Category Archives: American School Excavations

Cattle Bones at Corinth

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

It doesn’t get any more exciting than a heap of cattle bones. I stumbled upon this story by accident yesterday when I checked a twitter feed, but might have seen the full academic talk on the subject had I attended … Continue reading →

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Blegen’s Notebooks at Korakou

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

Despite the growing number of ancient world blogs, it is still relatively uncommon for scholars to think of the blog as an acceptable or appropriate medium for communicating their research. I keep a small list of scholarly blogs about ancient … Continue reading →

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Archaeological Research at Corinth – Summer 2012

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in American School Excavations, Archaeological Discoveries, Archaeological Survey, Ceramics, Digital Corinthia, Dissertations and Theses, Isthmia, Museums, Panayia Field, Perachora, Periods, Archaic, Periods, Classical, Periods, Diachronic, Periods, Early Modern, Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Interim, Periods, Late Antiquity, Periods, Medieval, Periods, Modern, Periods, Roman Colony, Territory, Theater, Urban Center | Leave a comment

Corinthian Scholarship Monthly (November 2012)

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Hesperia in Zotero: a bibliographic resource

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

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: … Continue reading →

Posted in American School Excavations, Digital Corinthia, News Stories | 1 Comment

Recent Corinthian Archaeology News and Blogs

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in American School Excavations, Digital Corinthia, Isthmia, Periods, Classical, Periods, Diachronic, Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Late Antiquity, Periods, Modern, Periods, Roman Colony, Photos, Territory, Video | 1 Comment

Isthmia IX now available

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, American School Excavations, Bibliography, Isthmia, Isthmus, Mortuary, Periods, Diachronic, Territory | Leave a comment

Corinth Excavations 1898

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

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.

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Looted for Love

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Uncovering the Mosaic at Isthmia

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

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, … Continue reading →

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