Category Archives: Nemea

Contours of Greece from SRTM Data

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

This post for users of GIS. You should really take the time to learn how to create contour lines automatically so that you can produce topographic maps at different elevation intervals for whatever region you are researching. But, for those … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Corinthia, Greece, Isthmus, Maps, Nemea, Peloponnese, Sikyon, Territory, Western Plain | Leave a comment

Corinthiaka at the AIA

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Colonies of Corinth, Conferences, Lectures, and Presentations, Digital Corinthia, Economy, Isthmia, Nemea, Perachora, Periods, Archaic, Periods, Bronze Age, Periods, Classical, Periods, Greek (Geometric-Hellenistic), Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Interim, Periods, Late Antiquity, Periods, Roman Colony, Sikyon, Southern Corinthia | Leave a comment

Interpreting Ceramic Assemblages from the Nemea Valley Archaeological Project

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Chris Cloke concludes his three-part series today on patterns of settlement and land use in the Nemea Valley.  If you missed the first two, start by reading Part 1 and Part 2.  Part 1 defines “site” and “off-site” (or “tract”) in … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Archaeological Survey, Ceramics, Economy, Nemea, Southern Corinthia, Territory | 9 Comments

The Nemea Valley, Archaeological Survey, and Manuring

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

Chris Cloke continues his three-part series today on the interpretation of Greek and Roman artifact patterns in the Nemea Valley.  If you’re just joining in, start by reading Part 1.  *************************************************** In this, the second of three posts looking at … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Archaeological Survey, Ceramics, Economy, Nemea, Southern Corinthia, Territory | 4 Comments

Chris Cloke on Survey and Agriculture in the Nemea Valley

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

I was sorry to have missed Chris Cloke’s talk on the Nemea Valley at the recent meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America.  He was kind enough to send me a draft of the paper which has got me thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Archaeological Survey, Nemea, Southern Corinthia, Territory | 4 Comments

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 →

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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 →

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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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Corinthiaka at the AIA / APA 2012

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

The Archaeological Institute of America and the American Philological Association have posted preliminary programs for their annual meetings in Philadelphia, January 5-8, 2012.  As in last year’s program, Corinthiaka are covered through AIA / APA papers and posters.  The following … Continue reading →

Posted in American School Excavations, Conferences, Lectures, and Presentations, Inscriptions, Isthmia, Nemea, Periods, Archaic, Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Late Antiquity, Periods, Roman Colony, Southern Corinthia, Territory, Urban Center | Leave a comment

Dissertating Corinth

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

The American School of Classical Studies’ website has a nice piece on Angela Ziskowski’s recently defended dissertation The Construction of Corinthian Identity in the Early Iron Age and Archaic Period. As Angela describes her work there: My work on this … Continue reading →

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