The seventh modern Nemead has come to its conclusion and we cannot thank the organizers, the participants, the volunteers, and the attendees enough for their hard work and energy. The 2022 Nemean Games were a truly special occasion. The Games were scheduled to have taken place in June of 2020, but the global pandemic caused … Continue Reading »
UDAR visits Nemea
|The Nemea Center for Classical Archaeology is back in Greece for its first full field season since 2019! We’re inaugurating our season in a number of ways: we’re conducting a museum study season in Mycenae, we’re gearing up for fieldwork in Nemea, we’re welcoming back old team members, training new team members, and preparing … Continue Reading »
Dr. Shelton shares the work of the Nemea Center with the UC Berkeley Retirement Community
|Our director, Dr. Kim Shelton, recently presented the work of the Nemea Center to members of the UC Berkeley Retirement Center. The lecture is available online for anyone interested in learning about our work! The presentation covers UC Berkeley’s long history of bringing the past to the present through the archaeological investigation of the Panhellenic … Continue Reading »
Our first-ever Virtual Nemea Night is a wrap!
|We cannot thank you enough for tuning in, showing your support, and staying engaged with your questions and comments. Ah, 2020. From pandemics to social uprisings and from the national political arena to our very own Zoom screens – this year is one we won’t soon forget! Nemea Night 2020 also adapted and took on … Continue Reading »
Spring 2020 in full bloom
|Spring has sprung in Ancient Nemea! Our incredible conservator, Maria Dimitrakopoulou, was able to capture a few images of the grounds of the archaeological site in full bloom. Naturally, the site’s favorite cats needed to explore the flora of the season and therefore made their way into the album as well. They in fact had … Continue Reading »