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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Two treasure troves on the #HistoryOfArchaeology on the #Ionian islands: the local branch of the #GeneralStateArchives (pic.1) & the Corfu Reading Society (pic.2). A trip just concluded and just starting! Happy to have discovered the 1846 #antiquities law, now part of the #MSCA-funded #MMARe project

The British Barracks, now home to the Corfu branch of the General State Archives.
Photo by Artemis Papatheodorou (25 September 2026)

The reading room of the Corfu Reading Society on September 26, 2026.
Photo by Artemis Papatheodorou

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Quiz time: On June 3, 1846, an act of the government aimed at enriching the Ionian National Museum was published in the Gazzetta in Corfu. In what language(s) was this act published? Here are some possible answers: Greek, Ottoman Turkish, Russian, French, Italian, English 🥸

The Old Fortress at night, Corfu island
Nowadays, the British barracks within the fortress house the Corfu Branch of the General State Archives
Photo by Artemis Papatheodorou (20 Sept 2026)

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

At the Ottoman State Archives, I first started thinking about how non-standard transliterations of foreign names can affect our research. Today, at the Greek Archaeological Service Archive, I found “Σχλίεμαν.” Can you guess whom it refers to? The picture might help… 👀 #MSCA #MMARe #Mediterranean

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heinrich_Schliemann_(HeidICON_28763)_(cropped).jpg

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Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Nearly 2 weeks of research on the #HistoryOfArchaeology at the #GeneralStateArchives in #Rhodes are now over. With a big thank you to the 'commando' team (pictured here) that helped me along the way & Director Ms Toliou! My gratitude also to the Library staff next door! #MSCA #MMARe #Mediterranean

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is Babis! Resident archivist-cum-researcher at the General State Archives on Rhodes where I'm researching the #HistoryOfArchaeology during the #Italian period (c. 1912-1943). What a wonderful companion! 😻 #MSCA #MMARe #Mediterranean

Babis, the resident cat at the General State Archives on the Greek island of Rhodes (19 Sep. 2026)
Photo: Artemis Papatheodorou

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🎉My latest article "A Greco-Turkish Alexander the Great: The Karamanli Phyllada from 1843" has just been published by Anatolian Studies. For those who need to read it but don't have institutional access, I have a limited number of free articles available to share. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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A Greco-Turkish Alexander the Great: The Karamanli Phyllada from 1843 | Anatolian Studies | Cambridge Core

A Greco-Turkish Alexander the Great: The Karamanli Phyllada from 1843 - Volume 76

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The impact of #war on #antiquities in the #Mediterranean has been an issue at least since the siege of the #Acropolis of Athens in the 1820s. The British issued this 'Antiquities Proclamation' in 1918 with regards to antiquities in what they called "Occupied Enemy Territory (South)." #MSCA #MMARe

Appendix VI, Antiquities Proclamation

Source: Pro-Jerusalem Society. Council. (1921). Jerusalem, 1918-1920: being the records of the Pro-Jerusalem Council during the period of the British military administration. London: J. Murray, for the Council of the Pro-Jerusalem Society, p. 78

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The earliest #antiquities law I've found for #Morocco goes back to 1912. The latest one to be studied by #MMARe dates to 1945. The years in between mark a very productive period in the #HistoryOfArchaeology in this French protectorate. #MSCA #Mediterranean

The first page of the 1912 Moroccan law on antiquities. Bulletin Officiel, No. 5, 29 November 1912.

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Coming up soon! As an #MSCA grant holder for #MMARe, I find this a wonderful initiative! Have you registered? What do reviewers look for when evaluating proposals? 🔍 📅 Date: 14 August 2026 🕓 Time: 16:00–17:00 CEST 🔗 Register here to attend: lnkd.in/edwCbbvX

Official event poster with event info and logos

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Are you working on, inter alia, the #HistoryOfArchaeology in #Turkey, the #Ottoman Empire and its successor states, Iran, Central Asia, and the Caucasus? #Diyar is inviting submissions of articles for its next issue! My 1st article was with Diyar... Now Open Access! #MSCA #MMARe

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The long 19th c. was the century of legal codification! While #Mediterranean countries promulgated antiquities laws already in the late 18th c., #France (the country that pioneered the code & lent many of its codes to other countries) adopted its first heritage law in 1887. Interesting? #MSCA #MMARE

First page of "Loi pour la conservation des monuments et objets d'art ayant un intérêt historique et artistique."
In: Bulletin Monumental, tome
53, année 1887. pp. 162-214;
doi : https://doi.org/10.3406/bulmo.1887.10676
https://www.persee.fr/doc/bulmo_0007-473x_1887_num_53_1_10676

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Another antiquities law adopted in the summer! At the very end of July 1912, the Ottomans adopted the Regulation regarding the Preservation of Monuments. More of a response to increasing pressure on heritage, this completed their protection regime for antiquities. #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

The front page of the 'Muhafaza-ı Abidat Hakkında Nizamname'
İstanbul - Matbaa-ı Amire
1333

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

#Mediterranean antiquities continue to inspire artists! In this work by Basquiat, a Venus stands out on the left panel. Do you happen to know what '1933', a year within the #MAARe time period, represents? I have been wondering since viewing the painting yesterday... #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

Jean-Michel Basquiat
UNTITLED, 1983
acrylic and oilstick on canvas
Painting
244 by 191 cm. 96 by 71 1/4 in
Photo and label info source: https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/UNTITLED/FBC1C62E6C4361F2

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Summer readings 🏖️ : This year marks the 30th anniversary of the #MSCA funding mechanism. Do you know how many researchers have benefitted from its support? Through my project #MMARe, I'm one of how many? Find out this and much more here: marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/30th-anniver...

marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu

30th anniversary

30 years of MSCA

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Inter alia, #MMARe studies antiquities legislation in precisely the many polities in the long 19th c. Greek world. This volume could help us better interpret archaeological developments in them. It is high time we got a book like this! #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology #Mediterranean #Greece #Cyprus

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Looking for help! Do you know where I could find (ideally a digital) copy of Hazine-i evrak (kavanin ve nizamat), No 2, Divan-ı Hümayun, Nizamat defteri, 10? I've looked everywhere I could think of to no avail... Thank you so much! 🥸 #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology #Mediterranean #Ottoman

Photo by Pars Sahin on Unsplash
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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Quiz time! 😃 In 1878, the administration of Cyprus passed to the British. Which law regulated antiquities on the island by the end of the century? Any thoughts? Please, share them in the comments! 👇️ #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology #Mediterranean #Cyprus

John Codrington (1898-1991)
St. Nicholas Cathedral
Watercolour, ca. 1923
PNT_00111
From the collection of CVAR-Severis Foundation, Nicosia, Cyprus
Photo by Artemis Papatheodorou (May 2026)

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We tend to think of 1923 as the year all things Ottoman came to an end. And yet, the 1906 Ottoman antiquities law remained in force for decades after the establishment of the Turkish Republic . Did you know that? Let me know in the comments! #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology #Mediterranean

The first page of the 1906 Ottoman nizamname on antiquities.

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A wonderful meeting today with my Ca' Foscari University supervisor, Prof. Matteo Legrenzi! We talked business (and a bit leisure): the #MMARe project progress so far, upcoming research and conferences, publication plans, and more. #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology #Mediterranean

Professor Matteo Legrenzi (left) and Dr. Artemis Papatheodorou (right) meeting at Grand Central to discuss the MMARe project on July 10, 2026.

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Did you know that all the antiquities laws of the Cretan State were promulgated in the summer? Not that it matters... But being in July and working on their translation, this drew my attention. The #MSCA-funed #MMARe project will make these translations available to everyone! #HistoryOfArcheology

The first page of the antiquities law of the Cretan State from 1901. Source: Official Gazette of the Cretan State

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Interested in stories of looted works of art during WWII? "L' opera da ritrovare" is an essential starting point for the case of Italy: lists of objects per collection; many photographs; and information on provenance. #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

The cover page of "L' opera da ritrovare"

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Today, we celebrated 4th of July with a picnic @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. Happy 250th anniversary, America! #America250 Columbia University is the #MSCA-funded #MMARe project host institution for the first 2 years of research providing valuable support & resources in the #HistoryOfArchaeology

MMARe researcher, Dr Artemis Papatheodorou, with Roar-ee the Lion, the Columbia University mascot, at the 4th of July picnic on Morningside Campus, July 2, 2026
Please, do not reproduce without permission

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Artist Akram Zaatari talks about Osman Hamdi Bey, Sayda, cultural mutations, archaeology as extraction & the museum: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHbo... Part of "The Whistling Memory" exhibition, Istanbul to 5 July: art.ykykultur.com.tr/exhibitions/... For reference #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

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"Islık Çalan Hafıza" / “The Whistling Memory” - Akram Zaatari

“Arkeoloji kazıları belgeleyen fotoğraflara baktığımızda, fotoğrafçının niyeti olmadan her zaman bir şeyler fotoğrafa girer.” Eserleriyle “Islık Çalan Hafıza” sergisinde yer alan sanatçı Akram…

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

A great week of learning! Thank you all @uofdenver-ace.bsky.social, esp. Prof. Elizabeth Campbell, & all instructors for this opportunity to reflect on "Provenance Research Today: Issues, Resources, and Networks" 👉️https://tinyurl.com/4572dawj For reference #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Hot off the (Turkish) press! M. R. Akgün's legal historical account of the Ottoman legislation on antiquities is out. Tebrikler, Raşit Hoca! Ordered & added to my reading list... 👉️ adalet.com.tr/osmanli-devl... For reference #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

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Osmanlı Devleti’nde Eski Eserler Hukuku Asar-ı Atika Nizamnameleri ve Kültürel Mirasın Korunması, M. Raşit Akgün - kİTAP

Osmanlı Devleti'nde Eski Eserler Hukuku

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Now #OpenAccess! "Du pillage à la conscience patrimoniale en Grèce et dans l’Empire ottoman : le rôle des Français et des autres Occidentaux (xviiie-xixe siècles)," edited by Irini Apostolou & Alessia Zambon 👉️ books.openedition.org/ausonius/22244 For reference #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Hot off the press! "In and Out of Context-Objects and their itineraries in museums, collections and storerooms," K. Kathariou et al. (eds.), BAR. Interesting contributions on the #HistoryOfArchaeology, incl. on Greek legislation by A. Lekka www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono... For reference #MSCA #MMARe

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In and Out of Context: Objects and their itineraries in museums, collections, and storerooms

How do objects shape, and become shaped by the social and cultural words they inhabit? This volume explores the dynamic lives of objects from prehistory to modernity, as they move through time,…

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

"Occupied City," the exhibition catalogue edited by Daniel MacArthur-Seal & Gizem Tongo is out! With a chapter on the #HistoryOfArchaeology by Ceren Abi and another one by yours truly on Ottoman Greeks plus other fascinating contributions: en.iae.org.tr/Publication/... For reference #MMARe #MSCA

en.iae.org.tr

Occupied City: Politics and Daily Life in Istanbul, 1918–1923

Edited by Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal and Gizem Tongo, Occupied City approaches the period of political uncertainty and social upheaval that followed the Allied occupation of Istanbul after the…

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

A most fitting presentation on the occasion of #IAW2026: "Archives and Archaeology: Unearthing the Ottoman Perspective" with Nilay Özlü & Ceren Abi Khalili Research Center, University of Oxford June 11, 2026 at 16:00 👉️ krc.web.ox.ac.uk/event/archiv... For reference #MMARe #MSCA #HistoryOfArchaeology

krc.web.ox.ac.uk

Archives and Archaeology: Unearthing the Ottoman Perspective

KRC Lecture Room

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Ahead of #IAW2026 & in light of my recent visits to archives in #Greece & #Cyprus, I find archives invaluable in the study of the #HistoryOfArchaeology. Will #MMARe confirm that such state voices align with this year's topic, "Archives for Justice?" Any thoughts? www.ica.org/internationa... #MSCA

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#IAW2026 - ICA

The ICA is proud to announce the theme for International Archives Week 2026 (#IAW2026): #ArchivesForJustice: Rights, Memory & Futures.

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The Cretan State (1898-1913), that marked the period of autonomy under the Ottomans for Crete, promulgated an antiquities law in June 1899, less than a year after its establishment. This is how important antiquities were! Stay tuned for more... #MSCA #MMARe #HistoryOfArchaeology

The first page of the Cretan antiquities law (1899).

The Historical Archive of Crete in Chania where one can find the archive of the Cretan State.
Photo by Artemis Papatheodorou (25.5.2026)

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

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

The facade of the Cyprus Museum today.
Photo by Artemis Papatheodorou (20.5.2026)

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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.

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

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

Artemis Papatheodorou presenting in the context of the ecole thematique "Itinerances," at the French School at Athens, 13 May 2026.
https://itinerances.sciencesconf.org/
📷️ Mara Verykokou

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

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

The church of Panagia Gorgoepekoos, also known as the Little Cathedral, in Athens.
Photo by Artemis Papatheodorou (7 May 2026)

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

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

metis.ascsa.edu.gr

Metis ASCSA

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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

iupress.istanbul.edu.tr

Istanbul University Press

Bu web sitesi, deneyiminizi geliştirmek için çerezleri kullanmaktadır. Sitemizi kullanmaya devam ederek, KVKK kapsamındaki veri politikamızı kabul etmiş olursunuz. Daha fazla bilgi için Kişisel…

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

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...

The White Tower, Thessaloniki.

Photo by Leandros Papakarmezis on Unsplash
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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

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

Flyer of the lecture series "(Re)searching the Orient" by the French School at Athens
@efathenes.bsky.social

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

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

Dr Artemis Papatheodorou at the podium presenting on "Archaeology and Ottoman Insularities in the long nineteenth century."
Photo by Luis R. Alba

Dr Artemis Papatheodorou in exchange with discussant Dr Alex Seggerman.
Photo by Luis R. Alba

Family photo at the conclusion of the 6th Mid-Atlantic Ottomanist Workshop (MAOW 2026).
Photo by Luis R. Alba

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

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!

A page from the Ottoman regulation on antiquities (1906) and its draft translation by Dr. Artemis Papatheodorou developed as part of her MSCA-funded research project MMARe - Modern Mediterranean Archaeological Regimes in a Global Context. By its conclusion, MMARe will have provided all the key Mediterranean laws on archaeology adopted between 1789 and 1945 in English translation.

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

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

Salomon Reinach; translated by Vahid
Apollo: tarih-i umumî-i sınaât (Apollo: a general history of the arts)
Matbaa-ı amire, Istanbul, 1330 R (1914)
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Atatürk Library, Rare Works
For an English version: https://archive.org/details/apolloillustrate00rein/page/n7/mode/2up

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

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

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Bulletin of the History of Archaeology on LinkedIn

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Artemis Papatheodorou @artemis-p.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

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

Western Approach to the Acropolis, Athens; Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey; French; 1842; Not on view

Girault’s panoramic view of the famed ancient Greek Acropolis is dominated by the tall building known as the Frankish Tower, one of many Byzantine, Frankish, and Ottoman structures added to the hilltop citadel over the centuries. After Greek independence (1832), most non-Classical features were cleared away—when Girault visited, much of the site was covered in rubble—and the tower was demolished in 1875. In Girault’s mirror-image view, the tower is flanked by the Parthenon (on the left) and the Propylaea.

For this and more information, check the Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/702991

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