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Using 3D Technology to Access Ancient Greek Vases: A Touching Tale
Holding a piece of ancient pottery in hand can give one a sense of power. Be it a freshly excavated fragment still covered in dirt, a whole or partial vessel from remote site storage, or a figure-decorated specimen pulled from public display in a museum, it is the feel of the fabric that one recalls…
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Official Website Relaunch
Our team is thrilled to officially announce the relaunch of kerameikos.org! Over the last year we have been diligently rebuilding our site to create a more accessible and engaging experience for users — whether they be experts, researchers, students, or those simply with an interest in ancient Greek pottery. For those of you who have…
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More than 14,000 objects from the Met Museums added
Thanks to the Met Museum‘s Open Access policy, we have been able to integrate more than 14,000 objects from the museum’s collection into Kerameikos.org. These objects were extracted from the Met’s CSV export to Github, supplemented with image URLs from a derivative repository. This tranche of data does not include all ancient Greek and Greek-aligned (e.g., Cypriot) ceramics,…