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June 2020 Newsletter at June at BRITISH SCHOOL ATHENS an institute for advanced research 2020 From the Director went into full lockdown, with involves some cost savings, as well as movement restricted, between 23 some draw-down of reserves, which March and 4 May. All BSA residents, of course exist precisely to assist except Debi and myself, the Assistant in such unpredictable situations. Director and the Library Research That said, if ever there were ever a Assistant, had left by 21 March. moment for our supporters to reach Lockdown at the BSA, with plenty of a little more deeply into their pockets open garden space, was much easier it is now. than for many in Greece and elsewhere. There are, however, numerous The response in Greece was impressive: ‘reasons to be cheerful’, many restaurants switched overnight from highlighted in this newsletter which table service to take-out or delivery and, looks back over the full BSA year, at least in our nearby supermarket, toilet foregrounding our people and our paper never ran short! Greece is now broad range of activities. Virtual The Director — with lockdown haircut — in a easing out of lockdown: archaeological and digital offerings have increased scene from the BSA Hidden Histories series sites and museums are now open, as are exponentially. Our new Librarian restaurants, cafes and most businesses. started on time. We have been A year ago I found myself wishing The situation here is assuming the planning for the new year, selecting everyone an ‘enjoyably productive appearance of normality, but it is a our Visiting and Early Career Fellows or relaxing – ideally both – summer’. ‘new normality’, with masks and gloves and Students. The most recent What a difference a year makes! In in evidence and people keeping their optimistic news is that our Arts Bursary January we had no idea how our world distance and certainly not greeting with holder, Syma Tariq, managed to arrive would be transformed. Rumours kisses on both cheeks as was customary on 11 June, after a 14-day quarantine. were circulating of a new virus in the ‘old normality’. We all hope that The new year will undoubtedly be emerging in China and on my flights the resumption of tourism does not different from previous years, but the to and from the UK for our February produce a new wave! BSA will adapt to embrace the ‘new AGM, some people were wearing The pandemic has of course affected normality’ and continue its mission masks. The BSA then went into its the BSA: no researchers reached us to study Greece in all time periods February schedule: Annual Meetings between late March and this week, our and across all disciplines, a mission for in Athens and Thessaloniki, followed Library was closed, no on-site events which we know you share our passion. by a book launch on 24 February. were possible, and we had to postpone In these challenging times we trust As it happened, that was the last all our courses. This has had an impact that we can count on your continued event held in person. Our Carnival on our finances, but I am very pleased support that we value so much. Party, scheduled for 29 February, was (and proud) as Director that we have As always, please feed back cancelled on government advice, neither furloughed staff, nor let anyone reactions and suggestions to gatherings were prohibited and, go. We have a plan to take us through [email protected]. as cases began to increase, Greece the current financial year; that plan John Bennet BSA People From earthquake to pandemic Twelve months ago, as I was in less than 12 months just taking up my post, I could never have guessed how the year Michael Loy (Assistant Director) “would be rounding out reflects on his first year … the Life Goddess restaurant: a little bit of “My first twelve months at the BSA have Athens away from Athens. It ”was great to been quite a whirlwind — but (mostly) in reminisce and catch up, but also to talk a good way! about ways to get back to the BSA. On “Although our courses take place in the the one hand, rather pleasingly, I was in spring and summer months, our students contact after the event with no fewer than are part of the BSA community all year eight students to explore opportunities round. For this reason in February we and funding calls for returning to Athens hosted our first Undergraduate Course in 2020; on the other, current travel alumni event in London, inviting the 2019 restrictions demand this nostos wait The 2019 Summer Course cohort’s reunion cohort to an evening of Greek meze in another year. at The British School at Athens 2020 – June “Our Athens-based students are equally dedicated, and I have been very lucky to have had four excellent interns and volunteers this year. This small team (ably assisted by Debi Harlan) has been working with our BSA collections: inventorying, cataloguing and processing digital data ready to be uploaded to our new browser platform Digital Collections. My wholehearted thanks to Katerina Argyraki, Antonis Chaliakopoulos, Eleni Krikona and Ermioni Vereketi for all their efforts. “‘On the ground’ the Athens team has been busy setting the wheels in motion for Left: BSA interns in December (L–R): Antonis Chaliakopoulos, Alexandros Eouenta (Archive) and Ermioni Vereketi; Right: the Assistant Director presenting one of our Hidden Histories episodes some larger initiatives covering different aspects of BSA life. The ‘Green Group’ and digital data management working group to our speakers throughout the year: Bela d’études anatoliennes was cancelled with held inaugural meetings: the latter to Dimova, Chris Hale, Anne Duray, Nicholas mere days’ notice as international travel clean up and future-proof our internal Salmon, Mark Letteney and Stefano restrictions came in to force. It has been digital databases, the former to clean Frullini, the last three in virtual format. a period to adapt and work on new up and future-proof the BSA premises “My own programme of research projects. You will see elsewhere in this concerning all things environmental. continues. I presented my work at both newsletter the work we have invested in And for something completely different, the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the various digital channels, something which Eric Driscoll (Assistant Director, ASCSA) University of Nottingham, and work is has presented a steep learning curve but and I established an informal seminar ongoing for my monograph, provisionally which has been vital to stay connected group for Postdoc and PhD scholars titled Connecting Communities: Economic with our vast international community of as a venue to present working papers, and Political Networks in Archaic Greece. members and supporters. known by the acronym AthENIS (‘Athens As is the same for everybody and their “Twelve months ago, as I was just taking Early-career Network of International dog, the last few months have necessarily up my post, I could never have guessed Scholars’ — Eric charged me with creating been thrown off schedule — not least of how the year would be rounding out. Let a suitable acronym, as apparently that is all, our Neolithic Seafaring workshop us just hope that the whirlwind passes a ‘very British thing’ to do). Many thanks co-organised with L’Institut français soon, and that clearer skies lie ahead!” for textile manufacture and also shed Bela Dimova light on the traditions and movements Being based at the BSA (AG Leventis Fellow in Hellenic of ancient weavers. Since the shape has provided essential Studies) of the loom weights is often a matter resources for my research of cultural preference, certain shapes “ “This year I have worked on several are common in certain regions. When and opened opportunities aspects of textile production in Greece weavers move, they can take their tools for contact and collaboration and the south Balkans during the Classical along and these allow us to trace their beyond my main project and Hellenistic period. Being based at the movements. Sites in the north Aegean BSA has provided essential resources for have unusually diverse assemblages from historical sources can be coupled my research and opened opportunities of loom weights, which points to with insights from weaving experiments,” for contact and collaboration beyond my the mobility of textile workers there. to assess the quantities of labour and main project. Examining the distribution of certain resources needed to equip navies. “Fieldwork took me to several sites in shapes, it emerges that cities in the Based on these calculations, my work northern Greece and Bulgaria to study north Aegean maintained some of the explores what challenges this posed in collections of weaving and spinning textile traditions of their metropoleis terms of organisation of production and tools. These provide direct evidence and combined them with traditions procurement of raw materials, and how from the mainland and other cities these challenges were met. near and far. I shared preliminary “Another ‘strand’ of my research was a results of this research at several literature survey of archaeological textiles conferences, including a stimulating from Macedonia and Thrace. With its interdisciplinary workshop organised rich collection of Balkan archaeology by BSA colleagues on Craftspeople literature, the BSA library is the perfect Mobility combining ethnographic and home base to pursue this research. archaeological approaches. While conditions in Greece are generally “One question leading my research unfavourable for the preservation of during this year has been how the growth organic materials, over 30 textiles, dating of navies and commercial fleets, and from the Geometric to the Roman period, the resulting demand for sails affected have been noted in reports and other textile production during the Classical publications from just the Greek parts of Bela sampling textiles in the laboratory and Hellenistic periods.
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