Another antiquities law adopted in the summer! At the very end of July 1912, the Ottomans adopted the Regulation regarding the Preservation of Monuments. More of a response to increasing pressure on heritage, this completed their protection regime for antiquities. #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

#Mediterranean antiquities continue to inspire artists! In this work by Basquiat, a Venus stands out on the left panel. Do you happen to know what '1933', a year within the #MAARe time period, represents? I have been wondering since viewing the painting yesterday... #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Summer readings 🏖️ : This year marks the 30th anniversary of the #MSCA funding mechanism. Do you know how many researchers have benefitted from its support? Through my project #MMARe, I'm one of how many? Find out this and much more here: marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/30th-anniver...

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Inter alia, #MMARe studies antiquities legislation in precisely the many polities in the long 19th c. Greek world. This volume could help us better interpret archaeological developments in them. It is high time we got a book like this! #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology #Mediterranean #Greece #Cyprus

Looking for help! Do you know where I could find (ideally a digital) copy of Hazine-i evrak (kavanin ve nizamat), No 2, Divan-ı Hümayun, Nizamat defteri, 10? I've looked everywhere I could think of to no avail... Thank you so much! 🥸 #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology #Mediterranean #Ottoman

Quiz time! 😃 In 1878, the administration of Cyprus passed to the British. Which law regulated antiquities on the island by the end of the century? Any thoughts? Please, share them in the comments! 👇️ #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology #Mediterranean #Cyprus

We tend to think of 1923 as the year all things Ottoman came to an end. And yet, the 1906 Ottoman antiquities law remained in force for decades after the establishment of the Turkish Republic . Did you know that? Let me know in the comments! #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology #Mediterranean

A wonderful meeting today with my Ca' Foscari University supervisor, Prof. Matteo Legrenzi! We talked business (and a bit leisure): the #MMARe project progress so far, upcoming research and conferences, publication plans, and more. #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology #Mediterranean

Did you know that all the antiquities laws of the Cretan State were promulgated in the summer? Not that it matters... But being in July and working on their translation, this drew my attention. The #MSCA-funed #MMARe project will make these translations available to everyone! #HistoryOfArcheology

Interested in stories of looted works of art during WWII? "L' opera da ritrovare" is an essential starting point for the case of Italy: lists of objects per collection; many photographs; and information on provenance. #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

Today, we celebrated 4th of July with a picnic @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. Happy 250th anniversary, America! #America250 Columbia University is the #MSCA-funded #MMARe project host institution for the first 2 years of research providing valuable support & resources in the #HistoryOfArchaeology

Artist Akram Zaatari talks about Osman Hamdi Bey, Sayda, cultural mutations, archaeology as extraction & the museum: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHbo... Part of "The Whistling Memory" exhibition, Istanbul to 5 July: art.ykykultur.com.tr/exhibitions/... For reference #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

"Islık Çalan Hafıza" / “The Whistling Memory” - Akram Zaatari

“Arkeoloji kazıları belgeleyen fotoğraflara baktığımızda, fotoğrafçının niyeti olmadan her zaman bir şeyler fotoğrafa girer.” Eserleriyle “Islık Çalan Hafıza” sergisinde yer alan sanatçı Akram…

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A great week of learning! Thank you all @uofdenver-ace.bsky.social, esp. Prof. Elizabeth Campbell, & all instructors for this opportunity to reflect on "Provenance Research Today: Issues, Resources, and Networks" 👉️https://tinyurl.com/4572dawj For reference #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

New article on the #HistoryOfArchaeology & #OpenAccess! "Ottoman Excavation and Architectural Reuse in Greece: The Case of Ancient Pella and Its Environs" by E. K. Fowden & E. Kolovos 👉️ journal.eahn.org/article/id/1... For reference #MSCA #MMARe

Ottoman Excavation and Architectural Reuse in Greece: The Case of Ancient Pella and Its Environs

Ottoman inheritance of pre-Islamic cultures is undergoing a surge of scholarly interest. However, most studies focus on the late eighteenth century onwards. We offer here a glimpse of earlier Ottoman...

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Hot off the (Turkish) press! M. R. Akgün's legal historical account of the Ottoman legislation on antiquities is out. Tebrikler, Raşit Hoca! Ordered & added to my reading list... 👉️ adalet.com.tr/osmanli-devl... For reference #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

Osmanlı Devleti’nde Eski Eserler Hukuku Asar-ı Atika Nizamnameleri ve Kültürel Mirasın Korunması, M. Raşit Akgün - kİTAP

Osmanlı Devleti'nde Eski Eserler Hukuku

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Now #OpenAccess! "Du pillage à la conscience patrimoniale en Grèce et dans l’Empire ottoman : le rôle des Français et des autres Occidentaux (xviiie-xixe siècles)," edited by Irini Apostolou & Alessia Zambon 👉️ books.openedition.org/ausonius/22244 For reference #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

Hot off the press! "In and Out of Context-Objects and their itineraries in museums, collections and storerooms," K. Kathariou et al. (eds.), BAR. Interesting contributions on the #HistoryOfArchaeology, incl. on Greek legislation by A. Lekka www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono... For reference #MSCA #MMARe

In and Out of Context: Objects and their itineraries in museums, collections, and storerooms

How do objects shape, and become shaped by the social and cultural words they inhabit? This volume explores the dynamic lives of objects from prehistory to modernity, as they move through time,…

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"Occupied City," the exhibition catalogue edited by Daniel MacArthur-Seal & Gizem Tongo is out! With a chapter on the #HistoryOfArchaeology by Ceren Abi and another one by yours truly on Ottoman Greeks plus other fascinating contributions: en.iae.org.tr/Publication/... For reference #MMARe #MSCA

Occupied City: Politics and Daily Life in Istanbul, 1918–1923

Edited by Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal and Gizem Tongo, Occupied City approaches the period of political uncertainty and social upheaval that followed the Allied occupation of Istanbul after the…

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A most fitting presentation on the occasion of #IAW2026: "Archives and Archaeology: Unearthing the Ottoman Perspective" with Nilay Özlü & Ceren Abi Khalili Research Center, University of Oxford June 11, 2026 at 16:00 👉️ krc.web.ox.ac.uk/event/archiv... For reference #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Archives and Archaeology: Unearthing the Ottoman Perspective

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Ahead of #IAW2026 & in light of my recent visits to archives in #Greece & #Cyprus, I find archives invaluable in the study of the #HistoryOfArchaeology. Will #MMARe confirm that such state voices align with this year's topic, "Archives for Justice?" Any thoughts? www.ica.org/internationa... #MSCA

#IAW2026 - ICA

The ICA is proud to announce the theme for International Archives Week 2026 (#IAW2026): #ArchivesForJustice: Rights, Memory & Futures.

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Friends in Istanbul, not to miss: "In Pursuit of Byzantine Heritage in Ottoman Lands - The Russian Archaeological Institute in Constantinople (1894–1917)" by Pinar Ure at Pera Museum on June 5, 2026, at 17:00. More info: tinyurl.com/2fv8jjx5 For reference only #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

In Pursuit of Byzantine Heritage in Ottoman Lands The Russian Archaeological Institute in Constantinople (1894–1917)

Founded in Constantinople in the late nineteenth century, the Russian Archaeological Institute became an important center for Byzantine history and archaeology through its research activities in…

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The Cretan State (1898-1913), that marked the period of autonomy under the Ottomans for Crete, promulgated an antiquities law in June 1899, less than a year after its establishment. This is how important antiquities were! Stay tuned for more... #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

Did you know that the Cyprus Museum dates to the 1880s & the period of British rule on the island? It was the single most important specialized institution in the management of antiquities in Cyprus & its archive is a key source for understanding the Cypriot #HistoryOfArchaeology. #MSCA #MMARe

This is the archive of the Greek Archaeological Service in Athens. Impressively rich and with a polite & most helpful staff. My thanks to its Director, Ms. Athina Chatzidimitriou, & to Ms. Vasiliki Daiaki for facilitating my #MSCA #MMARe research in the #HistoryOfArchaeology.

At the fantastic ecole thematique "Itinerances" by Mercedes Volait & Angelos Dalachanis where I delivered a lecture on the Ottoman antiquities legislation & the place of ordinary people in it, and organized a workshop on Ottoman Greek vernacular archaeologies. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Spoliation has been around for hundreds of years. The modern Mediterranean laws on antiquities sought to end it. Built largely with ancient slabs, the medieval church of Panagia Gorgoepekoos adorns Athens! Can we condemn a practice while admiring its end results? #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Named after the Titaness Metis, this #OpenAccess database of the excavations at Corinth since 1896 brings unique insight into a palimpsest of a city & the decisions of archaeologists on how to excavate it. metis.ascsa.edu.gr For reference only #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology #ASCSA

Upcoming lecture: Sarah Griswold, "Hubs, networks, and trajectories. The making of international cooperation in the humanities in Istanbul and beyond" Online; May 7, 2026; 18:00-20:00 (Istanbul time) 👉️ tinyurl.com/htekbk9e Shared for reference only. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Seminar - Hubs, networks, and trajectories. The making of international cooperation in the humanities in Istanbul and beyond - IFEA Istanbul

mai 7, 2026 @ 18:00 - 20:00 - 07/05/2026  / 18h - 20h00 In English Online Online connection link ID: 962 8073 4298 Password: 558453   Speaker Sarah Griswold  (Associate Professor of History at…

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An interesting conference is coming up in Germany, May 6-8: Patrons, Politicians, Agents and Archaeologists: The Networks Framing “Lost Cities” in Western Asia For more info & to register: projects.au.dk/lost-cities-... Shared for reference only. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Patrons, Politicians, Agents and Archaeologists: The Networks Framing “Lost Cities” in Western Asia

This conference seeks to examine the late 19th to early 20th century exploitation of urban sites and cultural heritage in Asia Minor and the Middle East by analyzing the broader societal and…

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Hot off the press & Open Access: "European Influence on Ottoman Antiquities Legislation (1869-1906)" by M. Raşit Akgün 👉️ iupress.istanbul.edu.tr/journal/anna... Happy to see references to my PhD thesis (ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid... Shared for reference only. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology