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Newsletter Studies American School of Classical Newsletter Studies at Athens Fall 1994 Νο. 34 Rare Book School Broadens Library Connections Dαvid Jordαn , Gennadius Librαry Direc­ tor, shares here the benefits of α month spent αt the Rαre Book School at the Unίversίty of Virgίnίa. In the summer of 1993 , two librarians from a distinguished institution in New Υ ork dropped in at my office in the Gen­ nadeion. We talked for some hours, dur­ ing which Ι confessed that Ι felt - as Ι am sure my predecessors must have done - that none of us has been the "competent and specially trained bibliognost" that Joannes Gennadius required in his formal Deed of Gift to the American School in 1922 . "Do what we did," one of the 7he harbor of Mochlos, ίn East Crete. visitors urged: ' Άttend the Rare Book School at the University ofVirginia." 'Γhis Construction Slated for East Crete past summer, thanks to the enlightenment Research Center conιinu ed on page 4 The signing of α contrαct on July 27, 1994, for the purchase of four stremmata of land on the Gulf of Mίrαbello ίn Eαst Crete, paved the wαy for the constructίon of α permanent storαge and study fαcίlίty for American and joίnt Greek αnd Amerίcαn projects. Present αt the sίgnίng were Costis Dαvarαs , the Ephor of Eαst Crete; Williαm D.E. Coulson, ASCSA Dίrector; αnd Phίlίp Ρ . Betαncourt , Laurα Η. Cαrnell Professor of Art Hίstory αnd Archαeology αt Temple Universίty αnd Executίve Dίrector of the lnstίtute for Aegeαn Prehistory (INSTAP) . ln the followίng, Director Betαncourt r' revίews the Amerίcan presence ίn Crete αnd forecasts the ίmpαct of the new center on the future. Carrying on a tradition that began in excavations in the prehistoήc Greek world. 1900 when Harriet Boyd began excava­ It will operate as an independent facility tions in this region, seven separate projects under the guidance of its own Managing have worked in the area of the Gulf of Comrnittee and Board of Directors. Mirabello in recent years. With the pur­ The center has two purposes. In com­ chase of land in the village of Pacheia Am­ pliance with Greek law , it will provide a mos , a major step has been taken to fulfill storage facility for the many objects found a long-felt need for a study and storage by American excavations and surveys in center, a modem facility to support the on­ eastern Crete. The second purpose is to going American projects. house support services for the American The center is being built by the Institute teams: space for strewing and studying Among the rare books ίn the Gennadeίon for Aegean Prehistory, which is based in pottery and other finds , computer facilities, collectίon, α first edί tίon of Homer, prίnted New York and which has been active in a conservation room, and dark room and ίn Florence, 1488. recent years supporting a lecture seήes and continued on page 1 Ο Published by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens ιΑ/<οιιe! ΑΙ<οιιe! Α Fond Farewell On a green hillside in the peaceful tree­ she would have the memorial service in the clad cemetery of Cold Spring Harbor, New School garden in June. The occasion was York, Virginia Randolph Grace, known brimrning over with respect and love, pride also to some as Aunt Martha or simply in her achievements, appreciation of having " Mart," lies next to the tombstone of known her, the prornise of continuing inte­ Frederick Schaefer, whom she would have grity, comrnitment, intelligence, civility married had he not died in 1936. Friends, and humor, characteristics endernic to her colleagues, nieces, nephews and cousins, family ; the prornise also that her life's work under the tent as a gentle rain was falling, will be carried on in the hands of able and spoke eloquently of Virginia Grace ... the dedicated successors. rigorous pioneering scholar, renowned in The sun was shining as the service drew the archaeological world for her work on to a close, with lines from Ihe Chambered the stamped amphora handles ... the astrin- Nautilus, a favorite poem of Virginia's gent critically caring friend .. her richly ending furnished stimulating rnind ... her challeng­ "till thou at length art free, ing wit ... her thoughtful kindnesses .. .the leaving thine outgrown shell by life's warm generous hospitality in her apartment unresting sea. " at 33 Plutarchou and her ''amphora shop'' Doreen C. Spitzer in the Stoa of Attalos. (See obituary on page Π.) As Homer Thompson said, Virginia her­ self would have enjoyed this gathering, as Virgίnίa R. Grace. Photo: Ε . Vanderpool, Jr. Russian Academy of Sciences Opens Doors for ASCSA At the invitatίon of the Instίtute of American scholars and to offer research Moscow as part of the program. The pur­ Unίversal Hίstory ofthe Russίan Academy opportunities to Russian scholars of anti­ pose of my trip was to establish contacts of Scίences, Willίam D. Ε. Coulson vίsίted quity. Some ofthe most interesting and vir­ with Russian and Ukrainian archaeologists, Russίa and the Ukraίne for two weeks bet­ tually unknown work (at least to western and to investigate opportunities for work ween August 25 and September 9, 1994, scholars) is being carried out at ancient in the Black Sea region for members of the as he reports here. Greek cities in Russia and the Ukraine. American School. Α number of Russian scholars have The trip concentrated on sites along the The invitation to visit Russia and the already spent time at the School: the Direc­ eastern Black Sea and southern Crimea. Ukraine came as part of aπ on-going ex­ tor of the Institute, Grigory Bongard­ Tanais, currently being excavated by Ta­ change between the Academy of Sciences Levin, and his colleagues Sergei Karpyuk, tiana Michaelovna Arseneeva of the In­ in Moscow and the American School. Our Lilia Bayum, Vera Golovina, Dimitri stitute of Archaeology at the Russian goal is to make the Russian excavations on Afinogenov, and Sergei Saprikin. Mellon Academy of Sciences, boasts a residential the Black Sea coast better-known to Professor John Camp has also visited continued on page 1 Ο AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES ΑΤ Α THENS 54 Souidias St. , Athens, Greece 106 76 * * * 993 Lenox Dr., Suite 101, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 NEWSLEττER Fa\1 , 1994 Νο . 34 Edίtίng and Design: Nancy Μ. Wolfe, EnandEm Graphics, Inc. The Newsletter is published semi-an­ nual1y by the ASCSA under the direction of Doreen C. Spitzer, Vice-President, Board of Trustees, and Catherine Vanderpool, U.S. Director ofthe ASCSA. Please address a\1 inquiries to the Newsletter Editor, ASCSA Centra1 Office, 993 Lenox Drive, Suίte 101 , Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 . Tel. (609) 844-7577; Fax (609) 844-7524. Early Christίan Basίlίca at Chersonnesos. 2 Wiener Lab Convokes Summer Workshop With the aim of promotiπg a co πtiπuiπg types of materials aπd fiπd s . Maπy practi­ dialogue bet weeπ scholars iπ the fi elds of cal s ugge s tioπ s were offered by the archaeology aπd the πatural scieπce s, the speakers for the meaπ s to overcome prob­ Wieπer Laboratory offered a oπe-day lems iπ field coπditioπs , iπc1udiπg workshop eπtitled ''The Practical Impact methodologica\ policies which help to of Scieπce οπ Field Archaeology: Maiπ­ elimiπate uπwaπted bias iπ assemblages. taiπiπg Loπg-term Aπalytical Optioπs, " Α commoπ theme of the preseπtatioπs with support from the Samuel Η. Kress was the complemeπtary πature of maπy Fouπdatioπ. scieπtific techniques of aπalysis, aπd the The iπformal meetiπg , held at the πeed to adopt iπterdiscipliπary approaches Vickelaia Library iπ Iraklioπ , Crete οπ to the study of recoνered material. For ex­ July 30, 1994, covered the maπy practical ample, studies of palaeodiet from humaπ coπcems associated with the applicatioπ of skeletal material iπvolve aπ awareπess of scieπtific techπiques to the study of ar­ soil chemistry, physicochemical, rnicro­ chaeological materials. Eight seπior bio1ogical and fuπgal alteratioπs to archae­ scho\ars were iπvited to speak οπ their ological boπe, aπd the behavior of certaiπ fields of expertise and to coordinate discus­ isotopes iπ differeπt burial coπditioπs, as sioπ; Della Cook, Uπiversity of Iπdiaπa, well as a know1edge of palaeopathological William Α . Slaughter οπ humaπ skeletal remaiπs; Richard Ever­ coπdi t ioπs reflectiπg dietary deficieπcies. shed, Bristol University, οπ archaeological Ιπ additioπ, the importaπce of coπsideriπg chernistry; Julie Haπseπ , Bostoπ Uπiver­ archaeological data withiπ multidimeπ­ New Trustee for sity, οπ palaeobotaπy; Liπa Kassiaπidou , sioπal coπtexts was uπder1iπed, to eπsure ASCSA Uπiversity of Cyprus, οπ metallurgy; the iπtegratioπ of aπalytica1 , cu1tural, Walter Κlippel, Uπiversity of Teππessee, socio-ecoπornic aπd palaeoeπvironmeπtal At its meeting in November 1993, the Kπoxville, οπ zooarchaeology; Alice iπformatioπ for purposes of interpretatioπ. ASCSA's Board ofTrustees welcomed to Paterakis, Atheπiaπ Agora Coπservator, Α small handbook of field protocols was its ranks William Α. S1aughter. In joiniπg οπ coπservatioπ; George Rapp, J r. *, proposed, aπd will be drafted by the the Board, he returned to his uπder­ Uπiversity of Miππesota, Du1uth, οπ speakers for distributioπ iπ the future. The graduate interests. After receiviπg his Β.Α. geoarchaeology; Sarah Vaughaπ, Wieπer success of the Iraklioπ workshop has cum laude from Ya1e University in art Laboratory, οπ ceramics aπd buildiπg prompted aπ iπvitatioπ to preseπt a sirnilar history in 1975, he returπed to Yale's Law materials. eveπt πext year ίπ Cyprus. School, completiπg his J.D. in 1979. Α The audieπce of approximate1y 150 stu­ 1itigation partner at Ballard Spahr Andrews deπt aπd seπior excavators, aπalysts , aπd ~-- & Ingersoll in Philadelphia, Mr. Slaughter coπservators focused οπ a πumber of *Professor Rapp had to returπ to the U.S. serves on the boards of the Academy of issues, from recovery strategies, field uπexpectedly ίπ July, aπd Scott Pike, Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, the equipmeπt aπd excavatioπ protocols, to Fu1bright Scholar and Research Associate Chestnut Hill Hospita1 HealthCare, coπsideratioπs of haπdliπg, cleaniπg , coπ­ ίπ the Wiener Lab, presented the section on Woodrow Wilson Council, and the Horace serving and methods of storage for specific geoarchaeo1ogy .
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