Pleiades is ...

... an international research community, devoted to the study of ancient geography

• Collaborative: a joint undertaking of the by the Ancient World Mapping Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University, and the Stoa Consortium for Electronic Publication in the Humanities at the University of Kentucky.
• Open: bringing together a global community of scholars, students and enthusiasts
• Productive: expanding, enhancing and publishing information about ancient places, spaces, and peoples

You can use the following links to:

• Learn more about the Pleiades Project
• Participate in the Community
• Explore Pleiades Data:
  • Ancient Places
  • Bibliographic Records
• Read the Latest News
• Review status of data conversion

Additional information:

• Tom Elliott (director) writes about Pleiades at horothesia
• Sean Gillies (chief engineer) writes about Pleiades at import cartography

Pleiades is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation and public programs in the humanities.

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.