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American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce Recognizes ASCSA
02/02/2012
The Director of ASCSA, Jack Davis, accepted a special award on behalf of the School from the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce on January 30, 2012. The School was recognized for its excellence in education.
Yannis Lolos in the Land of Sikyon
01/30/2012
Ancient Sikyon, in the northeastern Peloponnese, was a major player on the Mediterranean stage, especially in the Archaic and Hellenistic periods. Yannis Lolos, in his new book, Land of Sikyon: Archaeology and History of a Greek City-State, presents the city of Sikyon and its surrounding landscape in this comprehensive study.
John Traill on Agora Inscriptions and Daniel Geagan’s New Agora Volume
01/26/2012
John Traill describes his work on Daniel Geagan's Inscriptions: The Dedicatory Monuments (Agora XVIII), and how he came to work on the inscriptions in the Athenian Agora.
An Interview with Daniel Pullen, Author of NVAP I
01/25/2012
Daniel Pullen talks about his time in the Nemea Valley and his new book, The Early Bronze Age Village on Tsoungiza Hill.
Joseph W. Day. “A Muse on Stone or an ‘Un-read Muse’: Did Greeks Read Inscribed Epigrams?”
01/17/2012
Joseph W. Day, “A Muse on Stone or an ‘Un-read Muse’: Did Greeks Read Inscribed Epigrams,” ASCSA 17 January 2012
Donations to the Blegen Library
01/13/2012
The Blegen Library gratefully acknowledges the generous donation of the following publications.
James McCredie Receives Aristeia Award
01/13/2012
For those who could not attend the AIA meetings in Philadelphia, we include here the text of Professor Jim Wright's introduction and presentation of the Aristeia Award to James McCredie.
The Gabriel Millet Collection Online
01/12/2012
The Gennadius Library offers online access to several bibliographical resources. It is the only institution in Greece to offer access to the Index of Christian Art from Princeton University.
Latest Issue of ákoue Posted
01/09/2012
The Fall 2011 edition of the School newsletter ákoue has just been mailed to subscribers and can also be read online and in color here.
Hesperia 80.4 Now Online
01/04/2012
The ASCSA is pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 80.4 which is now available on JSTOR and will be in print soon.
Richard Hodges “An ‘Ice Age Settling on the Roman Empire’
12/23/2011
Richard Hodges “An ‘Ice Age Settling on the Roman Empire’: Excavating Butrint between Strategy and Serendipity.”
Videocast: Björn Forsén (University of Helsinki). “Sanctuary of Secrets”
12/21/2011
Björn Forsén (University of Helsinki). “Sanctuary of Secrets: Agia Paraskevi of Arachamitai in Arcadia from the Sixth to the First Century B.C.”
Videocast: Vassilis Vassilikos (Author). “Λογοτεχνία και τεχνολογία.”
12/05/2011
On November 29, author Vassilis Vassilikos presented a fascinating lecture on “Literature and Technology.” (Lecture in Greek)
Blegen Assistant Librarian profiled in “Serials”
11/13/2011
Maria Tourna, Assistant Librarian at the Blegen Library, was recently the subject of an article in the journal, "Serials: connecting the information community", published by the United Kingdom Serials Group. Click on the link under "Read more" to read the full article.
The Symposium in Context (HS 46) Published
11/13/2011
The Symposium in Context: Pottery from a Late Archaic House near the Athenian Agora (Hesperia Supplement 46) is Kathleen Lynch’s first book and takes archaeology in an exciting new direction.
Videocast: Οδυσσέας Ελύτης. Στοιχεία μιας ποιητικής ταυτότητας
11/08/2011
Poet Ioulita Iliopoulou gave this lecture on October 19, 2011 in Cotsen Hall on the occasion of the 100th birthday of the poet and painter Odysseus Elytis. Watch it now. (Lecture in Greek)
ASCSA Announces the Appointment of James C. Wright as Next Director
11/07/2011
A Bryn Mawr College Professor and Chair of its Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology has been named the next Director of the American School starting July 1, 2012.
James R. McCredie Recipient of 2012 Aristeia Award
11/06/2011
The Aristeia Award Committee is pleased to announce that James McCredie will be the recipient of the 2012 Aristeia Award, which honors alumni/ae who have provided exceptional service to the ASCSA and have contributed in extraordinary ways to the School's mission in teaching, research, archaeological exploration, or publication.
Videocast: Recent Prehistoric Finds at the Costa Navarino Resort in Messenia
11/04/2011
Jörg Rambach (ΛΗ’ ΕΠΚΑ) presented the first ASCSA Director's Series lecture of the season with his talk on prehistory in the Peloponessos. Watch it here.
School Director Lectures at Greek Consulate in NYC
11/03/2011
On October 26, Jack Davis spoke to a crowded house at the Consulate General of Greece in New York where his lecture shed light on a little-known period — life in the Peloponnese under the Turks.
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