Archaeological Research Laboratory helps scientists dig deeper into the past

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Wiener Laboratory

The Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science operates on our main campus in a new state-of-the-art facility inaugurated in 2016. The Lab serves the interests of archaeological scholars both in Greece and abroad. Its research and cutting-edge scientific analysis, through over 150 sponsored projects to date under our fellowship scheme and numerous studies from independent researchers, have helped us better understand the past.

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The Early Greek Protome Griffin: "Orientalizing" Pastiche or New Life Form?

  • March 26, 2026
  • 7:00pm (Greece) - 1:00pm EDT
  • Cotsen Hall, Hybrid Lecture, Anapiron Polemou 9, Kolonaki 10676
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Glass biographies II: Technology and the Afterlife of Glass

  • April 1, 2026
  • 17:00
  • ASCSA, Wiener Lab, Nicholas Bacopoulos and Calypso Gounti Seminar Room
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Libraries and Collectors: A Symposium Celebrating the Centenary of the Gennadius Library

  • April 21, 2026
  • Until: April 22, 2026
  • Cotsen Hall, Hybrid Lecture, Anapiron Polemou 9, Kolonaki 10676
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March 17, 2026

Blegen closed March 25th

The Blegen library will be closed to visitors on Wednesday March 25th in observance of the National Holiday

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March 16, 2026

Edward Capps and the Enduring Power of Legacy

On a warm August day in 1950, news of Edward Capps’s passing traveled quietly between Princeton and Athens. More than seventy-five years later, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens continues to reflect his vision and his belief that scholarship is sustained across generations.

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February 18, 2026

Nicholas Bacopoulos and Calypso Gounti Seminar Room Named at the Wiener Laboratory

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce that the seminar room in the Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science has been named the Nicholas Bacopoulos and Calypso Gounti Seminar Room.

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