This conference brought together some 200 academics and administrators concerned with Mediterranean prehistory, history, and heritage. It was conceived and organized by Sophia Antoniadou, curator of the Pierides Museum, and Anthony Pace, superintendent of Cultural Heritage of Malta, who have also edited the proceedings, published in 2007. It was sponsored by the Pierides Foundation of Cyprus with the collaboration of the Foundation of the Hellenic Greek World, the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage of Malta, the Istituto per le Tecnologie Applicate ai Beni Culturali-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche of Italy, and the Centre de Recherches en Arts, Images et Formes of the Université de Picardie Jules Verne of France; and support came from the Culture 2000 program of the European Union, the Greek Ministry of Education and Culture, and the Cyprus Tourism Organisation. Following an introductory lecture by Professor Harry Tzalas on Greek ships and seamanship, participants heard and discussed 40 papers by speakers from a dozen countries on topics ranging from pottery and mortuary practices to trade, shipping, identity, and heritage.