ISAW News Blog

  • ISAW Professor Claire Bubb is awarded the 2023 IAHS Young Historians Prize

    ISAW Professor Claire Bubb is awarded the 2023 IAHS Young Historians Prize

    The International Academy of the History of Sciences recently announced that one of the two winners of the 2023 Young Historians Prize is Claire Bubb, ISAW’s Assistant Professor of Classical Literature and Science.
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  • ISAW announces the publication of The Sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite at Syme Viannou VII: The Greek and Roman Pottery

    ISAW announces the publication of The Sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite at Syme Viannou VII: The Greek and Roman Pottery

    The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and NYU Press are pleased to announce the publication of the latest volume from ISAW Monographs, The Sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite at Syme Viannou VII: The Greek and Roman Pottery, by Antonis Kotsonas.
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  • Publication of proceedings of 'Material Worlds' workshop held at ISAW in 2016

    Publication of proceedings of 'Material Worlds' workshop held at ISAW in 2016

    ISAW is delighted to announce that the proceedings of ‘Material Worlds: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Contacts and Exchange in the Ancient Near East’, edited by Arnulf Hausleiter, was published by Archaeopress Archaeology in December 2023. The workshop was originally held at ISAW on 7th March 2016, with contributions delivered by 11 leading experts in their respective fields.
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  • ISAW Professor Claire Bubb receives the 2023 Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit

    ISAW Professor Claire Bubb receives the 2023 Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit

    The C. J. Goodwin Award of Merit Committee recently announced that one of the three winners of this year's Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit is Claire Bubb, ISAW's Assistant Professor of Classical Literature and Science. The Goodwin Awards honor outstanding contributions to classical scholarship by members of the Society.
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  • ISAW Releases Geospatial Dataset Update

    ISAW Releases Geospatial Dataset Update

    On Friday, 3 November 2023, ISAW released version 3.2 of Pleiades Datasets, a free, open, and platform-neutral collection of spatial, historical, archaeological, and bibliographic information about 40,418 ancient places and spaces derived from the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places.
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  • ISAW Announces Graduate Conference Series: I Saw the Futures of the Past

    ISAW Announces Graduate Conference Series: I Saw the Futures of the Past

    The ISAW Student Council invites submissions for the inaugural session of a graduate conference series ‘I Saw the Future of the Past.’ This first conference, to be held in March 2024, is titled ‘Encountering the Past: Reflections on an Interdisciplinary Ancient World.’
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  • Recent Publication by ISAW Prof. Dan Potts on Aspects of Kinship in Ancient Iran

    Recent Publication by ISAW Prof. Dan Potts on Aspects of Kinship in Ancient Iran

    Originally delivered as the Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lectures, Aspects of Kinship in Ancient Iran is an exploration of kinship in the archaeological and historical record of Iran’s most ancient civilizations. Prof. D.T. Potts brings together history, archaeology, and social anthropology to provide an overview of what we can know about the kith and kinship ties in Iran, from prehistory to Elamite, Achaemenid, and Sasanian times.
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  • Through the Lens: Latif Al Ani’s Visions of Ancient Iraq

    Through the Lens: Latif Al Ani’s Visions of Ancient Iraq

    ISAW exhibitions is excited to announce our upcoming Fall exhibition, Through the Lens: Latif Al Ani’s Visions of Ancient Iraq, opening November 8, 2023. Through the Lens explores the cultural and political exploitation of Iraq’s history through the eyes of nineteenth century archaeologists, twentieth century photographers, and contemporary artists
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  • ISAW Announces Fall 2023 Roster of "Expanding the Ancient World: K-12" Workshops

    ISAW Announces Fall 2023 Roster of "Expanding the Ancient World: K-12" Workshops

    Expanding the Ancient World: K-12, a professional development program for K-12 teachers, is starting its second year, and we are excited to announce the fall schedule of events. These free events will take place on zoom, and registration is required. CTLE hours are available for New York State educators. We hope you can join us!
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