UC building digital gallery of ancient Troy
February 4, 2020
The University of Cincinnati Classics Department is creating a new digital library of historical images from UC's 1930s excavation of Troy in Turkey. Once complete, UC will open the digital gallery to researchers and the public.
UC 'pottery whisperer' gives talk at national conference
January 3, 2020
University of Cincinnati classics professor Kathleen Lynch is a ceramics specialist who has worked at sites in Italy, Greece, Albania and Turkey. This year, she received a Getty Scholar fellowship to study Athenian pottery and its relationship to Persia, Greece and Rome. She gave the opening night lecture this week to the Archaeological Institute of America, the world’s largest and oldest archaeological association, during its annual conference Washington, D.C. Her address titled “Conversations with a Pot Whisperer: Archaeological Ceramics and the Stories They Tell” kicked off the annual conference of archaeologists from around the world.
Channel 5: UC's Griffin Warrior featured in 'Greek Odyssey'
July 13, 2020
UC senior research associate Sharon Stocker talks to Channel 5 host Bettany Hughes about the Griffin Warrior for the new Channel 5 series "Greek Island Odyssey."
Medium: The rock that could change history
October 23, 2020
In a Medium essay, writer Andrei Tapalaga argues that UC's discovery of a Greek sealstone could change the way people think about art from the Bronze Age.
Hybrid class lets UC students experience ancient Greece
November 6, 2020
Students in Classics professor Barbara Burrell's Greek archaeology course get a chance to examine artifacts in person.
Smithsonian highlights UC Classics' early work at Troy
February 22, 2022
Smithsonian magazine highlights UC Classics' early work in Troy under professor Carl Blegen, whose work in the 1930s found evidence of a siege from the late Bronze Age that was mentioned in Homer's Iliad.
The Atlantic: Kids are learning history from video games now
March 30, 2022
Video games with historical context are gaining popularity and UC director of the Department of Classics sees some virtue in the virtual alternative to traditional methods.
Smithsonian Channel features UC's discovery of Griffin Warrior
August 30, 2021
The Smithsonian Channel's "Secrets" explores UC Classics' archaeological discoveries in ancient Greece.