EVENT: Diversity and Inclusivity in Anatolian Archaeology online Seminar

The British Institute in Ankara is hosting an online discussion about Diversity and Inclusion in Anatolian archaeology, including a contributions by Naoíse Mac Sweeney and Elif Koperal - both of whom have worked extensively on Miletos and Ionia. This promises to be an important and lively event, attuned to the current global mood surrounding inclusion …

REVIEW: Recent Discoveries at Sardis by Nick Cahill (lecture)

This online lecture was jointly hosted by the British and American Institutes in Ankara, via Zoom and Facebook Live. The recording of the lecture is available HERE. Of most interest to readers of Milesian Tales were the latest excavations in the so-called 'Field 49' area of the site, which is covers a hill enclosed by …

HABER: Bafa Gölü’nün kapanmasına dair yeni bir tarihlendirme

Yakın zamanda Sena Akçer-Ön ve Alan Greaves’in kapsamlı bir araştırmanın sonucu olarak yayına sunduğu makaleye  göre, Bafa Gölü’nün oluşumuna dair yeni bir tarih öneriliyor. Bu araştırmanın, Miletos’un ve bir zamanlar Latmos Körfezi olan bölgenin sınırında yer alan diğer yerleşimlerin (örn. Priene, Myus, Herakleia) tarihsel ve arkeolojik yorumlarına dikkate değer yansımaları  olacaktır. Daha önceki çalışmalar, öncelikle …

NEWS: New Dating of Lake Bafa

A major new research article by Sena Akçer-Ön and Alan Greaves has proposed a new date for the formation of Lake Bafa. This will have significant ramifications for the interpretation of the archaeology and history of Miletos and all the other sites that border what was previously the Gulf of Latmos (i.e. Priene, Myous, Herakleia). …

EVENT: Online Lecture about New Discoveries at Sardis

The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) will be hosting an online lecture via Zoom by the director of excavations at Sardis, Nick Cahill. Click on the link below for more details and online registration. https://biaa.ac.uk/event/online-lecture-recent-discoveries-at-sardis-from-the-bronze-age-until-the-end-of-antiquity

NEWS: The “Inland Western Anatolian World” in the Bronze Age

  Latest research from Cultural Interactions: Borders Routes and Socio-Economic Dynamics International Symposium at Hacettepe University, Anakara 14-15 November 2019. As well as introducing a number of fresh academic voices to the discourse about the internal dynamics of Anatolia and its role between East and West, this excellent conference included the considered reflections on three …

NEWS: The End of an Era….

In a surprise move the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism has announced that retired professors can no longer act as excavation directors, forcing them to hand over their projects to younger scholars. This will regularize the management of archaeological excavations in the country and may go some way towards challenging the perception that long-established …

NEWS: The “Darius” Inscription from Phanagoria

A few years ago (2016 to be precise), as our regular readers may recall, there were a flurry of reports from news outlets and archaeology websites regarding the discovery of an inscribed stele in Old Persian from the Black Sea settlement of Phanagoria (for those who would like to refresh their memories the story can …

REVIEW: EPIPHANEIA: A Festschrift for Nuran Şahin

This useful and well-produced book shows that Festschrift culture is very much alive and well in Turkey, with 32 papers dedicated to the excavator of Klaros on themes ranging across archaeology, ancient history, and cultural heritage. Of most interest to followers of this blog are papers on aspects of Ionian cult practice including a new …

EVENT: Northern Lights workshop @ Edinburgh University 26/04/19

On the 26th of April, Edinburgh University will host the Northern Lights workshop for postgraduate researchers in the north of the United Kingdom. The event includes 3-minute thesis presentations, a plenary panel session and academic papers on a variety of topics. Milesian Tales' John Brendan Knight will present a paper entitled Migration Theory and 'Greek …