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?
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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.
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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/...
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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.
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...
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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...
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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…
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…
