greek pots
Many congratulations to our own Kathleen Lynch, who is the 2025 Society & Culture Research Advancement Grantee!

On archaeological excavations in the Mediterranean, broken pieces of pottery make up the largest category of finds. For the period from 600-300 BCE Athenian potters exported their wares throughout the region, but original shapes can be hard to identify from fragments. The iDig Pottery app will guide users through a series of questions, then image prompts of complete pots, as well as provide expert tips unavailable in any publication. The app design will be expandable so scholars can create modules for other periods and pottery types.

The Office of Research uses the Society & Culture Research Advancement Grant to incentivize novel research, exceptional scholarship, and the production of creative and performing art works that creatively address issues of increasing societal significance. The program follows a two-stage, LOI and finalist round process and is open to UC faculty whose proposed activities fall within the areas of the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
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paper uc news gaignerot

"Modern tech unlocks secret of ancient art": a paper by Mike Miller in UC News about the program of experimental archaeology led by Florence Gaignerot-Driessen in collaboration with DAAP.

Based on 3D-models of ancient molded terracottas recovered from a votive deposit at Anavlochos, Crete, copies in durable resin were printed at the Rapid Prototyping Center. These were used to create clay molds and replicas at the Ceramics lab in order to study their process of production and fragmentation.

Pompeii

In a new podcast Steven Ellis speaks about the importance of context in archaeological work at the ancient city of Pompeii.

Professor Steven Ellis directed archaeological excavations in the Porta Stabia neighborhood in Pompeii, which he hopes is leading to a better understanding of local businesses and the ancient economy before 79 A.D.

See more of this paper by Mike Miller in UC News!