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. #MSCA #MMARe

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.

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. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

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? #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Named after the Titaness Metis, this #OpenAccess database of the excavations at Corinth since 1896 brings unique insight into a palimpsest of a city & the decisions of archaeologists on how to excavate it. metis.ascsa.edu.gr For reference only #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology #ASCSA

Upcoming lecture: Sarah Griswold, "Hubs, networks, and trajectories. The making of international cooperation in the humanities in Istanbul and beyond" Online; May 7, 2026; 18:00-20:00 (Istanbul time) 👉️ tinyurl.com/htekbk9e Shared for reference only. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

An interesting conference is coming up in Germany, May 6-8: Patrons, Politicians, Agents and Archaeologists: The Networks Framing “Lost Cities” in Western Asia For more info & to register: projects.au.dk/lost-cities-... Shared for reference only. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Hot off the press & Open Access: "European Influence on Ottoman Antiquities Legislation (1869-1906)" by M. Raşit Akgün 👉️ iupress.istanbul.edu.tr/journal/anna... Happy to see references to my PhD thesis (ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid... Shared for reference only. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

CfP: TRAVELLERS IN OTTOMAN LANDS has a theme dedicated to "Travellers at classical and archaeological sites" and you would get to be a traveller in modern Thessaloniki between 21 and 24 April 2027! More info: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

I wish I could be in Athens for this talk! "Archéologues et épigraphistes au Proche-Orient : aventure et érudition (XIXe- XXe s.)" by P.-L. Gatier (#CNRS) National Library of Greece, 17 April 2026, 18:00 www.efa.gr/events/arche... Shared for reference only #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Grateful to the organizers, presenters & participants at #MAOW2026 for the in-depth exchanges & the opportunities to learn! I presented on the antiquities laws in three Ottoman island, Samos, Crete and Cyprus, in the long 19th century, as part of my #MSCA funded project, #MMARe. 📷️ Luis R. Alba

Today we mark #InternationalProvenanceResearchDay - #TagderProvenienzforschung! Thanks to funding by #MSCA, #MMARe contributes to provenance research & the #HistoryOfArchaeology also by providing a corpus of English translations of the Mediterranean archaeological laws from 1789 to 1945. Stay tuned!

Popular twins! Yesterday NASA launched Artemis II to the Moon. The ancient Greek moon goddess Artemis had a twin brother, Apollo, a sun god. A key book through which Ottoman Turkish readers were introduced to western-style history of art was titled "Apollo." #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

CfA: "Collecting to Shape and Reflect the Nation: Changing Museum Strategies from the Nineteenth to the Twentieth Century" Jointly organised conference by V&A & GNM in London (22–23 October 2026) Deadline: 15 April tinyurl.com/4rsx4a5s Shared for reference only #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Bulletin of the History of Archaeology is now on LinkedIn! Find the page of this #OpenAccess journal dedicated to the #HistoryOfArchaeology at www.linkedin.com/company/bull... and stay up to date! Shared for reference only; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA

On #GreekIndependenceDay let's dig into Greek #HistoryOfArchaeology: In 1834, newly independent Greece adopted one of the first laws on antiquities in the world. But where has the Frankish tower of the Acropolis shown in this 1842 photo gone today? #MMARe attempts to answer this. #MSCA

Coming up on 26 March! "Material Histories of Italian Colonialism" @italianacademy.bsky.social & online italianacademy.columbia.edu/events/mater... Shared for reference only; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Interested in the history of archaeology? The Historians of Archaeology (HoA) Online Support Group has a new website: historiansofarchaeology.wordpress.com Check it out to connect, learn and contribute! Shared for reference only; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

New article! Bilge Karbi, German Archaeologists and the Construction of the Anatolian-Baghdad Railway, 1888–1914, German History, 2026;, ghaf048, doi.org/10.1093/gerh... Shared for reference only; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

New on insular archaeologies... Archaeological Lives - Colonial Intrigues and My Dismissal as Director of Antiquities A Memoir of Cyprus in the 1930s By John R. Hilton Edited by Nicholas Stanley-Price www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress... Shared for reference only #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

For this #InternationalWomensDay, a book hot off the press: "Pencil and dust - Women who shaped archaeology in Greece and the Greek world" by Sylviane Déderix & Maguelone Bastide (eds.) More info: buff.ly/1pFIZsH Shared for reference only; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Hybrid conference - "Women Archaeologists and War" on 9-10 March 2026 organized by @efathenes.bsky.social & @britschoolathens.bsky.social www.bsa.ac.uk/events/women... Shared for reference only; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Friends in Athens! Lecture: "Archaeology and Photography in Alexandria, Egypt: A Journey Through Time and Technology " by Thomas Faucher (@cnrs.fr & @efathenes.bsky.social) @Greek_Library, March 2 More info: www.efa.gr/events/archa... Shared for reference only #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Friends in London, this conference starts tomorrow! "The Ancient Mediterranean and the British Museum - Past and Futures" @britishmuseum.bsky.social & @sas-news.bsky.social More info: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... Shared for reference only; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Discussion: "Archaeology, Museums, and Photography in the Late Ottoman Empire: Osman Hamdi Bey and Theodore Macridy Bey" Bahattin Öztuncay & George Manginis Moderator: Anne McCabe 2 March 2026, 19:00 @TheBenakiMuseum www.acg.edu/events/muhab... For reference #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

CfA: Session 2A, “Digging into the archives: new perspectives on documentary legacies in the history of archaeology,” @UISPP Int'l Congress, Poznań, Poland, 31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026. I won't make it but maybe you can... Submission deadline: 28 Feb For reference only #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Alessia Zambon, “Ten Feet Under”: Western Travellers and the Excavation of Early 19th-Century Athens @ The Center for the Ancient Mediterranean, Columbia U, & online, 27 Feb. 2026, 11:00 AM (ET) forms.gle/2AEXzD9yifkN... Shared for reference only #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Final days to apply! “ITINÉRANCES: la circulation des traces matérielles du passé de l'Antiquité à nos jours” @efathenes.bsky.social organised by @angelosd.bsky.social @cnrs.fr (11-15 May 2026) More info: tinyurl.com/4udpthj9 Shared for reference only #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Hybrid talk! Edhem Eldem, "How Local Can You Really Go? Archaeology In The Ottoman Lands In The Long Nineteenth Century," Columbia Center for Archaeology, 13 Feb. 2026 at 4.30pm (NY time) archaeology.columbia.edu Shared for reference only; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Few tickets left! Alessia Zambon in conversation with Edhem Eldem on “Western Travelers & Ancient Monuments in Ottoman Greece” @italianacademy.bsky.social (17 Feb. 2026, 4PM) italianacademy.columbia.edu/events/weste... Shared for reference only. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Brown Üniversitesi Profesörü Felipe Rojas’ın "Roma Döneminde Anadolu’nun Farklı Geçmişleri" adlı kitabı Türkçe olarak kitapçılarda! Felipe Rojas’s book "The Pasts of Roman Anatolia” now available in Turkish! Shared for reference only; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Hot off the press! “The Multiple Antiquities of Greek Modernity;” C. Avlami & M. Konaris (eds.) ... explores the multiple perceptions of Hellenic antiquity in modern Greece editions.efa.gr?kroute=publi... Shared for reference only. Opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Photos getting digitised @skillitercentre.bsky.social & @newnhamcollege.bsky.social (U of Cambridge), bringing to light aspects of life in Republican Türkiye with an archaeological twist. Looking forward! newn.cam.ac.uk/newnham-news... #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology Shared for reference only.

A @brismes.bsky.social online webinar on “What’s in an Archive? The Colonial and Anticolonial Afterlives of MENA Archives” - 27 January 2026 For more information and to register: www.brismes.ac.uk/events/outre... #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology Shared for reference; opinions not my own.

Do join our MESA 2026 panel! CfA - The Politics of Antiquities Collecting: A Comparative Approach to the Sale and Export of Antiquities in the Middle East Deadline: January 30, 2026 #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Summer School CfA - Imperial Seas: Space and Societies from the Adriatic to the Black Sea. Places of memory, heritage, material and immaterial traces www.efa.gr/call-for-app... Shared for reference; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

CfP – History of Austrian/Austro-Hungarian archaeology in the Balkans and the eastern Mediterranean, mid-19th to mid-20th centuries (21-22 September 2026) Deadline: 15 February 2026 Shared for reference; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

CfA - Travellers in Ottoman Lands: Voyagers, Landscapes, Cultural Memories Thessaloniki, 20-24 April 2027 With quite a few topics of interest for the #HistoryOfArchaeology… Deadline: 15 November 2026 travellersinottomanlands.com/next-seminar/ Shared for reference; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA

Happy New Year! Academic life is shaped by colleagues who sometimes become friends. My friend & colleague Dr Ceren Abi is editing a vital sourcebook on Ottoman cultural history: networks.h-net.org/group/announ... Would you contribute? Shared for reference. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

As the year draws to a close, let’s remember the moments when we joyfully slid down the slope of research, the countless uphill walks, and the times of restless limbo. Research brings great satisfaction, but it is also an arduous path. May 2026 bring more ease and peace! #MMARe #MSCA

Ok, the writing is not very good but the wishes are heartfelt! #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryofArchaeology

An interview @lifomag.bsky.social with one of the first Greek women archaeologists, Semni Karouzou: lifo.gr/culture/arxa... (in Greek) Interesting how she talks about Westerners in comparison to Greeks… What do you think? Shared for reference; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

CfP - “Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions” Symposium (Istanbul, 13-14 April 2026), organized by the British International Research Institutes & Sabancı University biaa.ac.uk/cfp-ottoman-... Shared for reference; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Hot off the press! Check out the latest - open access - article by Maximilian Georg @bhajournal.bsky.social. Somewhere there, at the margins of the Mediterranean too, people were working on past remains... #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

4th workshop on Women in the Archaeology of Greece CfP (31.12.2025) - Women Archaeologists and War Organized by @efathenes.bsky.social and @britschoolathens.bsky.social on 9 & 10 March 2026 www.bsa.ac.uk/events/call-... Shared for reference; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Conference - coming up! Exploring Reuse - Egypt, Mediterranea and the East (10-12 December, IFAO) www.ifao.egnet.net/recherche/ma... Shared for reference; opinions not my own. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Coming up on December 8! Panel discussion on the Ottoman Aegean and antiquities @britschoolathens.bsky.social covering local communities, Ottoman officials, foreign diplomats & so much more: www.bsa.ac.uk/events/archa... Happy to have been part of this project! #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Just made OA, the rich photo collection of Fahreddin (Türkkan) Pasha (1868-1948) also offers a glimpse into monuments protected under the Ottoman legislation on antiquities. Here, the Comnenian fortification walls in Trebizond/Trabzon/Trapezounta. #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology #ircica

#Thanksgiving: Three months into my #MMARe #MSCA fellowship, I look back with gratitude to the people who made it possible over the years: my family, teachers, university professors, administrators, directors, supervisors, funders, colleagues... I’m grateful to all of them!

Smiley faces after our #HistoryOfArchaeology panel at the #MESA Annual Conference. With two of my co-panelists, Dr Ceren Abi (left) who works on WWI restitution & Dr Nilay Özlü (right) who presented on her cataloguing of Ottoman Archive docs from the Imperial Museum. Two great projects! #MMARe #MSCA