Monthly Archives: November 2011

Reading Faith and Occupation in Late Antique Graffiti

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Last month, Bill Caraher posted a working draft of a paper on the Christian landscapes of the Corinthia  in which he discusses a variety of Christian graffiti–crosses,  fish, Chi-Rhos, and prayers inscribed in stone–scratched in mortar and stone on churches, baths, walls, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian - Churches, Christian - Post-Pauline, Fortifications, Lechaion Basilica, Periods, Byzantine, Periods, Late Antiquity, Periods, Modern | 3 Comments

Sarah James on Hellenistic Pottery at Corinth

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

Visitors to this site may be aware that we maintain a running list of Corinthian archaeology and history dissertations completed over the last decade.  The American School Excavations in Ancient Corinth website also regularly features young scholars who are either … Continue reading →

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Corinthiaka

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Some varied Corinthiaka to start off the week. The western liturgical calendar flipped this weekend with the first Sunday of Advent.  Yesterday’s epistle reading from 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 appropriate describes the anticipation accentuated in the advent season.  More on scholars … Continue reading →

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The Olive Harvest

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

Harvesting olives with Nikos Gdysis of Gemelos Taverna, November 16, 2004.  Photos by D. Pettegrew.

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Feast of St. Clement of Rome (Nov. 23-25)

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

We know very little about Clement of Rome whose feast day in the western and eastern church calendar falls variously between November 23 and 25.  He was not a Corinthian saint, but Christians of the 2nd-4th centuries remembered him as … Continue reading →

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Some Perspective on American Excavations in Corinth: Byzantium and the Avant Garde

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

I couldn’t make it last week to Grand Forks to hear Franklin & Marshall College professor Kostis Kourelis speak on the topic of Byzantium and the Avant Garde.  Thanks to Bill Caraher and the Center for Instructional and Learning Technologies … Continue reading →

Posted in American School Excavations, Christian - St. Paul, Conferences, Lectures, and Presentations, Corinth in the Mind, Museums, Periods, Byzantine, Periods, Late Antiquity, Urban Center, Video | 1 Comment

Problematizing Peasants in the Corinthian Countryside

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

As readers of this blog know, David Pettegrew and I are working on a paper on peasants in the Corinthian countryside. We’ll give the paper at the 113th AIA/APA Joint Annual Meeting in early January in Philadelphia (or at least … Continue reading →

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A Corinthian Valley in November

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

The valley of Lakka Skoutara in the southern Corinthia.  Photos by D. Pettegrew, November 18, 2004.    

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Gods, games and glass mosaics at the Isthmus (an overview and review of Isthmia)

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

The Athens News has been running a biweekly column by archaeologist John Leonard about the famous sites of Greece.  This week’s piece, “Gods, Games, and Glass Mosaics at the Isthmus,” provides an overview and review of what is now visible … Continue reading →

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Going to San Francisco for the Society of Biblical Literature? An Invitation to Contribute

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

The annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature runs this week from Saturday to Tuesday and will offer more than 50 papers related in some way to the study of Corinth.  In August, I posted a comprehensive list of … Continue reading →

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