American School of Classical Studies at Athens

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archaeological research institute educational institution research institution

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is a leading U.S.-based research and teaching institution in Greece dedicated to the study and archaeological exploration of ancient Greek civilization.

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Label	Occurrences
American School of Classical Studies at Athens canonical	27

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Target entity: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Context triple: [Ancient Agora of Athens, excavatedBy, American School of Classical Studies at Athens]

A. École française d’Athènes
École française d’Athènes is a prestigious French archaeological and research institute based in Athens, specializing in the study of Greek antiquity and the Eastern Mediterranean.
B. Academy of Athens
The Academy of Athens was an influential ancient Greek philosophical school in Athens that became the center of Plato’s teachings and a cornerstone of Western intellectual tradition.
C. Archaeological Society at Athens
The Archaeological Society at Athens is a Greek scholarly organization dedicated to the research, excavation, and preservation of the country’s ancient archaeological heritage.
D. School of Classics
The School of Classics is an academic department at the University of St Andrews specializing in the study of ancient Greek and Roman language, literature, history, and culture.
E. Athens campus
Athens campus is the main and historic campus of Ohio University, located in Athens, Ohio and known for its traditional college-town setting.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Target entity description: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is a leading U.S.-based research and teaching institution in Greece dedicated to the study and archaeological exploration of ancient Greek civilization.

A. École française d’Athènes
École française d’Athènes is a prestigious French archaeological and research institute based in Athens, specializing in the study of Greek antiquity and the Eastern Mediterranean.
B. Academy of Athens
The Academy of Athens was an influential ancient Greek philosophical school in Athens that became the center of Plato’s teachings and a cornerstone of Western intellectual tradition.
C. Archaeological Society at Athens
The Archaeological Society at Athens is a Greek scholarly organization dedicated to the research, excavation, and preservation of the country’s ancient archaeological heritage.
D. School of Classics
The School of Classics is an academic department at the University of St Andrews specializing in the study of ancient Greek and Roman language, literature, history, and culture.
E. Athens campus
Athens campus is the main and historic campus of Ohio University, located in Athens, Ohio and known for its traditional college-town setting.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological research institute ⓘ educational institution ⓘ research institution ⓘ
affiliation	United States of America ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Greek Archaeological Service ⓘ linked to: Ephorates of Antiquities in Greece foreign archaeological schools in Athens ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
fieldOfWork	ancient Greek history ⓘ archaeology ⓘ art history ⓘ classical studies ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ philology ⓘ
focusesOn	Mediterranean archaeology ⓘ ancient Greek civilization ⓘ
founded	1881 ⓘ
founder	American Philological Association ⓘ Archaeological Institute of America ⓘ
hasFacility	archaeological laboratories ⓘ research libraries ⓘ student housing ⓘ
hasMission	archaeological exploration of Greece ⓘ study of ancient Greek civilization ⓘ
hasPart	Agora Excavations ⓘ Blegen Library ⓘ Corinth Excavations ⓘ Gennadius Library ⓘ Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science ⓘ
hasStudentBody	faculty affiliates ⓘ graduate students ⓘ postdoctoral researchers ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Greek ⓘ
legalStatus	nonprofit organization ⓘ
locatedIn	Athens ⓘ Athens, Greece ⓘ linked to: Athens
offers	academic year program ⓘ fellowships ⓘ graduate programs ⓘ summer sessions ⓘ
operatedBy	United States educational community ⓘ
operates	Athenian Agora excavations ⓘ linked to: Agora Excavations ancient Corinth excavations ⓘ
publishes	Hesperia ⓘ excavation reports ⓘ scholarly monographs ⓘ
recognizedBy	U.S. academic institutions ⓘ
website	https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/ ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ancient Agora of Athens → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Argive Heraion → hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Lerna → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Sanctuary of the Great Gods → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Bouleuterion on the Athenian Agora → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Temple of Apollo at Corinth → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

South Stoa → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Stoa of Attalos → reconstructedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Altar of the Twelve Gods → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Middle Stoa → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Library of Pantainos → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Temple of Ares → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Mount Lykaion → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Carl Blegen → memberOf → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Heraion of Argos → excavationSponsor → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

altar of Zeus at Nemea → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

subject linked to: altar of Zeus

Sanctuary of Zeus at Mount Lykaion → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Agora of Athens → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Hexamilion wall → hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

House of the Tiles → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

John Langdon Caskey → employer → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

John Langdon Caskey → memberOf → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Hieron (Samothrace) → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

subject linked to: Hieron

Bouleuterion → excavatedBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Harriet Boyd Hawes → educatedAt → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Harriet Boyd Hawes → memberOf → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace → archaeologicalExcavationsBy → American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ

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