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Geographies of the Ancient City: Lessons to Learn from Diachronic Comparisons
A second call for papers has just been issued for this session at the Annual International Conference of the Royal Geographical Society (London, August 2014). Deadline for 300-word proposals is February 3, 2014.
The Ancient Near East in Pleiades
We have recently accessioned some data derived from the Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients (TAVO) by an external project. Here is the status of the work, some context, and a call for volunteers.
Review Parties in December and January
Several review parties have been scheduled for December 2013 and January 2014. If you're interested in helping the editorial college clear the review backlog and publish new, high-quality information in Pleiades, please consider joining us.
Pleiades Downtime: Thursday, 21 November 2013
From 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. US Mountain Standard Time
5 September Review Party Canceled
Due to conflicts for a majority of the editorial board, tomorrow's review party has been canceled. Stay tuned for announcements about future events.
Last Week in Pleiades (9 August 2013)
51 new or updated content items have been published in the past week.
Last Week in Pleiades
The all-volunteer editorial review team published 57 new or updated content items. We also set up Facebook, Twitter, and Feedburner accounts, as well as adding support for events and events listings to the site.
Pleiades is now on Twitter
Better late than never...
Pleiades is now on Facebook
You asked for it...
Bob Consoli's "placename lookup" critique
How to use our downloadable CSV files most effectively.
How to track changes in Pleiades
I was recently asked on Facebook if there is "a new places feed from Pleiades". The answer is: yes, and then some. Here are the details.
New Help Topic: Using Advanced Search
In addition to our ubiquitous "Live Search", Pleiades provides a sophisticated "Advanced Search" form for more complicated queries. Here are some tips for using it.
Adam Rabinowitz joins editorial board
Pleiades has a new associate editor!
Updated Citation Guide
Explanatory notes have been added for some existing entries, and several areas that were marked "to be added" have now been completed.
New Help Topic: Add a Name
The latest guidance how to add new name resources to Pleiades.
Updated help concept: "What are connections?"
Direct place-to-place relationships allowing the construction of geographic hierarchies and networks. Rivers to seas, roads to towns, towns to ethnic regions or provinces.
New in Help: Tutorial Categories
Grouping our how-tos in a more useful way.
New: How to search for things in Pleiades
Our first help document on the subject!
Reviewers' Guide for Comment
We are soliciting comments on a newly-drafted "Reviewers' Guide", which we think also will be of use to everyone interested in adding content to Pleiades.
Virtual Mountain Mapping Party: 24 January
We had so much fun working on mountains last week, let's do it again! 2pm UTC on Thursday, 24 January 2013.