

Department of Classics

Associate Director, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Public Humanities Initiative

Columbia University

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Telling the Story of Markos: Public Archaeology and the Restoration of a Farmer's House in Delos

Ionas Sklavounos (Boulouki) 

January 27, 2026

16:00-17:30 ET

*Online (to receive a link for the seminar email Chloe Tsolakoglou at ct3...@columbia.edu)

Boulouki, a travelling workshop of architects, engineers, historians, and conservationists reviving traditional building techniques, will present its work to restore the Farmstead of Markos, the humble dwelling of the last farmer-excavator who lived on the island of Delos. Much of the work is documented in a digital archive that they have created for the project, featuring oral testimonies, photographs, architectural drawings, and project reports. As part of the seminar, Boulouki members will also explore ways to design public workshops in which participants can create comics as a way of learning about the experiences of farmers who worked for archaeological excavations and the connections to the ancient past that they forged through this work.