Dr Richard Payne 1978-2019
It is with great sadness that the BSA recently learned that Dr Richard Payne, a former BSA Student and Council member, was one of eight mountaineers killed while attempting to […]
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The Power of Archives: Through the Lens of the Mycenae Excavation Records
After my first time going through the Mycenae Excavation Records I had seen a mix of beautiful drawings of fragments, some designs of buildings I didn’t know, and a few […]
July 31, 2019
Library and Hostel Summer Closure 2019
The Library will be closed on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th August 2019 and will be closed to everyone including Members and Readers for cleaning and maintenance from Monday 2nd […]
Shooting the Past: Making Connections in the BSA Photographic Archives
Stephen Poliakoff’s 1999 TV drama, Shooting the Past tells a story of an extraordinary photographic library whose goal is to preserve the past through its vast archive. The library holds […]
May 2, 2019
New publication: Exploring Diversity in Household Pottery Traditions in Crusader Greece
We are pleased to announce the most recent publication by members of the fitch: “Exploring Diversity in Household Pottery Traditions in Crusader Greece: a Case Study from the City of Thebes, Boeotia”.
Dr Ruth Macrides (1949 – 2019)
We report with deep sadness the death on 27 April, aged 69, of Ruth Macrides, after a short illness.
April 24, 2019
Easter closure dates
The Library will be closed to Readers and Visitors (not Members) from Friday 26th April to Wednesday 1st May 2019 inclusively. The Library reopens on Thursday 2nd May 2019. The […]
Efi Nikita presents her new project: People in Motion
Efthymia Nikita’s new project, ‘People in Motion’, aims to investigate human mobility in the Mediterranean during the Byzantine period.
February 27, 2019
Now open: Fitch Laboratory Bursary Awards 2019-2020
Applications are invited from graduate students or young scholars for an award to support research at the Fitch Laboratory, British School at Athens (BSA) for up to 3 months in the academic year (September 2019-June 2020).
Lefkandi Textile on display in the National Archaeological Museum
The British School at Athens is delighted to note that one of the most spectacular finds of the later 20th century is currently on display (until Sunday 5 May 2019) in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens in its ‘Invisible Museum’ series.