Fishing and trade were major activities of the ancient inhabitants. The survey area is unusually rich in antiquities. The project serves as a field training school for undergraduates and provides graduate students with opportunities for specialist training in archaeological techniques and research. In cooperation with the Packard Humanities Institute, the department has undertaken a major project to convert published texts of Greek inscriptions to electronic form. The aim of the project for the Computerization of Greek Inscriptions is to allow scholars throughout the world to study these documents more thoroughly.
Graduate students are welcome to participate.
Sardis For many years Cornell has collaborated with Harvard in a joint expedition to Sardis, capital of ancient Lydia. The project began in 1958 and is still continuing.