Category: Archaic
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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,…
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The Isthmus and the Consequences of Geography
I returned yesterday evening from the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion. I’ll write more about the sessions on Roman Corinth tomorrow. For now, I post below (via my Scribd account) a draft of the paper I gave on the diolkos. As the paper was a summary of recent…
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New perspectives on the diolkos
I’m pretty jazzed about the Society of Biblical Literature Conference in Chicago. I not only get to see some old friends in and out of the conference, but I hope to meet some of the scholars whose work I regularly run across in my monthly CSM entries. I’m also looking forward to the double session…
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Corinthiaka at the AIA
The AIA has posted a preliminary program of the 70+ paper sessions, workshops, and colloquia for the AIA in Seattle in January 2013. As in previous years (2012, 2011), the Corinthia makes a good showing. If you’re going to the AIA and want to blog or tweet or report on the conference (or parts of…
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Corinthian Scholarship Monthly (October 2012)
The latest round-up of digital scholarship and references over the last month. These references are now available with abstracts and tags at the Corinthian Studies Online (Zotero) Library. Diachronic Dillon, Matthew P. J. “Review. The Myth of Sacred Prostitution in Antiquity. By Stephanie Budin.” The European Legacy 17, no. 6 (2012): 839–839. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10848770.2012.715848 Bronze Age…
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Corinthian Scholarship Monthly (Sept 2012)
The latest round up of scholarship relevant to Corinth posted online in the last month. Archaic-Classical Corinth Greco, Giovanna, Ferrara, Bianca, and Tomeo, Antonella. “South-western Area of the Forum of Cumae. Analysis of Fabrics and Pottery Productions.” Rendiconti Online Della Società Geologica Italiana 21 (2012): 753–755. Greco, Giovanna, Paternoster, Giovanni, Ferrara, Bianca, Franco, Marianna, and…
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Corinthian Scholarship (monthly): June-August
The second installment of Corinth-related scholarship that went digital in June-August. Happy reading! Geology Ford, Mary, Sebastian Rohais, Edward A. Williams, Sylvain Bourlange, David Jousselin, Nicolas Backert, and Fabrice Malartre. “Tectono-sedimentary Evolution of the Western Corinth Rift (Central Greece).” Basin Research (2012). Rathossi, C. E., P. G. Lampropoulou, K. C. Skourlis, and C. G. Katagas.…
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Corinthian Scholarship (monthly): March-May
Here is the first installment of Corinth-related scholarship, or scholarship discussing Corinth, which appeared in digital form in March to May. I will post the second installment for June-August on Friday. [Reposting this at 11:00 as I accidentally deleted the original] Diachronic Francis, J.e. “Experiments with an Old Ceramic Beehive.” Oxford Journal of Archaeology 31,…
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Another Article on the Diolkos
Back in January, I noted another new article on the diolkos of Corinth by Yannis Nakas and D. Koutsoumba forthcoming in the Loutraki volume (more on this soon). Since then, I’ve been in contact with Yannis Nakas about the piece and his ideas about the diolkos. Yannis is a maritime archaeologist in Greece and also…
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Corinthian Scholarship (February)
Here’s the latest in Corinthian-related scholarship published, presented, or released online in February. These 13 articles, books, and studies represent about 7% of ca 175 studies that triggered Google Scholar alerts last month. There are many, many “false positives” that have little to do with ancient or medieval Corinth, or make only passing and insignificant…
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