October 7, 2011
Videocast: Animals in the Agora
On April 5, 2011, Malcolm Wiener Visiting Research Professor Michael MacKinnon (University of Winnipeg) delivered the lecture, "Animals in the Agora: Reconstructing Cultural Life in Ancient Athens from Zooarchaeological Remains."
Read MoreOctober 6, 2011
Dimitry Levidis Papers: Electronic Catalog Available
The catalog for the musical scores of composer Dimitry Levidis (1886-1951) is now available electronically through the American School's web page.
Read MoreOctober 4, 2011
School’s 2011-2012 Lecture Season Announced
The American School is pleased to announce its schedule of lectures for the 2011-2012 academic year. The series will cover a broad range of topics, from prehistoric finds in Messenia to women in Mt. Athos, and from Athens economics to a lecture by Patrick Leigh Fermor's biographer.
Read MoreOctober 4, 2011
Frederick A. Cooper [1936–2011]
Professor, archaeologist and beloved member of the School community, Fred Cooper died on Sunday, September 25.
Read MoreOctober 4, 2011
Kostis Palamas Letters on Display
Professor Agne Vlavianou Arvanite has donated to the Archives of the Gennadius Library a small number of letters from poet Kostis Palamas to Nikos Fandrides, as well as books given to Fandrides by Kostis Palamas.
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September 22, 2011
First Trail of the Proposed Parrhasian Heritage Park Now Open
Managing Committee member and co-director of the Mt. Lykaion excavation David Romano reports that on July 30, 2011, the first trail of the proposed Parrhasian Heritage Park of the Peloponnesos was opened between Ano Karyes (Arcadia) and Neda (Messenia). The Park will protect the area of Mt. Lykaion but will also extend to protect and unify many other ancient cities and sanctuaries in the region.
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2011
ASCSA and Cultural Society of Chora Bestow Honors
ASCSA and the Cultural Society of Chora presented commemorative certificates to nearly fifty members of the community in recognition of the role they or members of their family had played in excavations of the "Palace of Nestor."
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2011
Wiener Laboratory in the News
Kathimerini reporter Christina Sanoudou interviews Wiener Laboratory researchers.
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August 31, 2011
School Director visits Australia
August is vacation time, but for School Director Jack Davis and wife Shari Stocker a trip Down Under served as a working vacation. The pair traveled to the Antipodes as guests of the Australian Archaeological Institute in Athens to participate in the Institute's Visiting Lecturer program. The indefatigable Professor Davis delivered 30 lectures in 9 cities while there.
Read MoreAugust 1, 2011
Hesperia 80.2 Now Online
The latest issue contains articles ranging from the Mycenaean to the Roman period, addressing topics as diverse as LBA ceramics from the Peloponnese, the reminting of silver coinage in Athens, the leasing of sacred land in the 4th c. B.C., and the evolving character of a Roman road at Corinth. Subscribers can read the issue on JSTOR, Hesperia’s new online home.
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July 19, 2011
About Edward Capps
Edward Capps was one of the luminaries of the American School, and many recognize him as the "Second Founder of the School." This summer the great-nephew of Edward Capps came to Athens to remember the Capps legacy.
Read MoreJuly 18, 2011
U.S. and Greece Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Reduce the Incentive for Looting Artifacts
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Stavros Lambrinidis signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 17, 2011 to reduce the incentive for further pillage of Greece's cultural heritage.
Read MoreJuly 13, 2011
School Director Honored in Pylos
ASCSA Director Jack Davis, was made an honorary citizen of Pylos on July 11, 2011 for his contributions to the community where he has excavated.
Read MoreJuly 12, 2011
Wiener Laboratory Director Researches in Erbil, Iraq
Wiener Laboratory Director, Sherry Fox, began work with the University of Athens' first field campaign at Tell Nader in Kurdistan (Erbil, Iraq) this past April under the direction of Prof. Konstantinos Kopanias from the University of Athens.
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July 8, 2011
Susan Rotroff Honored at ASCSA Archaeological Conference
"The Matter of Antiquity: An Archaeological Conference in Honor of Susan Rotroff" was held on June 17–18 and filled with colleagues and well-wishers of this noted Agora scholar and recent winner of the AIA Gold Medal. Read more to see why we think Susan is "kind of a big deal."
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July 7, 2011
Alumni Trip Triggers Memories Old and New
Samantha Martin-McAuliffe and Jenifer Neils report on the first-ever alumni trip in June. Diverse ages, experiences and nationalities made for animated and convivial camaraderie and a memorable experience.
Read MoreJuly 7, 2011
Gennadeion Newsletter for Spring 2011 Now Online
The issue of Gennadeion News for Spring 2011 was recently published and distributed to all members and friends of the Gennadius Library. Read the issue online and in color.
Read MoreJuly 7, 2011
Spring 2011 Issue of ákoue Now Online
The Spring 2011 edition of the School newsletter ákoue can be read online and in color here.
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June 9, 2011
Alumni Week: We Remember. . .
More reminiscences from School alumni in celebration of Alumni week. Next up: The Famous Professor and the Lowly (but clever) Graduate Student, as remembered by Ron Stroud.
Read MoreJune 9, 2011
Congress Cancels American Overseas Research Centers (AORC) Program
Help us restore U.S. government funding to American Overseas Research Centers! Please sign the petition and make your voice heard!
Read MoreJune 9, 2011
New Exhibition Showcases 130 Years of the Academic Program
Photos and documents—both illuminating and amusing— from the American School’s academic program are on display in the Basil Room of the Gennadius Library through September 30th.
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June 8, 2011
130th Anniversary of the School Celebrated with Honors and a New Exhibition
ASCSA marked the 130th year of the School's founding with tributes to 5 great Philhellenes—Alan L. Boegehold, Lloyd E. Cotsen, David W. Packard, Malcolm H. Wiener, and Charles K. Williams, II—and a new exhibition. Watch the event here.
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April 20, 2011
Alumni Week: Let’s Cook!
One cannot reminisce about time spent at the School without including food in some way. A memorable meal, perhaps in a spectacular setting. . . and with true xenía. To commemorate Alumni Week, alumna Kathleen Lynch took on the task of compiling some of those culinary experiences into a cookbook featuring alumni of the School. Read more to see how you can get a copy!
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April 18, 2011
Fluffy’s Trip to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Who needs Flat Stanley when you can have Fluffy? Fluffy belongs to Hesperia editor Tracey Cullen and is an old friend of ASCSA Director Jack Davis. On March 30, Fluffy traveled to Greece with Andrew Reinhard, Director of Publications, and spent 10 days in Athens, Corinth, and Isthmia visiting the School, seeing old friends, and making new ones.
Read MoreApril 7, 2011
Videocast: Mycenaean Wall-Paintings in Context New Discoveries and Old Finds Reconsidered - WORKSHOP
The following videcasts are from the two-day workshop of "Telltale Depictions: A Contextual View of Mycenaean Wall-Paintings", that took place at "The National Hellenic Research Foundation" in Athens.
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