Export Updates 2026-06-03: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 1 new and 13 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 46a20539 - updated json no change: rdf/ttl ff5aa4a8 - updated gis […]

Export Updates 2026-06-02: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 7 new and 65 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 1d5bb52e - updated json no change: rdf/ttl 28e57741 - updated gis […]

New in the languages and scripts vocabulary: The Kannada language, written in its traditional script. IANA registered code "kn". https://pleiades.stoa.org/vocabularies/ancient-name-languages/kn same as: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33673

In May, the #openhistoricalmap community added 105,036 dated elements, 13,301 buildings, and 88,230 railroad miles. The average age of a dated element fell by 9 months, dipping below a century for the first time since recordkeeping began, and the average year shifted 5 months later. All this […]

Last week in the #PleiadesGazetteer (11 May - 1 June 2026): Over the past three weeks the Pleiades editorial college published 51 new and 593 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Anika Campbell, Birgit Christiansen […] [Original post on hcommons.social]

Export Updates 2026-06-01: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 118 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: ea030d85 - updated json 86763c46 - updated rdf/ttl e36cf816 - updated gis […]

The inaugural (organizational) meeting of the #pleiadesgazetteer "reference wranglers" has been set for Tuesday, 9 June 2026. Further information: https://pleiades.stoa.org/events/reference-wranglers-kickoff-meeting The "reference wranglers" is a new interest and action group devoted to […]

Last call (Saturday, 30 May) to register for #pleiadesgazetteer "getting started", a free, three-part, online (Zoom) training workshop, starting on Tuesday, 2 June 2026. https://pleiades.stoa.org/events

Export Updates 2026-05-29: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 52 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 1a34ca45 - updated json no change: rdf/ttl 78ef48a0 - updated gis package […]

Since Monday, 11 May 2026, the #PleiadesGazetteer editorial college has published 51 new and 442 updated place resources, reflecting the work of 13 people. The usual Monday blog post will summarize the full preceding two weeks' worth of such work, but […] [Original post on hcommons.social]

New in the place types vocabulary: protected area (modern) as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus: areas designated for protection by a governing body due to the natural, ecological, or cultural value or fragility of the area […]

New in the place types vocabulary: rock (landform) as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus: large rugged masses comprising primarily hard mineral material or stone and forming a cliff, crag, or other natural feature on dry land or the seabed […]

Export Updates 2026-05-28: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 18 new and 99 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 72bb5e40 - updated json no change: rdf/ttl ccd31903 - updated […]

Export Updates 2026-05-27: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 16 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 86e6708f - updated json no change: rdf/ttl 3b4a72ff - updated gis package […]

Export Updates 2026-05-26: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 94 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 06fe6a67 - updated json 746ee658 - updated rdf/ttl 7fc11016 - updated gis […]

Export Updates 2026-05-22: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 1 new and 60 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 2787b86d - updated json no change: rdf/ttl 869a34ea - updated gis […]

Export Updates 2026-05-21: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 4 new and 35 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 7649bf80 - updated json no change: rdf/ttl e0ef9e5d - updated gis […]

Export Updates 2026-05-19: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 1 new and 29 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 2bb5c547 - updated json no change: rdf/ttl no change: gis package […]

Export Updates 2026-05-18: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 1 new and 53 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 464c68c1 - updated json c874dfcf - updated rdf/ttl 4fc65b7d - […]

After some delay, monthly #pleiadesgazetteer changelogs have now been posted through April 2026: https://pleiades.stoa.org/news/blog/changelogs-for-december-2025-april-2026 They document the publication of 242 new and 4,031 updated place resources during that time period, reflecting the work of […]

Since Monday, the #PleiadesGazetteer editorial college published 15 new and 81 updated place resources, reflecting the work of 8 people. The usual Monday blog post will summarize a full week's worth of such work, but meantime here's a #SneakPeek at 11 place […] [Original post on hcommons.social]

Export Updates 2026-05-14: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 8 new and 28 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 3b24767c - updated json no change: rdf/ttl 3f295803 - updated gis […]

Export Updates 2026-05-13: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 1 new and 35 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 0f06fe55 - updated json no change: rdf/ttl da0d37fa - updated gis […]

The Ancient World Mapping Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has refurbished and relaunched their digital map of places mentioned by Hierokles. https://awmc.unc.edu/maps-for-texts-series/#Hierokles Over on BlueSky, AWMC Director […] [Original post on hcommons.social]

Export Updates 2026-05-12: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 6 new and 34 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 5af188af - updated json no change: rdf/ttl 67c6cc1a - updated gis […]

Export Updates 2026-05-12: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 6 new and 34 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 5af188af - updated json no change: rdf/ttl 67c6cc1a - updated gis […]

Last Week in the #PleiadesGazetteer (4-11 May 2026): Over the past week the Pleiades editorial college published 20 new and 118 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Anika Campbell, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Daniel […] [Original post on hcommons.social]

Export Updates 2026-05-11: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 1 new and 85 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: c6571f46 - updated json bddd5b1b - updated rdf/ttl 9f8ec4d8 - […]

Export Updates 2026-05-08: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 7 new and 19 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 10b9a25d - updated json no change: rdf/ttl 86ec6d3a - updated gis […]

Registration is now open for another three-part, free, "Getting Started" online workshop series to orient and train new people interested in using and contributing to the #pleiadesgazetteer of ancient places. The series will run from 10am-noon US Eastern time on Thursday, Tuesday, and Thursday […]

Since Monday, the #PleiadesGazetteer editorial college published 12 new and 20 updated place resources, reflecting the work of 7 people. The usual Monday blog post will summarize a full week's worth of such work, but meantime here's a #SneakPeek at one of the […] [Original post on hcommons.social]

Export Updates 2026-05-07: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 5 new and 14 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 605fd2fd - updated json no change: rdf/ttl 77ae176b - updated gis […]

The cause of overnight export failure has been identified and addressed, and the export script re-run. Derivative generation and reports are running now.

Overnight exports have failed, so summary and derivative generation will be delayed while we investigate and remediate.

New on the blog: MANTO announces regular public data releases https://pleiades.stoa.org/news/blog/manto-announces-regular-public-data-releases > Pleiades partner MANTO (the digital dataset of Greek myth), is now releasing of all their data under open license.

Export Updates 2026-05-06: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 6 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 11ee6a03 - updated json no change: rdf/ttl 30bdff74 - updated gis package […]

New documentation: The Pleiades managing editor uses the HTTP Request Header User-Agent string "Pleiades Linked Data Sidebar Fetcher (+https://pleiades.stoa.org/docs/pleiades-linked-data-sidebar-fetcher)" for fetching data export files and accessing APIs provided by third parties when updating […]

"Catching up with the daughters of Atlas". #pleiadesgazetteer managing editor Tom Elliott delivered this paper in the Presidential Panel of the Association of Ancient Historians Annual Meeting 2026 in Iowa City, Iowa, on Thursday, 16 April 2026 […]

New documentation: The Pleiades Gazetteer Bibliography Fixer (2025) is a software program written and operated by the Pleiades managing editor to check, repair, and update bibliographic references in Pleiades database records. The software is fully supervised; it does not run automatically and […]

Registration is open for a three-part, free, "Getting Started" online workshop series to orient and train new people interested in using and contributing to the #pleiadesgazetteer of ancient places: https://pleiades.stoa.org/events . The series will run from 4-6pm US Eastern time on Tuesday […]

Export Updates 2026-05-05: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 7 new and 8 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 0d933e37 - updated json no change: rdf/ttl 68905071 - updated gis […]

Last Week in the #PleiadesGazetteer (27 April - 4 May 2026): Over the past week the Pleiades editorial college published 13 new and 165 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Anika Campbell, Tom Elliott, Brady Kiesling and Enes […] [Original post on hcommons.social]

Export Updates 2026-05-04: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 2 new and 71 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 513cdabb - updated json 8698dd5b - updated rdf/ttl 23f23213 - […]

Since Monday, the #PleiadesGazetteer editorial college published 11 new and 106 updated place resources, reflecting the work of 4 people. The usual Monday blog post will summarize a full week's worth of such work, but meantime here's a #SneakPeek at one of […] [Original post on hcommons.social]

Export Updates 2026-05-01: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 41 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: 725b8b96 - updated json no change: rdf/ttl 901949c2 - updated gis package […]

Export Updates 2026-04-30: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 5 new and 47 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: df93cf16 - updated json no change: rdf/ttl e9ba9ecc - updated gis […]

Export Updates 2026-04-29: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places No new or updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: no change: json no change: rdf/ttl no change: gis package no change […]

Export Updates 2026-04-28: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 6 new and 33 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: f002eaff - updated json no change: rdf/ttl 1175b787 - updated gis […]

Last Week in the #PleiadesGazetteer (20-27 April 2026): Over the past week the Pleiades editorial college published 10 new and 104 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Anika Campbell, Tom Elliott, Maxime Guénette, Greta Hawes, Brady […] [Original post on hcommons.social]

Export Updates 2026-04-27: Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places 1 new and 32 updated places. 1. Downloads: https://pleiades.stoa.org/downloads 2. pleiades.datasets: https://github.com/isawnyu/pleiades.datasets: "main" branch: daf70e27 - updated json 7b596bb5 - updated rdf/ttl e7883443 - […]