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April 19, 2024

Video archive: Annual Open Meeting 2024

Watch a recording of our 2024 Annual Open Meeting

March 15, 2024

Hesperia 93.1 Now Online!

Topics in this issue include the grave of the Griffin Warrior, Athenian Hellenistic taxes, the work of the Western Argolid Regional Project, and a Tang Dynasty coin found at Corinth.

January 17, 2024

New Steinmetz Family Foundation Museum Fellow at Corinth

December 31, 2023

Our Year in Review - 2023

Watch the year in review and see how your financial support touches the lives of so many people!

December 15, 2023

Hesperia 92.4 Now Online!

Hesperia 92.4 is now available online! Topics in this issue include the MYNEKO project in central mainland Greece, the possible evidence for the first Attic potter/painter known by name, a report on the rural fortifications of Aphrodisias, and a curse on a mime actress at Corinth.

November 16, 2023

Kleiners Name Room in Honor of Hesperia

American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a new major gift from Diana E. E. and Fred S. Kleiner: a room in Loring Hall named in honor of Hesperia.

November 8, 2023

Conservation Laboratory of Athenian Agora Excavations

Each summer, the conservation laboratory of the Agora Excavations runs an 8-week internship program and hosts 2 – 3 international conservation students.

October 30, 2023

Petros Themelis 1936 - 2023

Petros Themelis, one of the most prominent Greek archaeologists, professor and colleague, passed away on Friday, October 27th, at the age of 87.

October 26, 2023

Fall Newsletter 2023

Read the latest edition of our Newsletter to find out what is happening at the American School.

October 5, 2023

Hesperia 92.3 Now Online!

Hesperia 92.3 is now available online! Topics in this issue include Keian pottery and Late Bronze Age chronology, a look at the demography of Hellenistic Boiotia, an examination of a Panathenaic victor list, and a study on the chemical composition of domestic wares at Corinth.

October 4, 2023

Emily Wilson Captivates Crowd with Lecture on The Vulnerability of Heroism

Renowned classicist Emily Wilson lectured on The Vulnerability of Heroism to a capacity audience at Cotsen Hall, at the Gennadius Library, while thousands more watched online.

July 14, 2023

Hesperia 92.2 Now Online!

Hesperia 92.2 is now available online! Topics in this issue include an overview of the commemorative portraiture program in the Athenian Agora from the time of Kleisthenes through Augustus, Classical and Hellenistic curse tablets from the Athenian Agora, and the latest report from the Corinth Excavations.

May 12, 2023

School Awards Mark Mazower with the Gennadius Prize at Seventh Annual Gala

Ira D. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University and a member of the Board of Overseers of the Gennadius Library honored at Gotham Hall in New York City.

May 12, 2023

Gala 2023 - Video Archive

Watch a reply of our 2023 Annual Gala

May 12, 2023

Watch a replay of our Gala

Watch a replay of our 2023 Annual Gala.

April 11, 2023

Video Archive - Open Meeting 2023

Watch the video archive of our annual Open meeting and learn about the important work that was carried out at the American School, for the past year, as well as the amazing new finds at the Palace of Nestor at Pylos.

February 22, 2023

American School Releases 141st Annual Report Highlighting Major Accomplishments and Work

The American School is pleased to announce the release of its annual report covering the 2021-2022 academic year.

January 19, 2023

Making a Splash: Mary C. Sturgeon Discusses The Gymnasium Area: Sculpture

An interview with Mary C. Sturgeon, author of the newly published volume, The Gymnasium Area: Sculpture (Corinth XXIII.1).

January 6, 2023

New Publication: The Gymnasium Area: Sculpture (Corinth XXIII.1)

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Gymnasium Area: Sculpture (Corinth XXIII.1), by Mary C. Sturgeon.

December 31, 2022

Our Year In Review

Watch the year in review and see how your financial support touches the lives of so many people!

December 12, 2022

Window[pane] to the Past: Glass from East of the Theater at Corinth

Anastassios C. Antonaras discusses his new book, East of the Theater: Glassware and Glass Production (Corinth XIX.1).

November 22, 2022

Fall 2022 Newsletter

Read the latest edition of our Newsletter to find out what is happening at the American School.

November 21, 2022

New Publication: East of the Theater: Glassware and Glass Production

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of East of the Theater: Glassware and Glass Production (Corinth XIX.1), by Anastassios C. Antonaras.

November 1, 2022

Mark Mazower Named Gennadius Prize Recipient

Mark Mazower has been selected as the next recipient of the prestigious Gennadius Prize. He will be honored in New York City at the May 2023 Gala of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

October 3, 2022

Hesperia 91.3 Now Online!

Topics in this issue include the presentation of a Late Minoan II–III sealstone from Sissi on Crete, a detailed synthesis of the finds from the South Stoa wells at Corinth, and an analysis of lead-glazed tablewares from Late Medieval Corinth.

May 29, 2022

Rediscovering the Julian Basilica: A Conversation with the Authors of Corinth XXII

Scotton, Vanderpool, and Roncaglia discuss their new publication, The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy (Corinth XXII)

May 23, 2022

New Publication! The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy (Corinth XXII) by Paul D. Scotton, Catherine de Grazia Vanderpool, and Carolynn Roncaglia.

February 28, 2022

New Publication! Potters at Work in Ancient Corinth: Industry, Religion, and the Penteskouphia Pinakes

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Potters at Work in Ancient Corinth: Industry, Religion, and the Penteskouphia Pinakes (Hesperia Supplement 51) by Eleni Hasaki.

January 14, 2022

Making Objects Speak: Reflections from the Author

Sonia Klinger discusses her new publication, The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Miscellaneous Finds of Terracotta (Corinth XVIII.8)

January 10, 2022

New Publication! The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Miscellaneous Finds of Terracotta

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Miscellaneous Finds of Terracotta (Corinth XVIII.8) by Sonia Klinger.

December 9, 2021

Hesperia 90.4 Now Online!

We are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 90.4! Topics in this issue include an iconographic study of a red-figure kylix with a kalos-inscription; an editio princeps of the Law of Epikrates from Athens; a review of the evidence for infanticide and perceptions of disability in ancient Greece; and a report for the 2019 excavation season at Corinth.

September 15, 2021

ASCSA Students back in the library

After one year with no regular program, due to COVID-19 pandemic, ASCSA students are back in the library.

March 4, 2021

Hesperia 90.1 Now Online!

We are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 90.1. Topics in this issue include Mt. Lykaion and its environs in the Early Iron Age, a reconstruction of Middle Phrygian Gordion, a curse assemblage from the Athenian Agora, and the Greek and Roman inscriptions from Corinth's Temple Hill.

February 22, 2021

Corinth Excavations joins Microsoft’s Flipgrid community

Corinth Excavations joined the Flipgrid community by designing mini-lessons that explore topics of Greek archaeology. Flipgrid is a video discussion tool designed by Microsoft, to work specifically for teachers and students in a digital classroom.

December 11, 2020

Open Meeting 2020

Watch the video archive of our annual Open Meeting, that was held in a new virtual format. Jenifer Neils, the Director of the School, was joined, for the first time, by members of the academic staff, in a discussion on the School’s diverse initiatives.

October 23, 2020

Webinar: Sixty Years Exploring Prehistoric Kea

We celebrate sixty years of our affiliated excavations on the Cycladic island of Kea (Tzia) with a special webinar.

July 6, 2020

Webinar: Live from Corinth, Episode 1

Join us in watching the video archive of first episode of our "Live from Corinth", with Dr. Ioulia Tzonou, Associate Director of Corinth Excavations and Eleni Gizas, Steinmetz Family Foundation Museum Fellow at Ancient Corinth.

May 27, 2020

Hesperia 89.2 Now Online!

We are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 89.2. Topics in this issue include an overview of zooarchaeological evidence from the Neolithic settlement at Tsoungiza, a look at settlement patterns at Priniatikos Pyrgos in East Crete during EM III–MM IA, a study on small and miniature vases from Ancient Corinth, and an examination of a statue base in the Athenian Agora.

February 20, 2020

Hesperia 89.1 Now Online!

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 89.1. Topics in this issue include an overview of the Neolithic settlement on Tsoungiza at Ancient Nemea, an editio princeps of 21 columnar grave monuments from the Athenian Agora, a study of miniature herms that depict Alexander the Great, and a report on the 2018 excavation season at Corinth.

December 16, 2019

Videocast - "Euchenor's Corinth: Mycenaean Habitation from Acrocorinth to Korakou"

Mycenaean Corinth was considered non-existent for the longest time. Based on the evidence produced by the ASCSA on the site of Ancient Corinth and by the Archaeological Service in the area, I argue for wealthy Corinth.

November 21, 2019

ASCSA at the 2020 AIA/SCS Annual Meeting in DC

Use this list to join current American School members and staff for lectures, workshops, round table discussions and more at the 2020 AIA/SCS Annual Meeting in Washington DC.

June 24, 2019

“Open Day” at ASCSA Corinth Excavations: A New Chapter of On-site Programming

New "Open Day" program at Corinth Excavations invites student and adult groups to observe stages of the archaeological process both on and off the field.

May 23, 2019

Corinth Museum Floods Social Media for Museum Week and Celebrates International Museum Day

Corinth Museum brings elaborate Roman coiffures to life for International Museum Day

April 8, 2019

Ancient Corinth Welcomes Students for Major Museum Education Program

On Thursday, April 4th Corinth Excavations, in collaboration with the Ephoreia of Antiquities of the Corinthia, the Psychology Club of the American College of Greece-Pierce, and the 3rd Gymnasium of Corinth, organized a major museum education program for 42 students (ages 12-14) from the two schools.

March 20, 2019

Accessing Greek Kilns Online: An Interview with Kiln WebAtlas Director and ASCSA Alumna Eleni Hasaki

Using GIS, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Classics at University of Arizona Eleni Hasaki and her colleagues created an online database for scholars to document, search, and continuously update kiln locations in Greece.

March 13, 2019

Hesperia 88.1 Now Online!

Topics include the history and geoarchaeology of the lower Maeander Valley, a reappraisal of the Athena Promachos accounts from the Acropolis, and a report on the recent excavation in the South Stoa at Corinth.

March 5, 2019

Q&A With New Steinmetz Family Foundation Museum Fellow Eleni Gizas

Now settled into life at Ancient Corinth, Gizas shares with us her enthusiasm for Greece, archaeology, and museum education.

September 13, 2018

Hesperia 87.3 Now Online!

Topics include terracotta votives from Acrocorinth, defensive watchtowers at Mantineia, Hippias of Erythrai, and marble statuary of Asklepios from the Athenian Agora.

August 10, 2018

Rethinking Ceramics at Corinth: Reflections from Author Sarah A. James

Sarah A. James discusses the latest addition to the Corinth series, Hellenistic Pottery: The Fine Wares (Corinth VII.7).

July 20, 2018

Massachusetts teacher develops archaeology elective using Corinth Excavations K-12 educational resources

ASCSA Summer Seminar alumna Nancy Antonellis brings Greek Archaeology to high school students with lesson plans from Corinth Excavations.

July 10, 2018

2018 Record-breaking Corinth Excavation & Museum Sessions

Corinth Excavations was bustling with activity this spring.

June 6, 2018

Corinth Excavations Celebrates 200th Educational Program

On-site and online, Corinth Excavations connects with students from around the world.

May 30, 2018

New Publication! Hellenistic Pottery: The Fine Wares (Corinth VII.7)

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Hellenistic Pottery: The Fine Wares (Corinth VII.7) by Sarah A. James.

May 21, 2018

Increasing Accessibility through the Ancient Corinth: Site Guide

An interview with the authors of the first official guidebook to Corinth released by the ASCSA in over 50 years.

May 15, 2018

New Publication! Ancient Corinth: Site Guide

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Ancient Corinth: Site Guide, by Guy D. R. Sanders, Jennifer Palinkas, and Ioulia Tzonou-Herbst, with James Herbst

March 7, 2018

New Publication: The Monuments of the Eastern Hill (Samothrace 9)

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Monuments of the Eastern Hill (Samothrace 9) by Bonna D. Wescoat.

March 1, 2018

Corinth Excavations Celebrates 100th Educational Program

On-site and online, Corinth Excavations connects with students from around the world.

February 27, 2018

New Publication: The Sanctuary of Athena at Sounion (AAAC 4)

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Sanctuary of Athena at Sounion (AAAC 4) by Barbara Barletta.

February 12, 2018

Q&A with Corinth’s Director Christopher Pfaff

Christopher Pfaff, Associate Professor of Classics at Florida State University, began as Director of the Corinth Excavations in July. He shares his reflections on and plans for the site in this Q&A.

January 29, 2018

New Publication: The Early Iron Age: The Cemeteries (Agora XXXVI)

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Early Iron Age: The Cemeteries (Agora XXXVI) by John K. Papadopoulos and Evelyn Lord Smithson.

January 29, 2018

Virtual Field Trip, Anyone?

Corinth Excavations' newest outreach effort is aimed at bringing K-12 students to Corinth... digitally.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

July 7, 2017

School Summer Newsletter

The American School's Summer 2017 issue of the newsletter is now online for viewing.

June 27, 2017

Meet a Member: John Oakley

Meet John Oakley, the Chancellor Professor and Forrest D. Murden, Jr. Professor at The College of William and Mary in Virginia. Oakley is a classical archaeologist whose main interests are Greek vase painting, iconography and Roman sarcophagi.

June 2, 2017

2017 Corinth Excavation & Museum Sessions

The summer excavation sessions at Corinth are complete with the museum session to follow. Read a wrap-up of this year's season.

May 22, 2017

New Publication: Votive Reliefs (Agora XXXVIII)

Votive Reliefs (Agora XXXVIII) is now published and available for purchase!

April 28, 2017

Published: Corinth Excavations Field Manual

Corinth Excavations Archaeological manual has been published by the The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota

March 13, 2017

3D Animation Brings New Life to Roman-Era Corinth

A popular online video imagines our site at Corinth as it was in the 2nd century AD, during the Roman Empire.

March 3, 2017

Using X-rays to Understand Greek Pottery

Watch the Wiener Lab's portable X-ray fluorescence device in action, helping unlock mysteries of Corinthian pottery.

February 21, 2017

Update from Corinth Excavations

A new on-site program about music, new conservation technicians-in-training, and a mouth-watering vasilopita...

January 20, 2017

Announcement Concerning Access to the Archives in the Gennadius Library

Researchers will not be able to access the Archives of the G.L. between July 1, 2017 and February 28, 2018. H πρόσβαση των ερευνητών στα Αρχεία της Βιβλιοθήκης δεν θα είναι δυνατή από 1/7/2017 έως 28/2/2018.

Meet a Member: Katie Petrole

Meet Katie Petrole, the Steinmetz Family Foundation Museum Fellow at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

VIDEOCAST - Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks

M. Wilson Jones, M. Korres, B. Wescoat, P. Sapirstein, D. Scahill

November 17, 2016

Athenian Agora XXXVII: Amphora Stamps from Thasos Published

Athenian Agora XXXVII: Amphora Stamps from Thasos is now published and available for purchase.

October 20, 2016

Watch “Ask an Archaeologist”

Corinth Excavations Director Guy D. R. Sanders and Assistant Director Ioulia Tzonou-Herbst answered questions submitted from viewers all over the world--live from the Corinth Museum.

Spring 2016 Edition of ASCSA Newsletter

A special excavation issue covering activities at the Athenian Agora, Ancient Corinth, and School-affiliated excavations is now available for viewing online.

Flora Graeca Prodromus

Ομιλία στο πλαίσιο της έκθεσης "Flora Graeca" πραγματοποιήθηκε την Τρίτη 17 Μαΐου, στις 4μμ, στο Αναγνωστήριο Σπάνιων Βιβλίων Μανδύλα. Η ομιλία έγινε από την κα Σόφη Παπαγεωργίου, Head Librarian Emerita της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης.

April 19, 2016

Outreach at Corinth Excavations

Looking for a lesson plan? A video showing conservation of the beautiful Eutychia mosaic? Check out Corinth Excavation's outreach page.

Ανακαλύπτοντας την ελληνική φύση τον 18ο αιώνα

Στο πλαίσιο της έκθεσης "Flora Graeca" πραγματοποιήθηκε, στις 31 Μαρτίου στην αίθουσα Μανδύλα της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης, σεμινάριο με θέμα "Ανακαλύπτοντας την ελληνική φύση τον 18ο αιώνα". Την ομιλία έκανε η κα Βάσω Σειρηνίδου, επίκουρη καθηγήτρια Νεοελληνικής Ιστορίας στο Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας του ΕΚΠΑ.

February 2, 2016

Eutychia Mosaic Conservation Continues

Corinth Excavations updates you about our current conservation progress on the mosaic as well as its appearance at conferences around the world.

Bridge of the Untiring Sea Published

Bridge of the Untiring Sea: The Corinthian Isthmus from Prehistory to Late Antiquity (Hesperia Suppl. 48), edited by Elizabeth Gebhard and Timothy Gregory, is now published and available for purchase.

January 9, 2016

Collection Closeup: Aphrodite Hoplismene

In this new feature we focus on select items in the School's vast holdings. Corinth Excavation Assistant Director Ioulia Tzonou-Herbst picks this diminutive but remarkable item from the Corinth collection.

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

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.

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.

Hesperia 84.3 Now Online!

Topics in this issue include the excavations at Gournia as well as those conducted at the Athenian Agora, the term of the treasurers of Athena, a Boiotian red-figure calyx krater, the hands and dating of Athenian dramatic festival inscriptions, and the use of spolia in William of Moerbeke's church at Merbaka.

June 26, 2015

Corinth Ends 2015 Season

Our 2015 excavation season at Corinth has come to a successful end as the third session supervisors wrap up their final reports over the next week. Also we highlight 3D scanning at Peirene fountain by Cyark.

Corinth Excavations 2015: Midseason Photos

Corinth Excavations has reached the midpoint of the 2015 excavation season with three teams digging in the Frankish area south of Temple E and two teams in the Agonotheteion of the South Stoa.

May 18, 2015

Eutychia Mosaic Conservation

The conservation team, Nicol Anastassatou, Charis Delis and Spyros Armenis, continues their work on the Agonotheteion mosaic with enthusiasm made possible by a generous grant from the Stockman Family Foundation. They are now in the process of removing the mortar substratum, into which the tesserae were set initially, from each of the pieces of the mosaic.

Good Luck Continues in Corinth

At the end of September conservation of the Agonotheteion mosaic was presented to the 5th and 6th grades of the local school of Ancient Corinth. Since then all 37 panels of the mosaic have been completely and successfully detached. Nicol Anastasatou is participating in the Colloquium of the International Association for the Study of Ancient Mosaics in California.

New Maps and Spatial Data

A new resource for sharing maps and spatial data is now available through the Corinth Excavations' web pages. While the area of emphasis is the Corinthia, coverage for much of the data extends to the whole of Greece.

August 7, 2014

Good Luck for the Eutychia Mosaic

After the approval of a conservation study by head conservator Nicol Anastassatou, work has begun on a figural mosaic in the South Stoa. Photos and Google Glass videos describe the restoration of this artwork.

July 11, 2014

Corinth Excavations 2014: End of Season and Google Glass

Monday June 30th marked the end of the third and final training session and the end of the 2014 season in Ancient Corinth. A total of 22 ASCSA students and others participated. In the third session...

Corinth Excavations 2014 update

Session 2 of the 2014 excavation season in Ancient Corinth is now well underway with excavators settled into their areas. Experimentation with the video capabilities of Google Glass is adding a new first-person perspective to archaeological recording and outreach.

Hesperia 83.1 Now Online!

Topics in this issue include the Panayia Field at Corinth, the Bellerophon myth in Corinthian art, the archaeobotanical remains of Building Δ at Hellenistic Krania, Antiochos IV’s arrival in Athens, and the Roman-period bronze statuettes found in the Agora.

Corinth Excavations 2014 and Google Glass

Regular members of the ASCSA began excavation on April 7 south of the museum and Temple E with the goal to unite the conserved portions of the Frankish area with the ‘plateia’ south of the museum. Google Glass is one exciting addition to the recording system this season.