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    admin wrote a new post, Two Books of Interest, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 3 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone with an interest in the fields of the history of science and cartography should read two important new books. The first, A Companion to Science, Technology and Medicine in Ancient Greece and Rome by Georgia […]

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    admin wrote a new post, 2016-2017 Annual Report, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 3 years, 6 months ago

    5-1-2016 to 4-30-2017

    ANCIENT WORLD MAPPING CENTER (http://awmc.unc.edu)

    Yet again this has been an extremely active year at the Center, with the production of multiple commissioned maps, the completion of […]

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    admin wrote a new post, Article of Interest, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 3 years, 7 months ago

    ThumbnailA new article by Kurt Raaflaub and John Ramsey in Histos 11 is sure to interest practitioners of ancient cartography and GIS.  In “Reconstructing the Chronology of Caesar’s Gallic Wars,” Raaflaub and Ramsay make he […]

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    admin wrote a new post, Maps for Texts, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 3 years, 8 months ago

    ThumbnailAWMC is excited to launch a new series of “Maps for Texts,” providing accurate, high-quality maps for a variety of ancient documents which otherwise last them.  For the first entry in the series, we have produced […]

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    admin commented on the post, AIA and SCS Joint Meeting 2015: Draft Map of Hispania in the Second Century C.E., on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 3 years, 9 months ago

    Of course, feel free. However, do bear in mind that the map is still relatively early in the drafting process. For a high-res copy, please email awmc@unc.edu.
    Thanks!

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    admin wrote a new post, Mercury’s Wings: Exploring Modes of Communication in the Ancient World, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 3 years, 9 months ago

    ThumbnailA new volume edited by Richard Talbert and Fred Naiden will be published this month by Oxford University Press.  Mercury’s Wings features numerous maps prepared by the Ancient World Mapping Center; special thanks a […]

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    admin wrote a new post, New Publication: Routledge Companion to Strabo, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 3 years, 10 months ago

    ThumbnailAnyone interested in ancient geographic writing (and those who enjoyed Benet Salway’s excellent talk on Strabo last week) may be interested in the newly published Routledge Companion to Strabo, edited by Daniela […]

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    admin wrote a new post, Wall Map now Available: Asia Minor in the Second Century C.E., on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 4 years ago

    ThumbnailAfter several years of preparation, AWMC’s newest wall map is now available online.  This map is a successor to that of J.G.C. Anderson (1903) and its partial revision by W.M. Calder and G.E. Bean (1958).  It was d […]

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    admin wrote a new post, Two Publications of Interest, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 4 years ago

    ThumbnailAnyone interested in ancient space and geography should take a look at Dr. Daniel Gargola’s new book, The Shape of the Roman Order: The Republic and Its Spaces, out soon from UNC Press.  Featuring several maps pr […]

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    admin wrote a new post, Special Deal: Roman Portable Sundials: The Empire in Your Hand, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 4 years, 2 months ago

    ThumbnailAWMC Founder Richard Talbert’s new book, Roman Portable Sundials: The Empire in Your Hand is now available for preorder from Oxford University Press.  Featuring numerous maps and illustrations prepared by the M […]

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    admin wrote a new post, Two Publications of Interest, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 4 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone interested in G.I.S. reconstructions of the ancient world should check out a wonderful review article published in the latest edition of Early Christian Studies.  Written by former AWMC Director Sarah Bond […]

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    admin wrote a new post, Annual Report 2015-2016, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 4 years, 6 months ago

    5-1-15 to 4-30-16

    ANCIENT WORLD MAPPING CENTER (http://awmc.unc.edu)

    For 2015-2016, the seemingly routine annual claim that the past year has been busier than ever is no exaggeration for sure.  Not only did […]

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    admin wrote a new post, Licensing Adjustments, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 4 years, 8 months ago

    As part of a broader project to remove needless restrictions on our data (see last week’s changes to A-la-Carte), as of June 8, 2016, all shapefiles on our Resources page are now available under the Open Database […]

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    admin wrote a new post, Updates to the Antiquity A-la-Carte License, on the site Antiquity À-la-carte 4 years, 8 months ago

    As of June 1, 2016, all content on the Antiquity A-la-Carte site is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).  This license replaces the old Creative Commons A […]

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    admin wrote a new post, “Mapping the Past” Videos Now Available, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 4 years, 10 months ago

    The recordings of last month’s conference are now up on YouTube.  If you couldn’t make it to the conference, you can now watch the proceedings.  Thanks again to everyone who made the event possible, and for all o […]

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    admin wrote a new post, Announcing AWMC Conference 2016, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 4 years, 12 months ago

    ThumbnailMapping the Past: GIS Approaches to Ancient History
    April 7-9, 2016
    The Ancient World Mapping Center is very excited to announce that it’s first ever academic conference will be held on April 7-9 on the campus […]

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    admin commented on the post, Upcoming AWMC Conference & Call for Papers, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 5 years, 1 month ago

    For more information, you can call 919-962-0502 and leave a voicemail. Alternately, you’re welcome to email awmc@unc.edu.
    Thanks!
    -Gabe

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    admin wrote a new post, Two New Publications, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 5 years, 4 months ago

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    Two recently published books hold great importance for the study of ancient geography and cartography.  Volume 15 of the Tabula Imperii Byzantini presents a formidable array of information on the geo […]

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    admin wrote a new post, Forthcoming Publication, on the site Ancient World Mapping Center 5 years, 5 months ago

    ThumbnailNoteworthy for its excellent maps of the ancient world, Timothy Bruce Mitford’s East of Asia: Rome’s Hidden Frontier will appear in February, 2016 from Oxford University Press.

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    admin commented on the post, Printing Struggles, on the site Antiquity À-la-carte 5 years, 6 months ago

    Thanks for letting me know. I’m looking into the issue, and will post again (hopefully with good news) when I know more.

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