Telling the Story of Markos

Telling the Story of Markos: Public Archaeology and the Restoration of a Farmer’s Home in Delos

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.

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