New funding from The Polonsky Foundation will support a two-year project exploring the learning and teaching of ancient Greek in UK schools, led by @profarlenehh.bsky.social. The funding was announced during a recent visit @britschoolathens.bsky.social. #DUResearch @durhamclassics.bsky.social
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On Friday 25th Sep, the BSA was honoured to welcome the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Constantinos Tassoulas, for a special talk on 'The contribution of the foreign Archaeological Schools to the promotion of ancient Greek civilization’. Read more: www.bsa.ac.uk/2026/09/30/t...
📣Event season is upon us and we have a jam-packed programme coming up this autumn 🗓️ Check out the new events brochure at the link below and join our mailing list to receive event reminders! www.bsa.ac.uk/2026/09/23/e...
📢Don't miss this lecture tonight - you can still register to watch online here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🔥New paper from the furnace of the Fitch Laboratory🔥 We are delighted to share a new paper published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences that presents results of Petra Tušlová’s MSCA Fellowships CZ project, carried out at the Fitch Laboratory! Link to the article: doi.org/10.1007/s125...
New podcast! Ionas Sklavounos and Marilena Mela from Boulouki talk about working with traditional building techniques in the mountain communities of Greece. @staclassics.bsky.social @futuremountain.bsky.social @britschoolathens.bsky.social mountainsofgreece.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/08/29/b...
Boulouki
Ionas Sklavounos and Marilena Mela talk about the work of Boulouki preserving traditional building techniques.
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The names #Spartan and #Lakedaimonian are often used interchangeably, but new research reveals an older Lakedaimonian identity and its influence on Sparta’s history. Read the blog and #openaccess article from the Annual of the @britschoolathens.bsky.social: 🔗 https://cup.org/4gt7EiD #Archaeology
Amyklai Reloaded « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog
The discovery of the Mycenaean Palace at Aghios Vasileios marks a true turning point in the study of early Sparta. Located c. 12 km south of the modern city, the hilltop site steered events long befor...
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🐶🐾Happy International Dog Day to our Canine Executive Officer Chewie! 🐶🐾 Life is never boring at the BSA with Chewie around and I'm sure most visitors have had a thoroughly enriching interaction with him - if you have a favourite Chewie story, we'd love to hear about it in the comments!
The names #Spartan and #Lakedaimonian are often used interchangeably, but new research reveals an older Lakedaimonian identity and its influence on Sparta’s history. Read the blog and #openaccess article from the Annual of the @britschoolathens.bsky.social: 🔗 https://cup.org/4gt7EiD #Archaeology
Amyklai Reloaded « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog
The discovery of the Mycenaean Palace at Aghios Vasileios marks a true turning point in the study of early Sparta. Located c. 12 km south of the modern city, the hilltop site steered events long befor...
cambridge.org
📱Download free-access articles from Cambridge's journals to celebrate the International Congress of Byzantine Studies in Vienna this week! 🔗 https://cup.org/4f8BvxQ #ICBS2026 #byzantinestudies @antiquity.ac.uk @britschoolathens.bsky.social @classicalassociation.org @hellenicsociety.bsky.social
✨Welcome to our 2026 Summer School students!! ✨ We host 30 students for 3 weeks who experience a series of curated lectures and tours of the major archaeological sites and museums in Athens, Attica and Central Greece, as well as 6 days of travel around the Peloponnese! www.bsa.ac.uk/courses/unde...
SAVE THE DATE! AAF is back for its second year on Saturday 17th October 2026, World Archaeology Day, at @britschoolathens.bsky.social Hands-on activities, interactive experiences, and exciting discoveries for all ages. 🏺🏛️ www.athensarchaeologyfestival.org #archaeology #whatsonathens #aaf2026
The Byzantine Course wrapped up two weeks ago and our amazing course leaders Rossana Valente and Flavia Vanni shared a few pictures that sums up the educational and engaging week the students enjoyed 😊
On the 23rd June 2026, amidst a ferocious heatwave, BSA supporters and special guests gathered in London for our annual supporter event, this year as an exhibition and series of short talks on Women Philhellenes and their impact on society. Become a supporter here: www.bsa.ac.uk/join-us-2/be...
Earth, Water, Fire Festival - starting this Thursday in Thrapsano, Crete! Full programme: potterymuseum.gr/wp-content/u...
@atticinscriptions.bsky.social publishes Attic Inscriptions in UK Collections 4.7, a volume by Peter Liddel and Polly Low. The new volume is available for free here: www.atticinscriptions.com/papers/aiuk-47
✨ Welcome, Olivia - Καλή αρχή! Olivia Wilson-Zarganis has joined the BSA as the new Public Engagement and Events Officer. Read more here: www.bsa.ac.uk/2026/06/17/w...
British School at Athens : Welcome to our Public Engagement and Events Officer
We are delighted to welcome Olivia Wilson-Zarganis as the new Public Engagement and Events Officer. Olivia writes: I am very happy to be joining the British School at Athens as […]
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25 funded opportunities for UK-based artists – week-long Artist Venturing Labs in Crete. These labs will be in collaboration with BSA researchers. ⏳ Deadline: 29 June 11.59pm BST 🔗Find out more here: photoworks.org.uk/opportunitie... @photoworks-uk.bsky.social
Artist Venturing Labs - Open Call - Photoworks
We invite UK-based artists to apply for one of 25 fully funded places on week-long Artist Venturing Labs (AVL) in Crete.
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Check out this profile on our Assistant Director, Giorgos! Read more about his research and time as an Early Career Fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, Harvard University over the past year 🌟 greece.chs.harvard.edu/news/meet-ge...
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🚨 Dream job for ceramic specialists? 🚨 Final call for the Williams Fellow in Ceramic Petrology 2026-29! 📍 Athens, Greece 📅 Start: Oct 2026 ⏳ Apply by 12 June 2026 🔗 More info & apply: www.bsa.ac.uk/awards/fello...
BSA / UAL: University of the Arts London Arts Research Resident Abbie Vickress has been working at Kypseli Print Studio whilst in residency at the British School at Athens, developing a series of experiments in screen printing as well as cyanotypes made on the coast of Aegina.
New podcast! Faidon Moudopoulos-Athanasiou talks about his work as a landscape archaeologist in Zagori. @staclassics.bsky.social @futuremountain.bsky.social @britschoolathens.bsky.social mountainsofgreece.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/05/23/u...
Under the Forest
Faidon Moudopoulos-Athanasiou talks about his work as a landscape archaeologist in Zagori.
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New podcast! Julian Hoffman talks about his book Lifelines, and about his latest project on the Aoos/Vjosa river. @staclassics.bsky.social @futuremountain.bsky.social @julianhoffman.bsky.social @britschoolathens.bsky.social mountainsofgreece.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/05/16/l...
Lifelines
Julian Hoffman talks about his book Lifelines, and about his latest project on the Aoos/Vjosa river.
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New podcast! Socrates Koursoumis talks about doing mountain archaeology in Greece, and about the ancient boundary stones on the summit ridge of Mount Taygetos. @staclassics.bsky.social @futuremountain.bsky.social mountainsofgreece.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/04/25/b...
Boundary stones
Socrates Koursoumis talks about his archaeological research on Mount Taygetos.
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New podcast! Molly Greene from Princeton University talks about her research on the mountain regions of northern Greece in the Ottoman period. @staclassics.bsky.social @futuremountain.bsky.social mountainsofgreece.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/04/18/h...
History of the Pindus
Molly Greene talks about her research on the history of the Pindus mountains in Ottoman Greece.
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We're excited to announce the first of our Mountains of Greece episodes in the Mountain Stories, Mountain Futures podcast series. @staclassics.bsky.social @futuremountain.bsky.social mountainsofgreece.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/04/11/p...
Paths of Greece
Jason König interviews Fivos Tsaravopoulos on his work developing new trail networks in Greece.
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🗻 Still dreaming of Mountains of Greece? Catch up on the @mountainsofgreece.bsky.social podcast now! Further to the great success of the conference "Mountains of Greece" held at the BSA in October 2025, we are delighted to share the new podcast with you here 🗻
British School at Athens : Mountains of Greece podcast
Further to the great success of the conference Mountains of Greece: Heritage narratives from the past for a sustainable future held at the BSA in October 2025, we are delighted […]
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🏦 Invitation for applications – Trustee Role on BSA Council Deadline for applications: Fri 10 July 2026 🔗 Information and how to apply: www.bsa.ac.uk/2026/05/22/i...
British School at Athens : Invitation for applications – Trustee Role on BSA Council
Applications are invited from those interested in becoming a member of Council of the British School at Athens to serve for four years from 1 April 2027. The BSA aims […]
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Welcome to the participants of the BSA Ceramic Petrology Course 2026! The Fitch Lab is delighted to be hosting 14 participants from all over the world - pictured here during the welcome drinks - for this hands-on training course. #britishschoolatathens #fitchlab #ceramicpetrology #bsacourse