Pleiades Project Blog
Last Week in Pleiades (27 March - 3 April 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 10 new place resources and approved updates to 99 existing place resources.
Changelog: March 2023
The changelog for March 2023 has been posted: 73 new and 458 updated places.
Now Available: Pleiades Datasets 3.0
Free, open, and platform-neutral: updates and additions to published content of the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places between 12 October 2020 and 4 April 2023.
Last Week in Pleiades (3-10 April 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 14 new place resources and approved updates to 229 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (10-17 April 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 19 new place resources and approved updates to 207 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (17-24 April 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 13 new place resources and approved updates to 90 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (24 April - 1 May 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 15 new place resources and approved updates to 112 existing place resources.
Changelog: April 2023
The changelog for April 2023 has been posted: 62 new and 608 updated places.
Last Week in Pleiades (1-8 May 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 25 new place resources and approved updates to 139 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (8-15 May 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 49 new place resources and approved updates to 65 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (15-22 May 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 34 new place resources and approved updates to 164 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (22-29 May 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 25 new place resources and approved updates to 181 existing place resources.
Changelog: May 2023
The changelog for May 2023 has been posted: 151 new and 577 updated places.
Last Week in Pleiades (29 May - 5 June 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 27 new place resources and approved updates to 104 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (5 - 12 June 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 24 new place resources and approved updates to 164 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (12-19 June 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 55 new place resources and approved updates to 175 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (19-26 June 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 16 new place resources and approved updates to 112 existing place resources.
Updates to "Papers and Presentations" List (June 2023)
Some recent and retrospective additions have been made to our list of journal articles and book chapters, as well as slides, texts, posters, and other materials from conferences and workshops, that describe and report on Pleiades.
Last Week in Pleiades (26 June - 3 July 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 10 new place resources and approved updates to 199 existing place resources.
Changelog: June 2023
The changelog for June 2023 has been posted: 102 new and 529 updated places.
Last Week in Pleiades (3-10 July 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 7 new place resources and approved updates to 175 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (10-17 July 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 12 new place resources and approved updates to 160 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (17-24 July 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 2 new place resources and approved updates to 212 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (24-31 July 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 11 new place resources and approved updates to 194 existing place resources.
Changelog: July 2023
The changelog for July 2023 has been posted: 32 new and 724 updated places.
Now Available: Pleiades Datasets 3.1
Free, open, and platform-neutral: updates and additions to published content of the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places between 4 April 2023 and 1 August 2023.
Updates to "Data for Download"
We have updated our "Data for Download" page to provide descriptive information about our quarterly numbered archival releases via third-party archive sites.
Last Week in Pleiades (31 July - 7 August 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 8 new place resources and approved updates to 146 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (7-14 August 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 7 new place resources and approved updates to 81 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (14-21 August 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 10 new place resources and approved updates to 82 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (21-28 August 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 6 new place resources and approved updates to 228 existing place resources. Work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Gabriel McKee, R. Scott Smith, and Richard Talbert.
Change log: August 2023
The Pleiades gazetteer change log for August 2023 has been posted: 39 new and 533 updated places. Work by: Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Anne Chen, Niels Christoffersen, Peter Cobb, Tom Elliott, Jonathan Fu, Greta Hawes, Carolin Johansson, Brady Kiesling, Thomas Landvatter, Ingrid Luo, Gabriel McKee, Gabriel Moss, R. Scott Smith, Gifford Quinn, Richard Talbert, and Scott Vanderbilt.
Last Week in Pleiades (28 August - 4 September 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 15 new place resources and approved updates to 85 existing place resources. Work by Erin Walcek Averett, Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Anne Chen, Niels Christoffersen, Peter Cobb, Tom Elliott, Jonathan Fu, Greta Hawes, Carolin Johansson, Brady Kiesling, Thomas Landvatter, Ingrid Luo, Gabriel Moss, Gifford Quinn, Rune Rattenborg, R. Scott Smith, and Scott Vanderbilt.
Last Week in Pleiades (4-11 September 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 9 new place resources and approved updates to 149 existing place resources. Work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Stephan Maurer, Colin McCaffrey, David Meadows, John Muccigrosso, Rosemary Selth, and R. Scott Smith.
Last Week in Pleiades (11-18 September 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 6 new place resources and approved updates to 100 existing place resources. Work by Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Noah Kaye, Brady Kiesling, and Gabriel McKee.
Last Week in Pleiades (18-25 September 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 8 new place resources and approved updates to 171 existing place resources. Work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Carolin Johansson, Brady Kiesling, Rosemary Selth, and R. Scott Smith
Last Week in Pleiades (25 September - 2 October 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 5 new place resources and approved updates to 85 existing place resources. Work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Gabriel McKee, Rosemary Selth, and R. Scott Smith
Change log: September 2023
The Pleiades gazetteer change log for September 2023 has been posted: 29 new and 506 updated place resources. Work by Erin Walcek Averett, Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Carolin Johansson, Noah Kaye, Brady Kiesling, Stephan Maurer, Colin McCaffrey, Gabriel McKee, David Meadows, John Muccigrosso, Rosemary Selth, and R. Scott Smith.
Last Week in Pleiades (2-9 October 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 4 new place resources and approved updates to 211 existing place resources. Work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Noah Kaye, Brady Kiesling, Stanisław Ludwiński, Gabriel McKee, Rosemary Selth, and R. Scott Smith.
Last Week in Pleiades (9-16 October 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 16 new place resources and approved updates to 171 existing place resources. Work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Brady Kiesling, Gabriel McKee, Richard Talbert, and Georgios Tsolakis.
Last Week in Pleiades (16-23 October 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 12 new place resources and approved updates to 83 existing place resources. Work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, and Brady Kiesling.
Last Week in Pleiades (23-30 October 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 4 new place resources and approved updates to 44 existing place resources. Work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Rosemary Selth, R. Scott Smith, and the Trismegistos team.
Changelog: October 2023
The Pleiades gazetteer change log for October 2023 has been posted: 37 new and 476 modified place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Noah Kaye, Brady Kiesling, Stanisław Ludwiński, Gabriel McKee, Rosemary Selth, R. Scott Smith, Richard Talbert, and Georgios Tsolakis
Now Available: Pleiades Datasets 3.2
40,418 place resources: free, open, and platform-neutral.
Last Week in Pleiades (30 October - 6 November 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 6 new and 244 updated place resources, reflecting work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Gabriel McKee, Enrico Regazzoni, Rosemary Selth, R. Scott Smith, and Clifflena Tiah.
Last Week in Pleiades (6-13 November 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 15 new and 236 updated place resources, reflecting work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Greta Hawes, Carolin Johansson, Brady Kiesling, Mark Krier, Gabriel McKee, D.T. Potts, Rune Rattenborg, Rosemary Selth, R. Scott Smith, and R. Talbert.
Last Week in Pleiades (13-20 November 2023)
Last week, the editorial college published 14 new and 187 updated place resources, reflecting work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Gabriel McKee, Rosemary Selth, and R. Scott Smith.
Last Week in Pleiades (20-27 November 2023)
Last week, the editorial college published 7 new and 78 modified place resources that reflected work by Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Brady Kiesling, and John Muccigrosso.
Changelog: November 2023
The Pleiades gazetteer change log for November 2023 has been posted: 51 new and 711 updated place resources, reflecting work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Greta Hawes, Carolin Johansson, Brady Kiesling, Mark Krier, Gabriel McKee, John Muccigrosso, D.T. Potts, Rune Rattenborg, Rosemary Selth, R. Scott Smith, R. Talbert, and Clifflena Tiah.
Last Week in Pleiades (27 November - 4 December 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 12 new and 161 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Carolin Johansson, Brady Kiesling, and Rune Rattenborg.
Last Week in Pleiades (4-11 December 2023)
Last week the editorial college published 3 new and 142 updated place resources, representing work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Rosemary Selth, R. Scott Smith, and Richard Talbert.
Last Week in Pleiades (11-18 December 2023)
Last week the editorial college published 9 new and 119 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Denitsa Dzhigova, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Rosemary Selth, and R. Scott Smith.
Last Two Weeks in Pleiades (18 December 2023 - 1 January 2024)
Over the last two weeks, the editorial college published 1 new and 140 updated place resources, reflecting work by Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, and Rune Rattenborg.
Changelog: December 2023
The Pleiades gazetteer change log for December 2023 has been posted: 35 new and 585 updated place resources, reflecting work by Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Denitsa Dzhigova, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Carolin Johansson, Brady Kiesling, John Muccigrosso, Rune Rattenborg, Rosemary Selth, R. Scott Smith, and Richard Talbert.
Last Week in Pleiades (1-8 January 2024)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 55 new and 253 updated place resources, reflecting work by Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Carolin Johansson, Rune Rattenborg, and Richard Talbert.
Last Week in Pleiades (8-15 January 2024)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 29 new and 213 modified place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Carolin Johansson, Sean Manning, Gabriel McKee, and Rune Rattenborg.
Last Week in Pleiades (15-22 January 2024)
Last week the editorial college published 2 new and 247 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Carolin Johansson, Rune Rattenborg, and Néhémie Strupler.
Last Week in Pleiades (22-29 January 2024)
Last week the editorial college published 21 new and 219 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Birgit Christiansen, Tom Elliott, Maija Gierhart, Carolin Johansson, Gabriel McKee, and Rune Rattenborg.
Changelog: January 2024
The Pleiades gazetteer change log for January 2024 has been posted: 110 new and 869 modified place resources reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Birgit Christiansen, Tom Elliott, Maija Gierhart, Sean Gillies, Carolin Johansson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Manning, Gabriel McKee, Rune Rattenborg, Néhémie Strupler, and Richard Talbert.
Last Week in Pleiades (29 January - 5 February 2024)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 5 new and 62 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Carolin Johansson, Brady Kiesling, Gabriel McKee, and Rune Rattenborg.
Last Week in Pleiades (5-12 February 2024)
Last week the editorial college published 6 new and 220 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Gabriel McKee, Rosemary Selth, and R. Scott Smith.
Last Week in Pleiades (12-19 February 2024)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 4 new and 141 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Sean Manning, Rosemary Selth, R. Scott Smith, and Richard Talbert.
Last Week in Pleiades (19-26 February 2024)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 8 new and 286 updated place resources reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Noah Kaye, Brady Kiesling, Chris de Lisle, and Gabriel McKee.
Last Week in Pleiades (26 February - 4 March 2024)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 19 new and 223 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Brady Kiesling, Chris de Lisle, Gabriel McKee, and Richard Talbert.
Changelog: February 2024
The Pleiades gazetteer change log for February 2024 has been posted: 33 new and 753 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Carolin Johansson, Noah Kaye, Brady Kiesling, Chris de Lisle, Sean Manning, Gabriel McKee, Rune Rattenborg, Rosemary Selth, R. Scott Smith, and Richard Talbert.
New Website Features: Positional Accuracy
A software development iteration in February 2024 with our long-time contractor, Jazkarta, Inc. has introduced some new features for users of the Pleiades website. This post introduces enhancements that provide visitors with increased visibility and functionality of positional accuracy information. A future post will address improvements in bibliographic data management for contributing users.
Last Week in Pleiades (4-11 March 2024)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 11 new and 137 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Noah Kaye, Brady Kiesling, Chris de Lisle, and Gabriel McKee.
Last Week in Pleiades (11-18 March 2024)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 15 new and 69 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Brady Kiesling, Chris de Lisle, and Gabriel McKee.
Last Week in Pleiades (18-25 March 2024)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 26 new and 100 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Chris de Lisle, Gabriel McKee, Rosemary Selth, and R. Scott Smith.
Last Week in Pleiades (25 March - 1 April 2024)
In the last week, the Pleiades editorial college has published 17 new and 156 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Francis Deblauwe, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Chris de Lisle, Rosemary Selth, and R. Scott Smith.
Changelog: March 2024
The Pleiades gazetteer change log for March 2024 has been posted: 69 new and 479 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Francis Deblauwe, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Noah Kaye, Brady Kiesling, Chris de Lisle, Gabriel McKee, Rosemary Selth, and R. Scott Smith.
Last Week in Pleiades (1-8 April 2024)
In the last week, the Pleiades editorial college has published 33 new and 204 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Ryan M. Horne, Brady Kiesling, Chris de Lisle, Sean Manning, Gabriel McKee, Jonathan Prag, Rosemary Selth, R. Scott Smith, Georgios Tsolakis, and Valeria Vitale.
New Website Features: Zotero Reference Assist
A software development iteration in February 2024 with our long-time contractor, Jazkarta, Inc. has introduced some new features for users of the Pleiades website. This post introduces enhancements that assist content contributors in creating and modifying bibliographic references by leveraging the Zotero citation management system and its web application programming interface.
Last Week in Pleiades (8-15 April 2024)
In the last week, the Pleiades editorial college has published 10 new and 150 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Catherine Bouras, Tom Elliott, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling, Chris de Lisle, Gabriel McKee, Rosemary Selth, R. Scott Smith, and Clifflena Tiah.