Category Archives: Periods, Modern

Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Byzantinists were stunned last week by the announcement that the Christian Archaeological Society had launched a digital version of its journal Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society, with some open access material.  The announcement from the journal’s website: The Christian … 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 →

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Glider Flights over the Isthmus

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

The revolution of YouTube and video sharing has ushered in a whole new world of viewing the Corinthia.  Already hundreds of videos can be found online related to the site of ancient Corinth—too many, in fact, to be useful to … Continue reading →

Posted in Canal, Corinthian & Saronic Gulfs, Diolkos, Kalamaki Bay, Mt. Gerania, Periods, Modern, Video | 2 Comments

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 →

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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

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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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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Kostis Kourelis on Byzantium and the Avant Garde

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Professor Kostis Kourelis of Franklin and Marshall College will speak today at 4 PM CST on the American School Excavations at Corinth in the 1930s.  The presentation at the University of North Dakota is the 2011 Cyprus Research Fund Lecture.  … Continue reading →

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Antiquities in the Trash

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Earlier this week, Facebook friends were circulating and commenting on an article in the Greek newspaper Ekathimerini about the ruin of Greek monuments and sites.  In the critical essay, “Greece’s Debt Mirrors Crisis in Cultural Assets,” A. Craig Copetas argues … Continue reading →

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