The Nemea Center for Classical Archaeology is a research unit organized within and under the auspices of
the Classics Department. The Center works in Berkeley and in Nemea, Greece to promote teaching,
research, and public education related to Greek classical archaeology with its activities focused on
Berkeley’s excavations in the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea, and the Petsas House at Mycenae. The Center
was formed after the retirement of Stephen Miller to maintain and expand on this rich resource for teaching,
research, and public education over the last thirty-five years.
The Nemea Center is composed of the Nemea Archive, housed in 7125 Dwinelle Hall, and the Nemea
Archaeological Center at Nemea in Greece, which is composed of the Bowker House complex (residences,
common room/kitchen, storage areas and garden), the Thomas J. Long Study Room in the Nemea
Archaeological Museum (office/drafting space, research library and archive of original excavation
materials), and the Nemean land to which Berkeley holds scientific rights. Under its director, Dr. Kim
Shelton, the Center currently operates two summer research programs in Nemea and Mycenae, as well as
in the Nemea Museum and the Nemea Archive on campus.
A number of graduate students take part in the research projects every summer and the current publications
programs at both sites may provide material for study and publication. Applications for participation should
be discussed with the director, Professor Kim Shelton, preferably in the fall before the summer research
season to ensure adequate time for permits and funding.