CANSW has been serving the people of NSW, Australia, by promoting classical studies here since 1909. In our globalised era, however, the beneficiaries of our activities now hail from and live in all parts of the world, extending CANSW's impact in ways prior generations of council and association members could hardly have imagined. Beginning in 2024, the CANSW is embarking upon a period of renewal to further extend its impact. Principally, we seek to broaden the range of events that are being organised each year and make them more accessible to interested parties, especially students. We welcome any contributions you might be able to offer, either via membership or donations (one-off or periodical).
If you would like to donate to CANSW, you can do so via the link below
To demonstrate the ways CANSW funds are utilised, below is a report from Estelle Lazer and Kathryn Welch (University of Sydney) regarding their recent research undertaken in Pompeii, which was funded by CANSW.
The Pompeii Cast Project 2024 Field Season Report
Our team comprising Estelle Lazer, the project leader, Dr Alain Middleton, X-ray engineer Stijn Luyck and our radiographer Julia Ridder assembled on 25 April. The first days of our field season were spent in team meetings which were followed by two days of X-raying and discussion. We X-rayed the first cast ever made, two others cast in 1863, three victims cast in the so-called House of the Golden Bracelet in 1974, and a victim on display in the Via dell’Abbondanza. The results of these days, along with the CT Scans and X-rays achieved in 2015, 2018 and 2019, will allow us not just to glean information about these victims but also assist us in our quest to understand how the casts were made.
We are also delighted to report that preparation for the forthcoming exhibition that primarily focusses on the results of the Pompeii Cast Project is in full swing. Stay tuned for details.
We thank the Latin Summer School for funds that helped to defray Estelle’s accommodation costs from 2022 and 2023, the Classical Association for funds that allowed us to contribute to the daily expenses of our team of experts, who generously donated their time, their knowledge, and the cost of their airfares.
Estelle Lazer and Kathryn Welch