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A Serendipitous Journey
by Judith A. Lerner | 05/30/2018
Research Associate Judith Lerner recounts an accidental yet inspiring visit to an exhibition of East Christian art (“Chrétiens d’Orient—2000 ans d’histoire) at Tourcoing’s Musée des Beaux-Arts.
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Bagnall Receives the Paideia Institute's Arete Award
by mp4071@nyu.edu | 05/24/2018
Leon Levy Director Emeritus Roger Bagnall was honored with the Arete Award presented on May 14th at the Paideia Institute's first annual Benefit Dinner held at The University Club.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2018!
by mp4071@nyu.edu | 05/21/2018
This year, ISAW celebrated the graduation and accomplishments of our four PhD graduates!
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ISAW Hosts “Future Philologies: Digital Directions in Ancient World Text” Conference
by Patrick J. Burns | 05/18/2018
The ISAW Library hosted Future Philologies: Digital Directions in Ancient World Text, a conference organized by Patrick J. Burns, David Ratzan, and Sebastian Heath on the intersection of research on historical languages and computer science on April 20.
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Appointment of Antonis Kotsonas
by Alexander Jones | 05/17/2018
Antonis Kotsonas has been appointed ISAW Assistant Professor of Mediterranean History and Archaeology.
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ISAW Co-hosts "Appetite for the Past"
by mp4071@nyu.edu | 05/08/2018
ISAW, in collaboration with NYU's Department of Nutrition and Food Studies and Department of Anthropology, brought together ancient world scholars and food professionals to recreate ancient recipes with the goal of better understanding ancient food ways and habits.
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ISAW’s Workshop “Progress, Problems, and Possibilities of GIS in the South Caucasus” published in "Antiquity"
by Karen Rubinson | 04/26/2018
Findings from ISAW's conference "Progress, Problems and Possibilities of GIS in the South Caucasus: An International Workshop" were published in archaeological journal "Antiquity."
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Tales from the Alexander Romance in "Romance and Reason: Islamic Transformations of the Classical Past"
by reh390@nyu.edu | 04/24/2018
"Romance and Reason: Islamic Transformations of the Classical Past" explores the transformation of Alexander the Great (356–323 BCE) with representations of the Persian and Turkish versions of the legendary account of Alexander the Great, or Iskandar, as he is known in the Islamic tradition.
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Professor d'Alfonso to Deliver a Talk in the Armand Brunswick Distinguished Lectures in Archaeology Series
by mp4071@nyu.edu | 04/06/2018
On Monday, April 9th, Lorenzo d'Alfonso, Associate Professor of West Asian Archaeology and History, will present a lecture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Armand Brunswick Distinguished Lectures in Archaeology Series.
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