Marisa E. Marthari, The Early Cycladic Site at Skarkos on the Island of Ios
The site of Skarkos stands in an advantageous position on a hill in a coastal plain, mid-way down the western side of Ios and in proximity to one of the...
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A Virtual Tour of the Museum of Cycladic Art with Greek Prehistoric Archaeologist Metaxia Routsi
by ZoomJoin the UCLA SNF Center and the Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens, for an inside look into the Museum’s unparalleled collection of Cycladic art. Go behind the scenes to view...
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Anastassios Antonaras, Head of Exhibitions, Communication and Education Department, Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki | “Documenting Diversity in Thessaloniki and Its Hinterlands: Three Archaeological Stories”
by ZoomThis lecture examines the diverse population that lived in Byzantine Thessaloniki and the surrounding area through three case studies: a young girl with African religious beliefs who lived in the...
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Vassilis Lambrinoudakis, Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology at the University of Athens | “The Sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidauros: New Finds Rewrite the Function and History of the Most Important Sanatorium in Antiquity”
by ZoomThe unexpected finds during recent excavations in the sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidauros shed new light on the origins, cult, and function of Asclepius, the main Divine Healer of the...
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Stavros Vlizos, Associate Professor, Ionian University, and Vicky Vlachou, École française d’Athènes | “New Evidence on a Spartan Religious Center: The Sanctuary of Apollo Amyklaios at Sparta and the Current Research Project”
by ZoomThe Sanctuary of Apollon at Amyklai (Sparta) was inextricably associated in antiquity with the celebrated festival of the Hyakinthia. Ancient literary sources describe salient aspects of the festival and the...
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Johanna Hanink, “Bones, Stones, Trees, and Roots: On the Enduring Urgency of Karkavitsas’ Archeologist (1904)”
by ZoomHow does a novella written more than one hundred years ago help to illuminate pressing issues in Greece today? Karkavitsas’ Archeologist, an allegory for the contestation of antiquity’s role in...
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Roger Michel, “Phidias Unbound: How Robot-Generated Replicas Could Solve the Parthenon Marbles Quandary”
by ZoomThe Parthenon Marbles, commonly known as the Elgin Marbles, were removed from the ancient Acropolis of Athens in 1801 by Lord Elgin, British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Carved by...
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Byzantine Studies Conference
FeaturedLuskinWe welcome the Byzantine Studies Association of North America (BSANA) and participants to the 48th Annual Byzantine Studies conference at UCLA! Most conference activities will take place at the Luskin...
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Pigments in Ancient Greek Painting & Medicine: Ecology, Materiality and the Alchemical Laboratory
Royce Hall, 306 10745 Dickson Ct, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPigments in Ancient Greek Painting & Medicine: Ecology, Materiality and the Alchemical Laboratory lecture by Ioanna Kakoulli (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UCLA) Saturday, April 29, 2023 3:00 p.m....
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Heritage at High Tide: Archaeology and Climate Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean – A Deep Dive into Cyprus’ and Greece’s Imperiled Treasures
Featuredzooma panel discussion organized by Professor Ioanna Kakoulli (Acting Director, UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture) April 6-7, 2024 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. PST 6:30 to 9:30...
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Byzantine Crime Novels in the Twenty-First Century: From History to Fiction by Panagiotis Agapitos, University of Mainz
FeaturedRoyce Hall, 314 10745 Dickson Ct., Los Angeles, CA, United StatesByzantine Crime Novels in the Twenty-First Century: From History to Fiction A lecture by Panagiotis Agapitos Gutenberg Distinguished Research Fellow, Byzantine Literature University of Mainz Saturday, November 16, 2024 4:00...
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Pylos and Minoan Crete
Royce Hall, 314 10745 Dickson Ct., Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe "Ring of Nestor", c. 1500 BC, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum. Pylos and Minoan Crete A lecture by Andreas G. Vlachopoulos Professor University of Ioannina Hosted by the UCLA SNF Center...