The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Wiener Laboratory

The Wiener Laboratory is an active research department, within the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, dedicated to archaeological science in Greece. The laboratory was created through the vision of Malcolm H. Wiener and it remains sustained by his generosity.

The Wiener Laboratory Committee is a Standing Committee of the Managing Committee of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and is composed of the Director of the Laboratory, the Director of the School, and seven leading scholars:

Nancy Wilkie (2006-2011), Chairman (2006-2011)
Mary Stiner (2004-2009)
Jeremy Rutter (2005-2010)
Maria Liston (2006-2011)
Thomas Tartaron (2007-2012)
Scott Pike (2008-2013)
Margaret Scarry (2008-2013)

Sherry C. Fox, Director of the Wiener Lab
Jack L. Davis, Director of the School



The Wiener Laboratory News

An Old Elephant in the Wiener Laboratory

06/01/2009
An interesting find has recently passed through the Wiener Laboratory—one which could shed light on the taxonomy, environment, and way of life during the Plio-Pleistocene of Greece.

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Wiener Lab Workshop Focuses on Stone and Bone Tools

04/23/2009
The Annual Wiener Laboratory Workshop was held on March 12th, 2009 and organized by 2008-2009 Fellows Dr. Christina Tsoraki (Geoarchaeology Fellow, University of Sheffield), Dr. Niels Andreasen (Geoarchaeology Fellow, University of Cambridge), and Dr. Rozalia Christidou (Faunal Studies Fellow, University of Crete). The theme for this workshop was "Stone and Bone Tools."

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Wiener Lab Celebrates Publication of “New Directions in the Skeletal Biology of Greece”

02/10/2009
A new volume from the Wiener Laboratory, launched in Athens on February 12, provides a state-of-the-art account of the way in which the study of human skeletal remains is shedding new light on the archaeology of Greece.

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