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American School of Classical Studies at Athens

January 01, 1970

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA; Greek: Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα) is one of 19 foreign archaeological institutes in Athens, Greece. It is a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC). CAORC is a private not-for-profit federation of independent overseas research centers that promote advanced research, particularly in the humanities and social sciences, with focus on the conservation and recording of cultural heritage and the understanding and interpretation of modern societies.

American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Greek: Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα
The ASCSA main building as seen from Mount Lykavittos
TypeOverseas Research Center / Higher Education
Established1881
Location
Athens
,
Greece
Campusurban

General information edit

With an administrative base in Princeton, New Jersey, and a campus in Athens, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens is one of the leading American research and teaching institutions in Greece, dedicated to the advanced study of all aspects of Greek culture, from antiquity to the present. Founded in 1881, the School is a consortium of nearly 200 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. It was the first American overseas research center, and today it is the largest of the eighteen foreign institutes in Athens. It also provides the opportunity for students and scholars from around the world to explore the full range of scholarly resources in Greece. The American School operates excavations in the Athenian Agora and Ancient Corinth, two distinguished libraries, an archaeological science laboratory, and a publications department. The School remains, as its founders envisioned, primarily a privately funded, nonprofit educational and cultural institution.

Governance edit

 
Finds from the ASCSA excavations on the Athenian Agora are displayed in the reconstructed Stoa of Attalos.

The School's academic programs and research facilities are supervised by an academic advisory body known as the Managing Committee, which consists of elected representatives from a consortium of more than 190 North American colleges and universities. The Board of Trustees, composed of distinguished women and men from the world of business, law, philanthropy, and academia, is responsible for the management of the School's endowment, finances, and property, and has legal responsibility for the ASCSA.

Archaeological projects edit

The ASCSA has been involved in a large number of archaeological projects, as well as a major program of primary archaeological publications. It is responsible for two of the most important archaeological sites in Greece, the Athenian Agora and Ancient Corinth. The Corinth Excavations commenced in 1896 and have continued to present day with little interruption, and the Athenian Agora excavations first broke ground in 1932. At both sites, the ASCSA operates important museums and extensive facilities for the study of the archaeological record. Excavation records and artifacts are made available to wider audiences via ASCSA.net

Affiliated projects edit

Other archaeological projects with ASCSA involvement, past and present, include surveys in the Southern Argolid, in Messenia and at Vrokastro (Crete) and excavations at Olynthus (Greek Macedonia), Samothrace (North Aegean), the islet of Mitrou (Central Greece), Halai (Phthiotis), Isthmia, Kenchreai, Nemea, Sicyon (all in Corinthia), Lerna, Argos, Franchthi cave and Halieis (Argolid), Mt. Lykaion (Acadia), Nichoria and the Palace of Nestor at Pylos (Messenia), Haghia Irini (Keos), as well as Azoria, Mochlos, Gournia, Kavousi and Kommos on Crete.

Publications edit

ASCSA publishes the peer-reviewed journal Hesperia quarterly as well as monographs for final reports of archaeological fieldwork conducted under School auspices, supplements to Hesperia, Gennadeion monographs; and miscellaneous volumes relating to the work of the School. These books range in format from large hardbacks to slim paperback guides.

List of directors edit

List of Assistant Directors edit

References edit

Bibliography edit

  • E. Korka et al. (eds.): Foreign Archaeological Schools in Greece, 160 Years, Athens, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, 2006, p. 18–29.
  • L. Lord: A History of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens: An Intercollegiate Experiment, 1882–1942.
  • L. Shoe Meritt: A History of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens: 1939–1980.

External links edit

  • ASCSA website
  • AMBROSIA The Union Catalogue of the Blegen and Gennadius Libraries of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Libraries of the British School at Athens
  • ASCSA.net Online database of the ASCSA
  • ASCSA Publications
  • The Archivist's Notebook
  • Papers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, digital reproduction Heidelberg University Library

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January 01, 1970
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The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ASCSA Greek Amerikanikh Sxolh Klasikwn Spoydwn sthn A8hna is one of 19 foreign archaeological institutes in Athens Greece It is a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers CAORC CAORC is a private not for profit federation of independent overseas research centers that promote advanced research particularly in the humanities and social sciences with focus on the conservation and recording of cultural heritage and the understanding and interpretation of modern societies American School of Classical Studies at AthensGreek Amerikanikh Sxolh Klasikwn Spoydwn sthn A8hnaThe ASCSA main building as seen from Mount LykavittosTypeOverseas Research Center Higher EducationEstablished1881LocationAthens GreeceCampusurban Contents 1 General information 2 Governance 2 1 Archaeological projects 2 2 Affiliated projects 2 2 1 Publications 3 List of directors 4 List of Assistant Directors 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksGeneral information editWith an administrative base in Princeton New Jersey and a campus in Athens the American School of Classical Studies at Athens is one of the leading American research and teaching institutions in Greece dedicated to the advanced study of all aspects of Greek culture from antiquity to the present Founded in 1881 the School is a consortium of nearly 200 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada It was the first American overseas research center and today it is the largest of the eighteen foreign institutes in Athens It also provides the opportunity for students and scholars from around the world to explore the full range of scholarly resources in Greece The American School operates excavations in the Athenian Agora and Ancient Corinth two distinguished libraries an archaeological science laboratory and a publications department The School remains as its founders envisioned primarily a privately funded nonprofit educational and cultural institution Governance edit nbsp Finds from the ASCSA excavations on the Athenian Agora are displayed in the reconstructed Stoa of Attalos The School s academic programs and research facilities are supervised by an academic advisory body known as the Managing Committee which consists of elected representatives from a consortium of more than 190 North American colleges and universities The Board of Trustees composed of distinguished women and men from the world of business law philanthropy and academia is responsible for the management of the School s endowment finances and property and has legal responsibility for the ASCSA Archaeological projects edit The ASCSA has been involved in a large number of archaeological projects as well as a major program of primary archaeological publications It is responsible for two of the most important archaeological sites in Greece the Athenian Agora and Ancient Corinth The Corinth Excavations commenced in 1896 and have continued to present day with little interruption and the Athenian Agora excavations first broke ground in 1932 At both sites the ASCSA operates important museums and extensive facilities for the study of the archaeological record Excavation records and artifacts are made available to wider audiences via ASCSA net Affiliated projects edit Other archaeological projects with ASCSA involvement past and present include surveys in the Southern Argolid in Messenia and at Vrokastro Crete and excavations at Olynthus Greek Macedonia Samothrace North Aegean the islet of Mitrou Central Greece Halai Phthiotis Isthmia Kenchreai Nemea Sicyon all in Corinthia Lerna Argos Franchthi cave and Halieis Argolid Mt Lykaion Acadia Nichoria and the Palace of Nestor at Pylos Messenia Haghia Irini Keos as well as Azoria Mochlos Gournia Kavousi and Kommos on Crete Publications edit ASCSA publishes the peer reviewed journal Hesperia quarterly as well as monographs for final reports of archaeological fieldwork conducted under School auspices supplements to Hesperia Gennadeion monographs and miscellaneous volumes relating to the work of the School These books range in format from large hardbacks to slim paperback guides List of directors editWilliam W Goodwin 1882 to 1883 first director Lewis R Packard 1883 to 1884 James Cooke Van Benschoten 1884 to 1885 Frederick De Forest Allen 1885 to 1886 Martin L D Ooge 1886 to 1887 Augustus C Merriam 1887 to 1888 Charles Waldstein 1889 to 1892 Frank B Tarbell 1892 to 1893 Rufus B Richardson 1893 to 1903 Theodore Woolsey Heermance 1903 to 1905 William Nickerson Bates 1905 to 1906 acting Bert Hodge Hill 1906 to 1926 Carl Blegen 1926 to 1927 acting Rhys Carpenter 1927 to 1932 Richard Stillwell 1932 to 1935 Edward Capps 1935 to 1936 Charles Hill Morgan 1936 to 1938 Henry Lamar Crosby 1938 to 1939 acting Gorham Phillips Stevens 1939 to 1941 Arthur Wellesley Parsons 1941 to 1946 on leave for war service Gorham Phillips Stevens 1941 to 1947 acting Rhys Carpenter 1946 to 1948 not in residence Oscar Broneer 1947 to 1948 acting Carl Blegen 1948 to 1949 John Langdon Caskey 1949 to 1959 Henry S Robinson 1959 to 1969 James Robert McCredie 1969 to 1977 Richard Stillwell 1974 acting Henry R Immerwahr 1977 to 1982 Stephen G Miller 1982 to 1987 William D E Coulson 1987 to 1997 James D Muhly 1997 to 2002 Stephen V Tracy 2002 to 2007 Jack L Davis 2007 to 2012 James C Wright 2012 to 2017 Jenifer Neils 2017 to 2022 Bonna Daix Wescoat 2022 to 2027 List of Assistant Directors editCarl Blegen 1920 to 1926 Benjamin Dean Meritt 1926 to 1928 Stephen Luce 1928 to 1929 Richard Stillwell 1931 to 1932 Charles Hill Morgan 1935 to 1936 Arthur Wellesley Parsons 1931 to 1941 John Langdon Caskey 1948 to 1949 Henry S Robinson 1958 to 1959 Nick Blackwell 2012 to 2015 Dylan K Rogers 2015 to 2019 Eric W Driscoll 2019 to 2021 Simone Agrimonti 2021 to 2022 Carolin Katie Garcia Fine 2022 to present References editBibliography editE Korka et al eds Foreign Archaeological Schools in Greece 160 Years Athens Hellenic Ministry of Culture 2006 p 18 29 L Lord A History of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens An Intercollegiate Experiment 1882 1942 L Shoe Meritt A History of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens 1939 1980 External links editASCSA website AMBROSIA The Union Catalogue of the Blegen and Gennadius Libraries of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Libraries of the British School at Athens ASCSA net Online database of the ASCSA ASCSA Publications The Archivist s Notebook Papers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens digital reproduction Heidelberg University Library 37 58 46 N 23 44 53 E 37 97944 N 23 74806 E 37 97944 23 74806 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American School of Classical Studies at Athens amp oldid 1180218722, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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