March 11, 2014
ASCSA Partners with Google on App
As of Thursday, March 13, 2014, visitors to the Athenian Agora will be able to tour the site via Google's free Field Trip app.
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School Trustee is Recognized by Princeton University
ASCSA Trustee Hunter R. Rawlings III was the 2014 recipient of Princeton University’s top honor for Graduate School alumni, the James Madison Medal.
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March 10, 2014
Winter Term Well Underway!
It was full speed ahead for the Regular program after the winter break as the students traveled around Athens and Attica, then on to Crete. Join Mellon Professor Margie Miles as she takes us on a tour of the past two months.
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March 7, 2014
Friends of the Gennadius Library Gather for Kathara Deftera at Kellari Taverna
The bitter cold weather did not keep a large crowd from enjoying the warmth and good cheer inside Kellari Taverna in New York City on March 3, 2014 as friends of the Gennadeion gathered for the library’s primary fundraising event in the U.S.
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March 6, 2014
VIDEOCAST - Paschalis Kitromilides, Επισκέπτες και Αναγνώστες στη Λαυρεντιανή Βιβλιοθήκη
Επισκέπτες και Αναγνώστες στη Λαυρεντιανή Βιβλιοθήκη την Εποχή του Διαφωτισμού και του Ρομαντισμού Paschalis Kitromilides, Prof. of Political Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2014
Το Α’ Λύκειο Βουλιαγμένης επισκέπτεται τη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη
The First Lykeio Vouligamenis Visits the Gennadius Library
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February 13, 2014
VIDEOCAST - Nicholas Rauh: The Archaeology of Deforestation in South Coastal Turkey
Landscape Ecology and the End of Antiquity: The Archaeology of Deforestation in South Coastal Turkey Nicholas Rauh, NEH Fellow, ASCSA; Professor of Classics, Purdue University
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2014
Γιώγιος Μεταξάς, 1952- 2014
George Metaxas, former cook of the Corinth Excavations, died Thursday, February 6, after a motorbike accident the previous week. He will be remembered by residents of Hill House during the late 1980's to early 2000's for his humor, cheer, and lavishly decorated cakes.
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January 29, 2014
VIDEOCAST - Η χαρτογραφία του Κλαύδιου Πτολεμαίου - Άρτεμις Σκούταρη
Η χαρτογραφία του Κλαύδιου Πτολεμαίου - Άρτεμις Σκούταρη
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January 28, 2014
VIDEOCAST - “Bouphonia: Killing Cattle on the Acropolis”, Jeremy McInerney
“Bouphonia: Killing Cattle on the Acropolis”, Jeremy McInerney, Whitehead Professor, ASCSA; Davidson Kennedy Professor, University of Pennsylvania
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January 27, 2014
Travel with ASCSA Aboard the Luxury Yacht Sea Cloud
Ever harbor a desire to cruise the sites of ancient Greece and Turkey on a vintage luxury yacht? And to be guided by experts in the field along the way? Now is your chance to join us for a 10-day excursion this summer planned by R. Crusoe & Son.
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January 27, 2014
2012-13 Annual Report Now Online
The annual report of the American School for the fiscal year 2012-2013 has been released and can be viewed here.
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Introduction to Basic Applied Statistics
Between October 23-25, J. Lawrence Angel Fellow, Dr. Effie Nikita presented a seminar “Introduction to Basic Applied Statistics” for ASCSA members and staff. This was a first for the Wiener Laboratory and by all accounts a success. Since statistics is of enormous value in analyzing information and in testing conclusions that researchers draw from it, it is particularly useful to have instruction from someone whose experience is based on working with archaeological data.
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New Book Release by Dr. Voutsaki & Dr. Valamoti, 2013 volume
The new volume by Voutsaki and Valamoti's 2013 is out! The book entitled Diet, Economy and Society in the Ancient Greek World: Towards a Better Integration of Archaeology and Science. Proceedings of the International Conference Held at the Netherlands Institute at Athens on 22-24 March 2010.
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December 30, 2013
Meet the Kress Conservation Team of 2013
Three interns worked at the Agora this summer in the conservation lab under the supervision of Maria Tziotziou where they gained invaluable experience in the field.
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December 30, 2013
Research Spotlight: Joanita Vroom
In 2013, Joanita Vroom and team researched ceramic finds of the Byzantine, Frankish, and Ottoman periods in the Agora.
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December 16, 2013
VIDEOCAST - “Ötzi and Modern Mummy Research-The Life and Death of the 5300-year-old Tyrolean Iceman”
“Ötzi and Modern Mummy Research - The Life and Death of the 5300-year-old Tyrolean Iceman" Albert Zink, Director of the Institute for Mummies and the Iceman, European Academy of Bolzano, Italy. Watch it now!
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December 13, 2013
VIDEOCAST - “How the Mycenae Lion Gate Relief Was Made: New Evidence and Implications”
“How the Mycenae Lion Gate Relief Was Made: New Evidence and Implications” Nicholas Blackwell, Assistant Director, ASCSA
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“Μουσικές Διαθέσεις”: Φωνητική και οργανική μουσική από την εποχή της Αναγέννησης και του Μπαρόκ
Συναυλία με τίτλο "Μουσικές Διαθέσεις" πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 3 Δεκεμβρίου στο αμφιθέατρο Cotsen Hall.
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Concert “Musical Humors”
A concert organized by the Gennadius Library took place on December 3, in Cotsen Hall.
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Hours of the Archives in the Gennadius Library during the Holidays
Οι ώρες λειτουργίας των Αρχείων της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης κατά τη διάρκεια των Εορτών
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December 5, 2013
VIDEOCAST - Musical Humors
Musical Humors - Concert Katerina Ktona & Effi Minakoulis
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VIDEOCAST - Colloquium: “From Ptolis to Polis: Issues in the Transition of Political Economies”
Colloquium: “From Ptolis to Polis: Issues in the Transition of Political Economies” Speakers: Maria Iacovou, Professor, Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus Donald Haggis, Nicholas A. Cassas Professor of Greek Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Alexander Mazarakis-Ainian, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Thessaly Catherine Morgan, OBE. Director, BSA James Wright, Director, ASCSA
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Gennadeion Newsletter Fall 2013 Issue Online
The Fall 2013 edition of the newsletter of the Gennadius Library is now online for viewing.
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Athens Marathon 2013
The ASCSA was amply represented at the Athens Marathon on November 10 as 7 runners and 2 walkers participated in the historic race.
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