January 9, 2016
Refugee Aid Drive Has Roots in Philanthropic Efforts of the Past
Philanthropy and volunteerism have played huge roles in the ASCSA's past. This article provides historical context to — as well as continues — the article found in the winter 2016 issue of the newsletter which details current refugee aid initiatives at the School.
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January 8, 2016
Alumnus Nakassis Recognized with MacArthur Fellowship
The School speaks with recent MacArthur "genius grant" winner Dimitri Nakassis about what the fellowship means to him and his research into Mycenaean society.
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January 8, 2016
Q and A with Dylan Rogers
The School's Assistant Director Dylan Rogers talks about his interest in Roman fountains, the pull of the School community. . . and his love of the bow tie.
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January 7, 2016
iDig: A Glimpse into the Future of Archaeology
The Agora's IT specialist, Bruce Hartzler, talks to ASCSA about the development of the iDig app and how it's bringing the process of excavation into real-time, shareable reporting
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January 5, 2016
A Feast to the Eyes: Γιορτινές σελίδες από τα αρχεία της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης
Check the online version of "Γιορτινές σελίδες από τα αρχεία της Γενναδείου" featuring manuscripts from the personal papers of novelists Elias Venezis, Stratis Myrivilis, Vassilis Vassilikos, poets Goerge Seferis and Kostas Varnalis, and others. A feast to the eyes!
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2016
The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: The Greek Lamps and Offering Trays Published
The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: The Greek Lamps and Offering Trays (Corinth XVIII.7) by Nancy Bookidis and Elizabeth G. Pemberton is now published and available for sale.
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December 15, 2015
VIDEOCAST - The Politics of Consumption in an Archaic Cretan City
The Politics of Consumption in an Archaic Cretan City Prof. Donald Haggis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Author Vassilis Vassilikos receives honorary doctorate from the University of Athens
Επίτιμος διδάκτορας του πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών ο Βασίλης Βασιλικός
Read MoreDecember 14, 2015
Schliemann’s Increasing Popularity in Spain
In 1859 Schliemann traveled to Spain. Schliemann's personal diary records his visit to La Granja de San Ildefonso, as well as his unsuccessful efforts to visit the royal family of Spain at their summer residence.
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Βιβλίων Τόποι Visits the Archives of the Gennadius Library
Βιβλίων Τόποι Visits the Archives of the Gennadius Library
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November 18, 2015
VIDEOCAST - Βλέμματα εκ του μακρόθεν: Άγιον Όρος και γυναίκες της Δύσεως,1880-1980
Βλέμματα εκ του μακρόθεν: Άγιον Όρος και γυναίκες της Δύσεως,1880-1980 Veronica della Dora, Chair of Human Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London
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November 18, 2015
VIDEOCAST - Sikyon in Context
Prof. Yannis Lolos (Department of History, Archaeology and Social Anthropology, University of Thessaly)
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Hesperia 84.4 Now Online!
Topics in this issue include the imagery on Tanagran larnakes, social networks and Athenian democracy, a Panathenaic victor list, Pausanias and the Archaic Agora, and the mosque/church within the Pylos Fortress.
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School-Affiliated Excavation at Pylos Uncovers Ancient Warrior’s Tomb
The intact shaft tomb of a wealthy, Bronze Age warrior buried solo ca.1500 B.C. was discovered by a team led by former School Director Jack Davis and his wife Shari Stocker. The burial contains one of the most significant displays of prehistoric era riches discovered in mainland Greece in the past 65 years.
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November 11, 2015
Wiener Laboratory Assists with Analyzing Archaic-Period Cemetery at Phaleron
The Laboratory was recently granted permission to study the cemetery at Phaleron — one of the most significant necropoleis in Attica during the Archaic Period.
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November 4, 2015
Alan L. Boegehold, 1927-2015
Professor of Classics, Chair of the ASCA Managing Committee, and Poet
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October 27, 2015
Chrysanthe Pantages
Chrysanthe Pantages felt honored to have enjoyed such a whirlwind and enriching six weeks ...
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October 13, 2015
Lizzy Ten-Hove
Lizzy Ten-Hove expected a crash course in the topography and material culture of ancient Greece. "What I wasn't expecting was everything else!"
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October 7, 2015
Richard Freed
Richard Freed, Summer Session II, 2009: "My ASCSA summer session in Greece was a transformative experience
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October 7, 2015
Nick Cross
Nick Cross, attended the 2015 ASCSA Summer Session I, is a graduate student in Ancient History at the City University of New York.
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October 7, 2015
Kyle Zawacki
Kyle Zawacki, teacher in high school social studies at the Huron Schools in New Boston, MI, at the Parthenon in Athens. Zawacki participated in 2015 Summer Sessions II and was the recipient of the ASCSA Rea Silvia Borza scholarship.
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Corinth Photographers Leave their Collection to the ASCSA
In 1959 two young women, Ino Ioannidou and Lenio Bartziotou, opened a photographic studio in Athens on 9 Valaoritou.
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Distinguised Guests from the Carnegie Council at the Gennadius Library
Joel H. Rosenthal, president of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, and Stephen D. Hibbard, vice chairman of the Carnegie Council and a partner at Shearman & Sterling, visited the Gennadius Library on September 16th, 2015, in the company of GL Overseer Phaedon Tamvakakis.
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September 18, 2015
VIDEOCAST - How Did Democracy Work in Ancient Athens?
Dr. Kevin F. Daly, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Classical Studies, ASCSA
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Archaeodiet in the Greek World Published
Archaeodiet in the Greek World: Dietary Reconstruction from Stable Isotope Analysis, edited by Anastasia Papathanasiou, Michael P. Richards, and Sherry C. Fox, is now published and available for sale.
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