American Excavations in Corinth, Greece
Dr. Ioulia Tzonou
Join us for a free virtual talk on Sunday, October 22, at 10 AM Central. This Virtual Symposium is free and open to the public.
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ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM:
Ancient Greece was a vibrant and colorful place. Join Dr. Ioulia Tzonou for a look at archaeological evidence from Corinth, Greece, that shows the life of one bustling ancient city across thousands of years.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Ioulia Tzonou (Ph.D., University of Cincinnati) is the Associate Director of Corinth Excavations at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece. In collaboration with a staff of 10, she curates the School's substantial collection of artifacts at the Museum of Ancient Corinth, which amount to 190,000 physical objects and half a million digital records. She is an active researcher and teaches archaeology to everyone from kindergartners to doctoral candidates. A native of Siatista in Western Macedonia, Ioulia graduated from the University of Athens. She completed her M.A. on “Bronze-Age Cycladic Petroglyphs” and her doctoral dissertation on “A Contextual Analysis of Mycenaean Terracotta Figurines.” She was Schliemann and Spitzer Fellow at the American School. Ioulia has excavated periods ranging from Neolithic to Modern in Roquemissou, France; at Makriyianni in Athens; at Midea in the Argolid; and in Kozani, Macedonia, and Corinth.
SYMPOSIUM SPONSORS:
Humanities Tennessee
Archaeological Institute of America- Nashville Society
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NEXT IN-PERSON SYMPOSIUM:
The Archaeology of Scotland. November 8, 2023 at 6 PM.