Corinthian Matters

Category: American School Excavations

  • Archaeological Research at Corinth – Summer 2012

    The ASCSA website carries a recent report by Ioulia Tzonou-Herbst summarizing archaeological work in Corinth and the region last summer. The essay offers a snapshot of a wide range of research and programs currently being carried out by archaeologists, art historians, and historians:  the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore, the Gymnasium, Fountain of the Lamps,…

  • Corinthian Scholarship Monthly (November 2012)

    Good Monday morning to you. Here is the latest body of scholarship that went digital last month and came to my attention. If you know of material that should be on the list, feel free to send via email or comment to this post. All of these entries have been added to the Corinthian Studies…

  • Hesperia in Zotero: a bibliographic resource

    In June, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens announced that it was releasing bibliographic citation data for more than 1,500 articles published in its journal Hesperia via the bibliographic resource Zotero. As publications director, Andrew Reinhard, explained this decision: “Researchers who use Zotero while writing articles and books that reference Hesperia articles can download…

  • Recent Corinthian Archaeology News and Blogs

    I repost below some stories, videos, and news related to the archaeology and history of the Corinth since spring. Some will be old news but may be of use for those who have missed the stories. News and Announcements from the American School of Classical Studies at Athens Ian McPhee and Elizabeth Pemberton’s Late Classical…

  • Isthmia IX now available

    I heard the good news this summer that Joseph Rife’s Isthmia IX: The Roman and Byzantine Graves and Human Remains, was finally available in published form.  The ASCSA website describes the work in these terms: This study describes and interprets the graves and human remains of Roman and Byzantine date recovered by excavation between 1954…

  • Corinth Excavations 1898

    A couple of updated images from a century ago have recently been posted at the wikipedia site for the Corinth Excavations.  This one titled “Corinth excavation view 1898” from AJA 1898, with a plan of the village to accompany it.

  • Looted for Love

    In case you missed this one, here’s a great little piece by Ada Calhoun about the return of a small marble fragment to ancient Corinth three decades after it was stolen. “I grew up in the East Village, in New York City, surrounded by art. Most of it was contemporary, but there was one piece…

  • Uncovering the Mosaic at Isthmia

    After a busy spring that fed into a long archaeological field season near Larnaca, Cyprus, I have at last some time again to resume activities here at Corinthian Matters. My box has filled with interesting tidbits on books and publications, videos, news, and curiosities. And of course, some overdue Corinthian Scholarship lists. So, stay tuned.…

  • Open Meeting of the ASCSA–March 9 Videocast

    The open meeting of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens will be streamed online tomorrow, March 9, at 7:00 PM (12:00 EST).  Director Jack L. Davis will present a lecture on “The Work of the School in 2011.” This should include some Corinthiaka.  Clemente Marconi will follow with a lecture on archaeological investigations…

  • Kenchreai Field School

    If you are student at one of the participating institutions in Sunoikisis, you are eligible to apply to the Kenchreai Archaeological Field School.  The Sunoikisis website describes the program as an introduction… “…to the archaeology, history and culture of Greece through participation in a field school and accompanying seminars and excursions. The Kenchreai Excavations, directed…