November 3, 2017
Trustees Announce Recipient of the 2018 Athens Prize
The Trustees of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens have announced Ronald S. Stroud as the winner of the Athens Prize awarded for outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge of ancient Greece.
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November 1, 2017
VIDEOCAST - Con que soavità… Με πόση γλυκύτητα
Με την ευκαιρία της επετείου των 450 χρόνων από τη γέννηση του Claudio Monteverdi, το σύνολο Canto Secreto θα ερμηνεύσει μουσική από την Ιταλία του 17ου αιώνα.
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October 30, 2017
VIDEOCAST - Lord of the Gold Rings - The Grave of the Griffin Warrior of Pylos
Sharon R. Stoker & Jack L. Davis - University of Cincinnati
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October 27, 2017
VIDEOCAST - Annual Malcolm H. Wiener Lecture 2017 - The Prospect for Ancient Proteins in Archaeology
Annual Malcolm H. Wiener Lecture Matthew Collins, University of York - University of Copenhagen “The Prospect for Ancient Proteins in Archaeology”
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October 20, 2017
VIDEOCAST - Public Sacred Space, Private Votive Portraits: The Case of the City Eleusinion in Athens
Sheila Dillon, Duke University
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RECLASSIFICATION OF RESEARCH COLLECTIONS
Starting September 2017, the libraries of ASCSA (the Blegen, the Gennadius and the Wiener Laboratory) are undergoing a major reclassification project for their collections following the Library of Congress system of call numbers.
Read MoreSeptember 28, 2017
H Pallavi Mahidhara άνοιξε τις “Νύχτες Κλασικής Μουσικής στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη”.
Με ιδιαίτερη επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκε χθες η πρώτη συναυλία του φεστιβάλ "Νύχτες Κλασικής Μουσικής στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη", που διοργάνωσε για τρίτη συνεχή χρονιά το Ίδρυμα Schwarz σε συνεργασία με τη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη και το Curtis on Tour, την παγκόσμια περιοδεία του Ινστιτούτου Μουσικής Curtis, σε πρωτοβουλία της Nina von Maltzahn.
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SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER POSITION
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens seeks a Social Media Manager, resident in Athens, Greece, at the main campus.
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September 20, 2017
VIDEOCAST - Democracy Forum: Then & Now: Women, Immigration, Democracy
Mary Lefkowitz, Geoffrey Bakewell, Sheila Dillon, Jenifer Neils
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September 18, 2017
VIDEOCAST - Learning from Myth: The Case of the Trojan Horse
Lecture by: Mary Lefkowitz, Wellesley College
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September 15, 2017
Mary Lefkowitz on the Trojan Horse and Women in Ancient Greek Democracy
"The Trojans could have refused to take in the horse, they could have let it stay there, they could have set it on fire, or opened it up, but instead they did the one thing they shouldn’t have—taken it without asking any questions. And you can see the subtext here..."
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September 14, 2017
School Welcomes Sylvian Fachard as New Mellon Professor
The School welcomes Sylvian Fachard as he begins a three-year appointment as the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Classical Studies. Fachard is an archaeologist who has excavated in Greece for 20 field seasons.
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September 8, 2017
Lectures and Events Schedule Set for 2017-18
The New York Times Democracy Forum and a lecture by Professor Mary Lefkowitz, later followed by the Nights Classical Music at the Gennadeion in September begin a year of diverse lectures and events ahead.
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September 5, 2017
Landscaping Ancient Agora in the 1950s. Before-and-After Photos
The Ancient Agora of Athens is considered by all, locals and tourists, to be a small oasis in the center of the city. Strolling in the largest archaeological park of Athens, in the shade of tall oaks, planes, and olives, we hardly realize how much effort was devoted to landscaping the site in the early 1950s. That was a major undertaking, one comparable to the reconstruction of the Stoa of Attalos itself. One only needs to see before-and-after photos in order to grasp the magnitude of this achievement.
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August 31, 2017
Hesperia 86.3 Now Online!
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 86.3. Topics in this issue include a review and analysis of the evidence for the origins of the Ionian cities of Asia Minor, a new interpretation of the Dipylon oinochoe graffito, the publication of a deposit of ostraka from the Athenian Agora, and new evidence for the dating of defensive fortifications in southwestern Anatolia based on the excavations of the Bastion complex on the Tepecik acropolis at Patara in southwestern Turkey.
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August 16, 2017
Hesperia welcomes New Editor: Jennifer Sacher
After a comprehensive search, the ASCSA has chosen Jennifer Sacher to be the next editor of Hesperia.
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August 15, 2017
Tombs, Burials, and Commemoration in Corinth’s Northern Cemetery: An Interview with Kathleen Warner Slane
An interview with Kathleen Warner Slane about her new publication that examines the evidence for changing burial practices in the Greek city, Roman colony, and Christian town of Corinth.
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August 11, 2017
The George Mylonas Papers Catalogued
Born in Izmir, George Mylonas (1898-1988) studied archaeology at the University of Athens and at Johns Hopkins University. He was the ASCSA's first bursar in the 1920s and worked with David M. Robinson at Olynthus. Mylonas taught archaeology at the Washington University Saint Louis from 1933 until his retirement in 1968. Mylonas is known for his excavations at Eleusis and Mycenae. A large part of his papers are housed in the Archives of the American School.
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August 11, 2017
Conservation Technicians Complete Internship at Corinth Excavations
Our conservation technician interns have successfully finished their training at Corinth Excavations. For the past six months, the students gained experience on a range of tasks, from lifting and mending terracotta floor tiles from the Frankish Area to carefully excavating a medieval skeleton.
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August 8, 2017
New Publication: Tombs, Burials, and Commemoration in Corinth’s Northern Cemetery (Corinth XXI)
Tombs, Burials, and Commemoration in Corinth's Northern Cemetery (Corinth XXI) is now published and available for purchase!
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Η ΑΣΚΣΑ εκσυγχρονίζει τις Βιβλιοθήκες της
Η Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα (ΑΣΚΣΑ) έχει λάβει τρεις επιχορηγήσεις συνολικού ύψους 900.000 δολαρίων, προκειμένου να εκσυγχρονίσει τις βιβλιοθήκες της.
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Generous Funding Modernizes and Updates ASCSA Libraries
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) has been awarded three program grants totaling $900,000 to modernize and update its library holdings.
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Η Γεννάδειος κλειστή 5 Αυγούστου-31 Οκτωβρίου 2017
Λόγω μεταφοράς των βιβλίων σε νέα βιβλιοστάσια στην ανακαινισμένη Δυτική Πτέρυγα της Γενναδείου, η Βιβλιοθήκη θα παραμείνει κλειστή για το κοινό από τις 5 Αυγούστου έως τις 31 Οκτωβρίου 2017. Λυπούμαστε πολύ για την αναστάτωση.
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Gennadius Library closed August 5 - October 31, 2017
Due to the transfer of books to the new mobile shelving in the refurbished West Wing of the Gennadeion, the Library will remain closed to the public from August 5 to October 31, 2017. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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July 24, 2017
New Publication: Terracotta Lamps II: 1967-2004 (Isthmia X)
Terracotta Lamps II: 1967-2004 (Isthmia X) is now published and available for purchase!
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