Category Archives: Mortuary

Mycenaean necropolis discovered near Aigio

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

Not in the Corinthia but close. An archaeological team associated with the University of Udine has announced their discovery of a Mycenaean necropolis near Aigio, a town on the coast of the Corinthian Gulf about 50 miles west of Ancient … Continue reading →

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A New Roman Tomb in Corinth

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

Construction activities across Corinth’s coastal plain and Isthmus  have frequently turned up spectacular remains of the city’s Greek and Roman past. Large-scale construction projects like the highways and rails especially have generated discoveries and led to salvage excavations. While salvage … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Service Excavations, Mortuary, News Stories, Periods, Late Antiquity, Urban Center | 2 Comments

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

A Corinthian Pyxis Podcast

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

At the start of a new semester at Messiah College, I have been looking for ways to make my lectures in the History of Western Civilization I a little more dynamic.  For example, I have spiced up old lectures about … Continue reading →

Posted in Ceramics, Mortuary, Periods, Archaic, Periods, Geometric, Podcasts, Trade and Commerce | Leave a comment

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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Corinthian Scholarship (November)

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Hard to believe that December is already here – quite a lot of new scholarship delivered electronically in November.  Bronze Age Erika Weiberg, “The invisible dead : The case of the Argolid and Corinthia during the Early Bronze Age,” in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canal, Christian - 1 Corinthians, Christian - 2 Corinthians, Christian - St. Paul, Corinthian Scholarship (monthly), Geology, Historical Fiction, Military, Mortuary, Periods, Bronze Age, Periods, Classical, Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Late Antiquity, Periods, Modern, Periods, Roman Colony, Travelers | Leave a comment

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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Bibliography of the Kenchreai Cemetery Project

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Since Monday’s post about the work of the Kenchreai Cemetery and Excavation Project, I heard from Dr. Joseph Rife, who kindly sent me a bibliography of the project’s publications.  Photo of Kenchreai harbor, the Koutsongila ridge, and Saronic coastline from … Continue reading →

Posted in Isthmus, Kenchreai, Mortuary, Periods, Roman Colony, Territory | 2 Comments