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The Ancient World Mapping Center promotes cartography, historical geography and geographic information science as essential disciplines within the field of ancient studies through innovative and collaborative research, teaching, and community outreach activities.
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Sponsored by
with additional support from
- James Alexandre
- Barrington Foundation
- Mark Clein
- Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
- Samuel H. Kress Foundation
And many others ...
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“It is fascinating to see how quickly the
Barrington Atlas
has become the standard work of reference for
scholars throughout the world — and gratifying to see how
the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill is taking the lead in
securing its legacy through the Ancient World Mapping
Center. Chapel Hill is now at the center of a web of
information, passing from archaeologists and explorers to
UNC, and from there through
the entire scholarly community.”
— Charlotte Roueché
Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, King’s College,
London
© 2000-2011, Ancient World Mapping Center
Features and news:
New Volume of Interest: The Romans: From Village to Empire. A History of Rome from Earliest Times to the End of the Western Empire [2nd edition; 2011]
11 January 2012
The second edition of The Romans: From Village to Empire by M. T. Boatwright, D. Gargola, N. Lenski, and R. J. A. Talbert is now available from Oxford University Press and features over 30 new maps and plans by the Ancient World Mapping Center. Electronic versions (.pdf format) of all maps may be downloaded here.
Upcoming AWMC presentation: A Map of Asia Minor Around 100 C.E. by Talbert, Turner, and Becker
20 December 2011
AWMC is pleased to be presenting a draft version of its new 1:750,000 scale map of Asia Minor around 100 C.E. Compiled by R. J. A. Talbert, B. D. Turner, and J. A. Becker, the full-color map will debut at the 2012 meetings of the Archaeological Institute of America in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 6 January 2012. The map will be shown as part of the AIA's 'poster session' at the annual meeting.
The leaflet accompanying the map is linked here.
AWMC and social networking: Facebook and Twitter
1 September 2011
The Center is pleased to join the virtual communities of Facebook and Twitter. The ever-growing online community of those dedicated to the ancient world is an exciting place to be and the Center hopes its friends will be interested in following our feeds.
AWMC Staff Changes
22 August 2011
Brian Turner, who has served as Acting Director of the Center since June 2009, announces his move to Portland State University where he has been appointed as Assistant Professor of History of the Ancient Mediterranean World. Jeffrey Becker (UNC Ph.D. 2007), who formerly directed the Center in 2006-2007, is returning as Acting Director for the 2011-2012 academic year. Becker is a Roman archaeologist and also holds the post of Managing Director of the Gabii Project, an archaeological initiative in Central Italy coordinated by the University of Michigan and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.
Message from Richard Talbert
"While warmly welcoming back Jeff Becker and congratulating Brian Turner on his move to a tenure-track position, the Center is sad to see Brian go. During the two years of his Directorship, the number of students working at the Center has grown larger than ever, and several large, innovative mapping initiatives have been undertaken. Without Brian's exceptional energy, creativity and diplomacy, all this challenging activity would never have been co-ordinated so productively, let alone brought to the successful conclusion which it has achieved in every instance. Brian's contribution to the Center's advancement has been a major one which will have a lasting impact; everyone associated with the Center is most grateful to him."
AWMC 2010-2011 Report
22 August 2011
Please click here to view the Center's annual report of activities and accomplishments.
New Item of Interest: Reprint of Franz Christoph von Scheyb, Peutingeriana Tabula Itineraria
17 June 2011
The important but notoriously rare work of Franz Christoph von Scheyb, Peutingeriana Tabula Itineraria (Vienna, 1753) is now reissued for the first time – with seven-page Introduction by M. Calzolari – by F. Ronca et al., Arti Grafiche Celori, Via Galvani 11, 05100 Terni, Italy (183 euros). No ISBN. Email contact: P.Barboni@confindustria.it. N.B. The twelve folio spreads on which the map itself is engraved are bound into this impressive volume rather than supplied loose with it.
New Item of Interest: Reprint of William Smith's An Atlas of Ancient Geography, Biblical and Classical: Maps of the Ancient World
13 December 2010
The reprint of William Smith's famous 1874 Atlas of Ancient Geograpy, complete with an Introduction by Richard Talbert, will be available from I.B.Tauris in 2011. Please click here to view details about the publication.
New Item of Interest: Routledge Wall Maps for the Ancient World
2 November 2010
We are pleased to announce the publication of seven Wall Maps for the Ancient World created at the Center. Please click here to view details about the maps on the Routlege Press webpage.
AWMC 2009-2010 Report
30 June 2010
Please click here to view the Center's annual report of activities and accomplishments.
Publication of Interest
24 June 2010
Alexander Falileyev, in collaboration with Ashwni E. Gohil and Naomi Ward, "Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names: A Celtic Companion to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World " (CMCS, Aberystwyth, 2010, ISBN 978-0-9557182-3-6).
FYI - Two New 2010 Publications of Interest
1 April 2010
FYI - Two New Items of Interest
16 February 2010
Two New Items of Interest Concerning the Artemidorus Papyrus Map
18 November 2009
For a pdf version of the program for the conference, please click here.
For a pdf version of the abstracts for the papers being presented, please click here.
FYI - Important cartographic tool now available
17 September 2009
We would like to bring the following publication to the attention of the AWMC community:
New book: Rome's World: The Peutinger Map Reconsidered, by Richard J.A. Talbert
17 June 2009
Richard Talbert's new book Rome's World: The Peutinger Map Reconsidered is due to be published in March 2010. For the Cambridge University Press Announcement, click here.
For a pdf version of the Times Literary Supplement review, please click here.
AWMC Staff Changes - Message from Richard Talbert
26 May 2009
After two years as part-time Acting Director of the Center, Elizabeth Robinson - now ABD - is relinquishing this position in order to take up the Archaeological Institute of America's prestigious Olivia James Traveling Fellowship for 2009-10. She will be pursuing research for her dissertation in Rome and Larino (Molise). Everyone associated with the Center greatly appreciates her service here and will miss her. Her conscientiousness and tact have proven invaluable. In addition, her initiative and technical expertise have played a crucial role in bringing the 'wall maps' project within sight of completion at last, overcoming a seemingly endless series of obstacles.
Brian Turner, who expects to complete his Roman history dissertation during the 2009-10 academic year, becomes part-time Acting Director of the Center from June 1, 2009. Having previously worked for the Pleiades project, Brian is already familiar with many of the Center's activities.
Ross Twele (graduate student in History), who has been a cartographic assistant in the Center for the past year, will be taking up a departmental teaching assistantship for 2009-10. However, he will also continue to undertake some mapmaking at the Center. Ross has made notably valuable contributions to the 'wall maps' project and to the preparation of maps for Duane Roller's forthcoming book on Eratosthenes.
FYI - Two important cartographic tools now available
14 October 2008
We would like to bring the following two publications to the attention of the AWMC community:
New book: Cartography in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, edited by Richard J.A. Talbert and Richard W. Unger
26 September 2008
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book that may be of interest to members of the AWMC community. The book, Cartography in Antiquity and the Middle Ages: Fresh Perspectives, New Methods, is edited by Richard J.A. Talbert and Richard W. Unger, and features contributions from Emily Albu, Raymond Clemens, Lucy Donkin, Evelyn Edson, Tom Elliott, Patrick Gauthier Dalché, Benjamin Kedar, Maja Kominko, Natalia Lozovsky, Yossef Rapoport, Emilie Savage-Smith, Camille Serchuk, Richard Talbert, and Jennifer Trimble. It is published by Brill, and its ISBN number is 978 90 04 16663 9. To see an image of the front cover, please click here.
AWMC 2007-2008 Update
15 September 2008
The Center is pleased to provide you with an update on our activities from the 2007-2008 academic year. This update can be found here, and has also been mailed to our e-mail list.
Another Article of Interest to the AWMC Community
22 August 2008
We invite you to access electronically a recent article written by Professor Richard Talbert. This article appeared in Viajes y Visiones del Mundo, published in 2008. The article can be found here, and is accessible in .pdf format..
Richard Talbert and Sean Gillies Present at NEH/CNR Conference on "Using New Technologies to Explore Cultural Heritage"
16 May 2008
In October of 2007, Professor Richard Talbert and Pleiades Chief Engineer Sean Gillies presented at the NEH/CNR Conference in Washington, D.C. They participated in a session on Preserving and Mapping Ancient Worlds.
To read the full transcript of their presentation, and to see a pdf document of the visual aspect of their presentation, please click here.
Pleiades Receives Transatlantic Digitization Collaboration Grant
4 April 2008
We are happy to report that Pleiades, as part of a partnership, has received additional funding under the rubric of an NEH/JISC Transatlantic Digitization Collaboration Grant. The award goes jointly to ISAW at NYU and to CCH/Classics at King's College, London, for a collaboration called "Concordia." This funding will allow Pleiades to make several important additions.
To read the full announcement from Dr. Tom Elliott, please click here.
Introducing the new global.unc.edu
4 April 2008
Explore this comprehensive new web site, illustrating the breadth and depth of UNC's international assets and opportunities. At global.unc.edu, you will travel world regions, read news and stories about Carolina in the world, and discover over seventy units engaged in global teaching, research and service. The site illustrates how UNC, through its strategic partnerships and global presence, affects positive change in people's lives around the world. To find all this and much more, visit global.unc.edu.
Articles of Interest to the AWMC community
15 January 2008
We invite you to access electronically five recent articles written by Professor Richard Talbert, and one written jointly with Dr. Tom Elliott. These articles pertain to the Antonine Itinerary, the Peutinger Map, and other topics of interest to students of ancient cartography. The articles can be found here, and are accessible in .pdf format.
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