Category Archives: EKAS (Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey)

A Better Way to Make Topopographic Maps

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

When I attended the THATCamp Philly in September 2011, I listened to a presentation by Dianne Dietrich about the value of programming for teachers and researchers in the humanities: the goal is to avoid processes that can be done automatically. … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Corinthia, EKAS (Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey), Maps, Territory, Western Plain | 2 Comments

Dissertation Corner: A Guide to “Corinth on the Isthmus”

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

I recently discovered by accident that my doctoral dissertation on the Late Antique Corinthia was available for free download through OhioLink. When I completed this study in 2006 at Ohio State University, there was concern among graduate students that our … Continue reading →

Posted in Corinth in the Mind, Dissertations and Theses, Economy, EKAS (Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey), Isthmia, Isthmus, Kenchreai, Lechaion, Lechaion Basilica, Periods, Roman Colony, Territory, Texts, Trade and Commerce | 2 Comments

The Complete Archaeology of Greece

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

John Bintliff’s new tome (May 2012) looks like a serious comprehensive work.  At 544 pages, The Complete Archaeology of Greece: From Hunter-Gatherers to the 20th Century A.D. promises to tell the story of Greek culture from the Paleolithic to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Acrocorinth, Agriculture, Archaeological Survey, Book and Article Reviews, Ceramics, EKAS (Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey), Isthmia, Isthmus, Lechaion, Territory | 1 Comment

Topography World

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Messiah College history major, Josh Krosskove, continues the work of digitizing 20 meter contour lines from 1:50,000 maps of the Korinthia.   See our report on this project last year. We are one step closer to completing this.

Posted in Digital Corinthia, EKAS (Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey), Isthmus, Maps, Territory, Western Plain | 2 Comments

Ancient Corinth: 2011 Publications

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

I finally had time this week to gather together the 2011 publications for various aspects of Corinth’s history.  The first installment today includes about 3 dozen publications related to the history and archaeology of Corinth in antiquity, i.e., from the … Continue reading →

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Abstracts of the AIA / APA 2012 Meetings

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

I had planned to post reviews of the AIA / APA meetings a little more than a week ago, but illness and the preparations for a new semester sapped all my momentum.  I have a lot of material in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, American School Excavations, Ceramics, Conferences, Lectures, and Presentations, Digital Corinthia, Economy, EKAS (Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey), Isthmia, Isthmus, Nemea, Periods, Archaic, Periods, Bronze Age, Periods, Byzantine, Periods, Classical, Periods, Early Modern, Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Late Antiquity, Periods, Modern, Periods, Roman Colony, Southern Corinthia, Territory, Theater, Urban Center | Leave a comment

Corinth at the AIA / APA Meetings: January 5-8, 2012

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

Tomorrow begin the annual meetings of the Archaeological Institute of America and the American Philological Association in Philadelphia.  I repost below info about Corinth papers.  If any one would like to contribute reviews of individual papers or sessions, let me … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, American School Excavations, Conferences, Lectures, and Presentations, EKAS (Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey), EKAS - Ano Vayia, Inscriptions, Isthmia, Nemea, Periods, Archaic, Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Late Antiquity, Periods, Roman Colony, Southern Corinthia, Territory, Urban Center | 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 →

Posted in Economy, EKAS (Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey), Isthmus, Periods, Modern, Southern Corinthia, Territory | Leave a comment

Did a tsunami destroy ancient Lechaion?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

In early July, Andreas Vött and his colleagues announced that sometime in the 6th century AD, a tsunami destroyed ancient Olympia, the famous site of pan-Hellenic athletic contests.   In considering recent scholarship on historical tsunamis in the Gulf of Corinth, … Continue reading →

Posted in Book and Article Reviews, Christian - Churches, Corinthian & Saronic Gulfs, EKAS (Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey), Geology, Greek Service Excavations, Lechaion, Lechaion Basilica, Periods, Late Antiquity | 4 Comments

A Little More on Some Byzantine Pottery from the Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

David Pettegrew and I continue to analyze the Byzantine pottery from the Eastern Corinthia Survey for a short discussion of intensive survey and Byzantine archaeology (see also: Sampling the Byzantine Landscape and Corinth’s Byzantine Countryside). This past week, I did … Continue reading →

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