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.
Read MoreEach summer, the conservation laboratory of the Agora Excavations runs an 8-week internship program and hosts 2 – 3 international conservation students.
Read MorePetros Themelis, one of the most prominent Greek archaeologists, professor and colleague, passed away on Friday, October 27th, at the age of 87.
Read MoreRead the latest edition of our Newsletter to find out what is happening at the American School.
Read MoreHesperia 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.
Read MoreRenowned 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.
Read MoreHesperia 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.
Read MoreIra 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.
Read MoreWatch 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.
Read MoreThe American School is pleased to announce the release of its annual report covering the 2021-2022 academic year.
Read MoreAn interview with Mary C. Sturgeon, author of the newly published volume, The Gymnasium Area: Sculpture (Corinth XXIII.1).
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWatch the year in review and see how your financial support touches the lives of so many people!
Read MoreAnastassios C. Antonaras discusses his new book, East of the Theater: Glassware and Glass Production (Corinth XIX.1).
Read MoreRead the latest edition of our Newsletter to find out what is happening at the American School.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreMark 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.
Read MoreTopics 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.
Read MoreScotton, Vanderpool, and Roncaglia discuss their new publication, The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy (Corinth XXII)
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreSonia Klinger discusses her new publication, The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Miscellaneous Finds of Terracotta (Corinth XVIII.8)
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreAfter one year with no regular program, due to COVID-19 pandemic, ASCSA students are back in the library.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreCorinth 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.
Read MoreWatch 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.
Read MoreWe celebrate sixty years of our affiliated excavations on the Cycladic island of Kea (Tzia) with a special webinar.
Read MoreJoin 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.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreMycenaean 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.
Read MoreUse 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.
Read MoreNew "Open Day" program at Corinth Excavations invites student and adult groups to observe stages of the archaeological process both on and off the field.
Read MoreCorinth Museum brings elaborate Roman coiffures to life for International Museum Day
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreUsing 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.
Read MoreTopics 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.
Read MoreNow settled into life at Ancient Corinth, Gizas shares with us her enthusiasm for Greece, archaeology, and museum education.
Read MoreTopics include terracotta votives from Acrocorinth, defensive watchtowers at Mantineia, Hippias of Erythrai, and marble statuary of Asklepios from the Athenian Agora.
Read MoreSarah A. James discusses the latest addition to the Corinth series, Hellenistic Pottery: The Fine Wares (Corinth VII.7).
Read MoreASCSA Summer Seminar alumna Nancy Antonellis brings Greek Archaeology to high school students with lesson plans from Corinth Excavations.
Read MoreCorinth Excavations was bustling with activity this spring.
Read MoreOn-site and online, Corinth Excavations connects with students from around the world.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAn interview with the authors of the first official guidebook to Corinth released by the ASCSA in over 50 years.
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreOn-site and online, Corinth Excavations connects with students from around the world.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreChristopher 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreCorinth Excavations' newest outreach effort is aimed at bringing K-12 students to Corinth... digitally.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAn 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.
Read MoreOur 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.
Read MoreTombs, Burials, and Commemoration in Corinth's Northern Cemetery (Corinth XXI) is now published and available for purchase!
Read MoreTerracotta Lamps II: 1967-2004 (Isthmia X) is now published and available for purchase!
Read MoreThe American School's Summer 2017 issue of the newsletter is now online for viewing.
Read MoreMeet 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.
Read MoreThe summer excavation sessions at Corinth are complete with the museum session to follow. Read a wrap-up of this year's season.
Read MoreVotive Reliefs (Agora XXXVIII) is now published and available for purchase!
Read MoreCorinth Excavations Archaeological manual has been published by the The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota
Read MoreA popular online video imagines our site at Corinth as it was in the 2nd century AD, during the Roman Empire.
Read MoreWatch the Wiener Lab's portable X-ray fluorescence device in action, helping unlock mysteries of Corinthian pottery.
Read MoreA new on-site program about music, new conservation technicians-in-training, and a mouth-watering vasilopita...
Read MoreResearchers 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.
Read MoreMeet Katie Petrole, the Steinmetz Family Foundation Museum Fellow at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
Read MoreM. Wilson Jones, M. Korres, B. Wescoat, P. Sapirstein, D. Scahill
Read MoreAthenian Agora XXXVII: Amphora Stamps from Thasos is now published and available for purchase.
Read MoreCorinth 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.
Read MoreA special excavation issue covering activities at the Athenian Agora, Ancient Corinth, and School-affiliated excavations is now available for viewing online.
Read MoreΟμιλία 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.
Read MoreLooking for a lesson plan? A video showing conservation of the beautiful Eutychia mosaic? Check out Corinth Excavation's outreach page.
Read MoreΣτο 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.
Read MoreCorinth Excavations updates you about our current conservation progress on the mosaic as well as its appearance at conferences around the world.
Read MoreBridge 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreIn 1959 two young women, Ino Ioannidou and Lenio Bartziotou, opened a photographic studio in Athens on 9 Valaoritou.
Read MoreTopics 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.
Read MoreOur 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.
Read MoreCorinth 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAt 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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreAfter 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.
Read MoreMonday 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...
Read MoreSession 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.
Read MoreTopics 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.
Read MoreRegular 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.
Read MoreOn March 11th, Professor Kostis Kourelis of Franklin and Marshall College delivered a fascinating lecture about architects who worked for the Corinth excavations from 1903 to 1933.
Read MoreGeorge Metaxas, former cook of the Corinth Excavations, died Thursday, February 6, after a motorbike accident the previous week. He will be remembered by residents of Hill House during the late 1980's to early 2000's for his humor, cheer, and lavishly decorated cakes.
Read MoreThe annual report of the American School for the fiscal year 2012-2013 has been released and can be viewed here.
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that Dr. Nancy Bookidis, Assistant Director Emerita of the Corinth Excavations, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Aristeia Award for Distinguished Alumni/ae of the School. She will be honored at the AIA meetings in January.
Read MoreThanks to a grant from INSTAP the ASCSA has been able to purchase the area of the prehistoric site of Korakou, thus protecting the site for the future.
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