Director to lecture at the Archaeological Associates of Greenwich

Dr. Chris Lightfoot, director of the Amorium Excavation, will give a lecture on the site to the Archaeological Associates of Greenwich on March 20th. More information will be posted when it becomes available.

Much news for the new year!

Happy New Year from the Amorium Team!

There is a lot to report for 2008. First, there is a new article on Amorium by the Assistant Director, Prof. Eric Ivison:

“Amorium in the Byzantine Dark Ages (Seventh to Ninth Centuries),” in J. Henning (ed.), Post-Roman Towns, Trade and Settlement in Europe and Byzantium. Vol. 2: Byzantium, Pliska, and the Balkans, Millennium - Studien / Millennium Studies / Studien zu Kultur und Geschichte des ersten Jahrtausends n. Chr. / Studies in the Culture and History of the First Millennium C.E. 5/2, Berlin 2007, 25-60.

The city of Amorium (and the excavation) has also been recognized as being a critical component in understanding the Byzantine economy; in the recently published The Byzantine Economy, the authors, Angeliki E. Laiou and Céclie Morrison, acknowledge the director, Dr. Chris Lightfoot, for his discussion of the excavation findings.

Finally, we have a number of photos (taken by Dr. Lightfoot) at Amorium in the winter.