Pleiades Project Blog
A Pleiades Documentation "Sprint"
Let's club together to update and improve the help section and other documentation for the Pleiades gazetteer.
Pleiades welcomes new reviewer: Müge Durusu
Pleiades has a new reviewer: Müge Durusu
Recent Updates to the Editorial Guidelines
Pleiades contributors should make note of recent additions and clarifications.
Updated help topic: Add a new connection between two places
"Connections" can be used to express relationships between two places in Pleiades. It's easy to add a new connection.
New help topic: Open Pleiades CSV in QGIS
Are you eager to use Pleiades data in a geographic information system? Here's a quick, introductory tutorial.
Introducing Geocollider
A new tool to help you match lists of placenames or geographic locations against the Pleiades gazetteer.
Pleiades Pompeii sprint
A Pleiades editing sprint in conjunction with the Ancient Graffiti Project (http://ancientgraffiti.org/)
Boston Workshop, January 2018
A three-hour workshop on Pleiades and related tools and techniques will be held in Boston on Friday, January 5, 1:45 - 4:45 pm.
Improving Reference Citations
Pleiades cites a wide variety of resources, both online and in print. New documentation and tools are making existing references better and easing the process of creating new ones.
Coverage (March 2019)
Pleiades documents 36,541 places as of this morning's JSON update.
Pleiades Datasets version 1.1
Archival copies of our latest set of platform-independent download data files have been published.
Maintenance 10 April 2019
Pleiades web services will undergo maintenance on Wednesday, 10 April 2019, between 11 am and 5 pm US Eastern Daylight Time.
Maintenance in Progress
Pleiades web services are currently undergoing maintenance.
Maintenance Complete: 10 April 2019
All scheduled maintenance for 10 April 2019 is now complete.
Nightly Exports Fixed
Incompleteness and validity problems with JSON, CSV, and KML exports are now resolved.
Pleiades Datasets 2.1 released
Latest copies of all our export formats in one handy package.
Pleiades Datasets 2.2 released (7 April 2020)
Latest copies of all our export formats in one handy package.
New Relationship Type: "crosses"
For relationships between bridges and the waterways or water bodies they span.
Pleiades Datasets 2.3 released (12 October 2020)
Latest copies of all our export formats in one handy package.
Maintenance 1 December 2020
Pleiades web services will undergo maintenance on Tuesday, 1 December 2020, between noon and 8 pm US Eastern Standard Time.
Pleiades Changelogs: 2021 Year-to-date
We have new code that produces a readable record of changes to place resources in the Pleiades gazetteer. January - May 2021 are now available.
Pleiades Website Availability 22-23 September 2021
Next Wednesday and Thursday, 22-23 September 2021, the Pleiades website will be moved to a new server. The transfer window begins at 5pm US Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday and will last until 5pm on Thursday. If the process goes quickly and smoothly, we may be able to close the transfer window earlier on Thursday.
Changelog Additions
Changelogs have been added for July - September 2021
Changelog Additions (October 2021)
The changelog has been posted for October 2021
Changelog Additions (November 2021)
The changelog has been posted for November 2021
Changelog Additions (December 2021)
The changelog has been posted for December 2021
Changelog Additions (January-May 2022)
The changelog service is back in operation. Change logs have been posted for January - May 2022.
System Improvements: March 2022
A report on results from our just-completed spring maintenance week. Most of the effort concentrated on improving our export data formats and enhancing the performance of the user interface used by our contributors and editors to create, curate, and publish Pleiades content; however, we did make one modification to the user interface that all our users will see.
Pleiades Updates for 31 March 2022
Two recently created and 6 updated place resources have been added to CSV and JSON downloads this morning and will be reflected in the next weekly RDF export (on Sunday).
Pleiades Updates for 1 April 2022
Five recently created and 8 updated place resources have been added to CSV and JSON downloads this morning and will be reflected in the next weekly RDF export (on Sunday).
Changelog: June 2022
The change log for June 2022 has been posted.
Last Week in Pleiades (27 June - 4 July 2022)
Last week we published 25 new place resources. In addition, 90 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (4-11 July 2022)
Last week we published 15 new place resources. In addition, 136 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (11-18 July 2022)
Last week we published 20 new place resources. In addition, 113 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (18-25 July 2022)
Last week we published 10 new place resources. In addition, 60 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (25 July - 1 August 2022)
Last week we published 25 new place resources. In addition, 131 existing place resources were updated.
Changelog: July 2022
The change log for July 2022 has been posted.
Last Week in Pleiades (1-8 August 2022)
Last week we published 18 new place resources. In addition, 91 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (8-15 August 2022)
Last week we published 9 new place resources. In addition, 74 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (15-22 August 2022)
Last week we published 8 new place resources. In addition, 40 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (22 - 29 August 2022)
Last week we published 1 new place resource. In addition, 57 existing place resources were updated.
NEW: Pleiades Data for GIS
This package of comma-separated values (CSV) files and documentation is meant to make Pleiades data more readily usable in GIS software than our other export formats.
Changelog: August 2022
The changelog for August 2022 has been posted: 367 new and updated places.
Last Week in Pleiades (29 August - 6 September 2022)
Last week we published 3 new place resources. In addition, 170 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (6-12 September 2022)
Last week we published 12 new place resources. In addition, 177 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (12-19 September 2022)
Last week we published 8 new place resources. In addition, 130 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (19-26 September 2022)
Last week we published 5 new place resources. In addition, 151 existing place resources were updated.
Changelog: September 2022
The changelog for September 2022 has been posted: 623 new and updated places.
Last Week in Pleiades (26 September - 3 October 2022)
Last week we published 2 new place resources. In addition, 130 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (3-10 October 2022)
Last week we published 2 new place resources. In addition, 55 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (10-17 October 2022)
Last week we published 5 new place resources. In addition, 91 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (17-24 October 2022)
Last week we published 3 new place resources. In addition, 109 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (24-31 October 2022)
Last week we published 1 new place resource. In addition, 15 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (31 October - 7 November 2022)
Last week we published 3 new place resources. In addition, 5 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (7-14 November 2022)
Last week we published 9 new place resources. In addition, 48 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (14-21 November 2022)
Last week we published 9 new place resources. In addition, 47 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (21-28 November 2022)
Last week we published 7 new place resources. In addition, 41 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (28 November - 5 December 2022)
Last week we published 11 new place resources. In addition, 113 existing place resources were updated.
New and Updated Changelogs: January - November 2022
Monthly changelogs have been posted or revised for the 2022 year to date. This includes the first publication of changelogs for October and November.
Last Week in Pleiades (5-12 December 2022)
Last week we published 5 new place resources. In addition, 43 existing place resources were updated.
Last Week in Pleiades (12-19 December 2022)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 14 new place resources and approved updates to 97 existing place resources.
Last Three Weeks in Pleiades (19 December 2022 - 9 January 2023)
Over the last three weeks the Pleiades editorial college published 25 new place resources and approved updates to 273 existing place resources. This blog post provides an annotated list of the affected resources with links to each.
Changelog: December 2022
The changelog for December 2022 has been posted: 39 new and 404 updated places.
Last Week in Pleiades (9-16 January 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 12 new place resources and approved updates to 30 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (16-23 January 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 71 new place resources and approved updates to 37 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (23-30 January 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 12 new place resources and approved updates to 48 existing place resources.
Changelog: January 2023
The changelog for January 2023 has been posted: 124 new and 196 updated places.
Last Week in Pleiades (30 January - 6 February)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 15 new place resources and approved updates to 28 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (6-13 February 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 6 new place resources and approved updates to 56 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (13-20 February 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college approved updates to 37 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (20-27 February 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 13 new place resources and approved updates to 252 existing place resources.
Changelog: February 2023
The changelog for January 2023 has been posted: 37 new and 345 updated places.
Pleiades Literature Club: Call for Participation
Pleiades is hungry for new bibliographic references. Let's build a community effort to monitor scholarly publications for work that can enhance, correct, and expand the gazetteer in the history, archaeology, linguistics, and mythology of spaces and places in the ancient world.
Last Week in Pleiades (27 February - 6 March 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 27 new place resources and approved updates to 228 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (6-13 March 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 17 new place resources and approved updates to 103 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (13-20 March 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 11 new place resources and approved updates to 112 existing place resources.
Last Week in Pleiades (20-27 March 2023)
Last week the Pleiades editorial college published 23 new place resources and approved updates to 120 existing place resources.
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.