Hidden Histories Miniseries, ‘The Women of the Upper House’
We are delighted to launch a new series of our homemade ‘Hidden Histories’, focussing on the Women of the Upper House.
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Emily Penrose’s Diary: British School at Athens in 1887
In the various histories of the British School at Athens, there is not much information about the first year of its operation. We do know that the first director was […]
May 4, 2020
Our new Librarian – Evi Charitoudi
It is our great pleasure to welcome Evi Charitoudi, who officially takes up the post of Librarian today.
Distant Seas, connected worlds: Tintagel, Britain and Greece in Late Antiquity
Earlier this year the BSA hosted a half day international symposium titled “Distant Seas, connected worlds: Tintagel, Britain and Greece in Late Antiquity”. In this blog post Jacky Nowakowski (Project Director TCARP) and Win Scutt (English Heritage) share their experience of the event and their time at the BSA.
BSA @ Home. A Message from the Director
A year ago today, on St George’s day, we were in Orthodox Holy Week, so things were relatively quiet at the BSA. Our son was visiting us from the UK […]
Leyland Hugh Sackett (13 August 1928 – 12 April 2020)
The BSA is very sad to report the death aged 91 early on (western) Easter Day of Hugh Sackett, a pillar of the BSA’s community.
Help with online research and teaching during the coronavirus outbreak
Although the BSA library is closed during the corona virus outbreak, researchers will be able to find many books and journals freely available on line. There are many open access […]
Hidden Histories miniseries
We are delighted to launch our new miniseries ‘Hidden Histories’. Narrated by noted historian of Classics Christopher Stray, this set of five videos investigates the memories embedded within the buildings of the British School at Athens.
Digging II: 19th-century Kynosarges and the Melos Campaign in the BSA SPHS Image Collection
In its earliest years, financial constraints on the British School at Athens made it problematic to mount large-scale excavations. This is chronicled in the previous Archive Story, Digging I: the […]
Digging I: the Earliest 19th-century BSA Excavations in the BSA SPHS Image Collection
In the early years of the British School at Athens, the annual reports repeatedly remark on its precarious financial situation, dependant on a limited number of grants and subscriptions. However, […]