Links
Links of interest with an emphasis on Ancient Cyprus and Numismatics
Numismatics
Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection
The Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection comprises more than 10,000 coins from the ancient Greek world, dated from the end of the 7th Century BC to the 3rd Century AD. On the website educational activities such as the “A journey with a Greek coin” are also available.
Numismatics
The Hunterian Museum. University of Glasgow. Department of Coins and Medals
Founded in 1807, The Hunterian is Scotland's oldest public museum, built on Dr William Hunter’s founding bequest, with a variety of collections. Part of the coin collection, that also contains Cypriote coins, can be searched online.
Numismatics
DIANA: Digital Iconographic Atlas of Numismatics in Antiquity
The research project "Digital Iconographic Atlas of Numismatics in Antiquity" (DIANA) is a web application that provides analysis of ancient coins considering their iconography, chronology, and the geographical location of their mints. Currently, more than 1000 iconographic types are available for search.
Archaeology
The website of the magazine Archaeology and Arts has operated since 2008 proposing - amongst others - a calendar of events, news, job announcements, publications related to archaeology as well as the old archive of the magazine.
Museums, Foundations, Research Institutes & Associations
Workshop of international research, the French School at Athens, the first archaeological school in Athens (1846) promotes the research, the training and the diffusion of knowledge.
Archaeology
Ερευνητικό Έργο: Stirring Pots on Fire
The Research Project Stirring Pots on Fire is an interdisciplinary and diachronic study of cooking pots from Cyprus. The project is funded by the A.G. Leventis Foundation and is conducted at the University of Cyprus.
Archaeology
Ιnterdisciplinary Network: Unlocking Sacred Landscapes
The website of the interdisciplinary international network Unlocking Sacred Landscapes is concerned with the diachronic study of the temporality, spatiality and materiality of Mediterranean sacred landscapes. The Network encourages direct contact and research cooperation.
Epigraphy, Languages & Scripts
EAGLE, The Europeana network of Ancient Greek and Latin Epigraphy is a best-practice network that will provide a single user-friendly portal to the inscriptions of the Ancient World. EAGLE will collect, in a single database, more than 1,5 million items, currently scattered across 25 EU countries, as well as the east and south Mediterranean.
Museums, Foundations, Research Institutes & Associations
The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (BOCCF)
The Cultural Foundation of the Bank of Cyprus encourages, since 1984, the research and study of the Cypriote civilisation. The collections, amongst which the one of the Cypriote coins, are also accessible via the website.
Archaeology
Dioptra: The Edmée Leventis Digital Library for Cypriot Culture
Dioptra is a digital library created by the Cyprus Institute and provides the necessary advanced technological framework to support the management and international dissemination of an array of projects, collaborations and initiatives. Dioptra is based on a digital platform that develops in modules dedicated in the study of various aspects of Cypriot cultural heritage.