Mystery Identity

May 18, 2015

Schliemann Aficionados at the Gennadius Library

On the initiative of Alfonso Lucini Mateo, Ambassador of Spain to Athens, and his wife, Carmen Serrano de Haro, architect of the Spanish Ministry of Public Treasury, a small group of Spanish intellectuals visited the Archives of the Gennadius Library on the evening of May 14th, 2015.

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VIDEOCAST - Σαν τα παλιά τα παραμύθια

May 11, 2015

VIDEOCAST - Σαν τα παλιά τα παραμύθια

Αφήγηση παραμυθιών για μικρούς και μεγάλους Σάσα Βούλγαρη

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VIDEOCAST - Της Μοίρας το Χρυσό Δαχτυλίδι

May 8, 2015

VIDEOCAST - Της Μοίρας το Χρυσό Δαχτυλίδι

Αφήγηση παραμυθιών για ενήλικο κοινό Σάσα Βούλγαρη

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VIDEOCAST - The Mystic Lettrist ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Bistami and the Origins of Ottoman Historical

May 8, 2015

VIDEOCAST - The Mystic Lettrist ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Bistami and the Origins of Ottoman Historical

Cornell Fleischer, Kanuni Suleyman Professor, Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies, University of Chicago

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May 7, 2015

Students from University of Michigan visiting the ASCSA

Artemis Leontis, professor of Modern Greek in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan, and eight of her students visited the the Archives of the American School of Classical Studies as part of a 10-day study tour of Athens, Santorini, and Delphi.

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May 5, 2015

Climate change, human population growth, or both?

"Climate change, human population growth, or both? Upper Paleolithic subsistence shifts in southern Greece". Dr. Maria Ntinou, former Wiener Laboratory Fellow has published this recent article in Quaternary International (under her affiliation with the lab).

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VIDEOCAST - Telling the Whole Story at Multi-Period Sites

April 28, 2015

VIDEOCAST - Telling the Whole Story at Multi-Period Sites

WORKSHOP Athens Society of the Archaeological Institute οf America and ASCSA

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VIDEOCAST - The Topography of Ottoman Athens. Archaeology & Travel - Symposium

April 28, 2015

VIDEOCAST - The Topography of Ottoman Athens. Archaeology & Travel - Symposium

A two-day symposium (April 23-24) featured twelve lectures that explored the topography of Ottoman Athens in Cotsen Hall in conjunction with the exhibition "Ottoman Athens, 1458-1833".

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April 27, 2015

Students from Athens University Conducting Archival Research at ASCSA

Φοιτητές του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών και αρχειακή έρευνα στην ΑΚΣΚΑ

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April 24, 2015

Symposium on Ottoman Athens Concluded

Λήξη των εργασιών του συμποσίου για την Οθωμανική Αθήνα

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April 22, 2015

Rare Photos of Loring Hall from 1931

Surfing the catalog of Lucy Shoe Meritt’s papers in the Bryn Mawr College Special Collections, I came across information about Loring Hall among the visual materials.

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April 21, 2015

Students from Athens University visiting the ASCSA Archives

Φοιτητές του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών στα Αρχεία της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών

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April 17, 2015

Karl Henning and Heinrich Schliemann

In the Heinrich Schliemann Papers in the Archives of the Gennadius Library, there are four letters preserved from the correspondence between these two learned men: three from Karl Henning and one from Schliemann.

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April 15, 2015

Schliemann’s Calypso

What does Schliemann have to do with the beginnings of Classical Archaeology at the University of Basel in Switzerland?

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April 6, 2015

Technical considerations and methodology for creating high-resolution, color-corrected photomosaics

"Technical considerations and methodology for creating high-resolution, color-corrected, and georectified photomosaics of stratigraphic sections at archaeological sites." Dr. Panagiotis Karkanas, Director of the Wiener Lab, has co-authored this recent paper published in Journal of Archaeological Science

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April 6, 2015

Revisiting Kokkinopilos: Middle Pleistocene radiometric dates for stratified archaeological remains

Dr. Panagiotis Karkanas, Director of the Wiener Lab, has co-authored this recent paper published in Journal of Archaeological Science

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VIDEOCAST - Why we love and fear philia:The challenges of writing about friendship

April 6, 2015

VIDEOCAST - Why we love and fear philia:The challenges of writing about friendship

Gregory Jusdanis, Humanities Distinguished Professor, The Ohio State University, Department of Classics

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March 31, 2015

Hesperia 84.1 Now Online!

Topics in this issue include an analysis of Mycenaean Achaia, domestic space in Greek houses, a study of IG I3 254 and the Rural Dionysia in Ikarion, and the Shear Painted Tomb at Corinth.

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March 26, 2015

Fitch-Wiener Seminar: Dr. Papayianni

"The microfauna from the Aegean Bronze Age: indirect evidence for human impact on the natural environment"

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March 18, 2015

Περίπατος στην Αθήνα του Όθωνα με τον Νίκο Νικολαΐδη

Παράλληλες εκδηλώσεις, έκθεση «Οθωμανική Αθήνα, 1458-1833»: Στις 15 Μαρτίου πραγματοποιήθηκε περίπατος με θέμα "Η Αθήνα του Όθωνα: Από την οθωμανική στη νεοκλασική πόλη" με τον Νίκο Νικολαΐδη που εκπονεί τη διατριβή του στο Τμήμα Τουρκικών και Σύγχρονων Ασιατικών Σπουδών του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών.

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VIDEOCAST-Schliemann’s Language:Insights from Cataloguing Languages in Schliemann’s Travel 1846-1890

March 16, 2015

VIDEOCAST-Schliemann’s Language:Insights from Cataloguing Languages in Schliemann’s Travel 1846-1890

LAASA, the association of Lady Ambassadors and Ambassadors’ Spouses in Athens, presented the results of their Schliemann Project in Cotsen Hall, the auditorium of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA).

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VIDEOCAST - “Work of the ASCSA during 2014”&“Archaeology,History and Science: a Microscopic Approach

March 15, 2015

VIDEOCAST - “Work of the ASCSA during 2014”&“Archaeology,History and Science: a Microscopic Approach

OPEN MEETING - “Work of the ASCSA during 2014” & “Archaeology, History and Science: a Microscopic Approach” James C. Wright, Director of ASCSA; Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College and Dr. Panagiotis Karkanas, M. H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science, ASCSA

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Speaking Schliemann’s Language

March 13, 2015

Speaking Schliemann’s Language

“Speaking Schliemann’s Language: Insights from Cataloguing Languages in Schliemann’s Travel Diaries, 1846-1890"

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March 13, 2015

GIS session

Dr. Calla McNamee, presented on March 10 & March 17, two sessions on GIS.

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Friends of the Gennadius Library Gather for Kathara Deftera at The Water Club

March 9, 2015

Friends of the Gennadius Library Gather for Kathara Deftera at The Water Club

Friends of the Gennadius Library enjoyed warmth and good cheer at The Water Club on February 23rd for the 15th Annual Kathara Deftera Benefit.

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