Map Annotations
While sorting through and cataloguing the rare map collection at the BSA, I noticed that a number of the maps had handwritten notations and drawn lines on them. These annotations […]
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Williams Fellowship in Ceramic Petrology
The Fitch Laboratory of the British School at Athens invites applications for the post of Williams Fellow in ceramic petrology.
June 2, 2022
COVID-19 rules
Following the Greek Government’s recent revision to its legally required Covid-19 protection measures, the BSA will continue to require the use of masks in its interior spaces in the interests […]
Floating colours
George Finlay’s collection of books spans from the 1790s to 1870s, a period when marbled paper flourished and when many new techniques were introduced by marbling firms keen to outdo […]
Magoula Hunting or The Romance of Excavation
In the summer of 2020, ‘Digital Mycenae’ went live, digitally reuniting the Mycenae excavation archives held at the Faculty of Classics Cambridge and the British School at Athens. Based on […]
Launch of the ‘Digital Thessaly’ project
The BSA is pleased to announce that the first phase of the project ‘Digital Thessaly’ has been completed.
BIRI Digital Coordination and Strategy Project Digital Archivist
The BIRI (British International Research Institutes) have just advertised for the position of Digital Coordination and Strategy Project Digital Archivist.
Map Elements: a Note on Source Notes
What’s in a Map? Maps contain common elements: by definition there is the actual “map” – a conventionalised visual representation, usually two dimensional, of geographic space – but often a […]
Archiving Women in Archaeology: Helen Thomas Waterhouse
Personal papers of scholars associated with the British School at Athens represent an important part of the Archive. As well as expertise in individuals’ fields, such archives provide a glimpse […]
Creating order: first steps in the archival arrangement of the Mervyn R. Popham Personal Papers
Hello! I’m Kate Wilson, a MARM (Masters of Archives and Records Management) student from the University of Liverpool. In January this year, I came over to the British School at […]