Dimitris Athanasoulis (Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades), Jim  Crow (Edinburgh) and Mark Jackson (Newcastle) report on a synergasia between the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades and the British School at Athens, at Kato Choria (Palaeoglises) on the slopes below the kastro Apalirou in Naxos, in October-November 2024. This season, three trenches were opened in two main areas: Area D, and Area F (identified during previous work in 2022 by the Apalirou Environs...

Dimitra Malamidou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Serres), Nicolas Zorzin (National Cheng Kung University-Taiwan) and James Taylor (York) report on the last excavation season conducted at the Neolithic village of Toumba Serron on the eastern side of the Strymon valley of Northern Greece; a collaborative research programme between the Ephorate of Antiquities of Serres and the British School at Athens.  The third excavation season at Toumba Serron, conducted between July 4th...

Anastasia Christophilopoulou (Boston MFA), Michael Loy (Durham) and Naoíse Mac Sweeney (Vienna) report on the fourth season of the West Area of Samos Archaeological Project’s five-year research programme. Work this year focused on intensive exploration of the site of Vel-1, first discovered in 2022; exploratory tract walking also took place between the Fourniotiko and Megalo Rema rivers, in the north part of the island; and preparatory work was completed for the project’s public...

Au Sud-Est de l’île de Kos, Georgia Kokkorou-Alevra, N. Dimakis, Sophia Kalopissi-Verti et Mairi Panagiotidi-Kesisoglou (Université d’Athènes) ont poursuivi en 2023 le programme de fouilles systématiques de la ville antique d’Halasarna, d’une part dans le sanctuaire d’Apollon Pythaios, d’autre part, dans l’habitat protobyzantin (fig. 1). Dans le secteur Λ21, on a fouillé la partie Ouest du sondage afin de mettre au jour la suite du mur T18 (phases byzantine, romaine tardive...

Dimitris Athanasoulis (Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades), Jim  Crow (Edinburgh) and Mark Jackson (Newcastle) report on a synergasia between the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades and the British School at Athens, at Kato Choria, Naxos. Following several seasons of regional field survey and documentation of field structures in the vicinity of Apalirou Kastro in south Naxos (Fig. 1), the aim of the 2022 season was to initiate excavation of selected structures in...

Dimitra Malamidou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Serres), Nicolas Zorzin (National Cheng Kung University-Taiwan) and James Taylor (York) report on the first short season of this five-year collaborative research programme between the Ephorate of Antiquities of Serres and the BSA focusing on the Neolithic site of Toumba and the neighbouring Strymon valley.

Work accomplished in this first season included: magnetometer survey, drone (AUV) survey, and a pedestrian survey, as well as first...

Dimitra Malamidou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Serres), Nicolas Zorzin (National Cheng Kung University-Taiwan) and James Taylor (York) report on the first excavation season conducted in Toumba Serron, as part of a five-year collaborative research programme between the Ephorate of Antiquities of Serres and the BSA.  With the support of magnetometry operations done in 2021 it was possible to evaluate the limits of the site and the settlement’s organisation, but, despite some good...

Dimitra Malamidou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Serres), Nicolas Zorzin (National Cheng Kung University-Taiwan) and James Taylor (York) report on the second excavation season conducted at the Neolithic village of Toumba Serron on the eastern side of the Strymon valley of Northern Greece; a collaborative research programme between the Ephorate of Antiquities of Serres and the BSA.  Excavation work was preempted in November (2022) by a final visit to the site...

Kastelli. Papoura hilltop. The Ephorate of Antiquities in Heraklion reports on the rescue excavations conducted in Kastelli, part of the construction works for Heraklion’s New International Airport.  On the Papoura hill, NW of Kastelli, a monumental circular building complex with 48m diameter was unearthed, covering an area of 1800 m2 (Fig. 1). It is dated to the MMI - II periods with a destruction phase during the New Palace period. This unique minoan construction is located on the...

Crete - Itanos. Athena Tsingarida (Université libre de Bruxelles) and Didier Viviers (Université libre de Bruxelles) report on the third campaign of the five-year excavation programme at Itanos in east Crete, which focused on four sectors of the necropolis. The city wall on the south limit of the Necropolis This year's campaign brought to light an unknown section of the city wall, located in the lower part of the town (Fig. 1). It can now be assumed that the entire urban...

Sur l’îlot de Despotiko, les fouilles du sanctuaire d’Apollon dirigées par Yannos Kouragios (Éphorie des antiquités des Cyclades) se sont poursuivies en 2024.  À Despotiko, les travaux ont porté sur les édifices qui se trouvent en dehors du sanctuaire, entre celui-ci et le rivage. On a poursuivi l’exploration du bâtiment MN, mis au jour en 2023 (fig. 1). Ce bâtiment, daté de la seconde moitié du VIe s., présente un plan orthogonal, avec huit pièces mises au jour. Les...

Au Nord de l'îlot de Despotiko, Yannos Kouragios (Éphorie des antiquités des Cyclades) a effectué en 2024 une partie de sa campagne de fouilles du sanctuaire de Mandra, sur l'îlot de Tsimintiri (fig. 1). L’îlot de Tsimintiri se trouve entre la baie d’Aghios Georgios d’Antiparos et Mantra de Despotiko, avec laquelle il est relié par une fine bande de terre. L’étymologie du nom provient de la traduction du mot κοιμητήριο, cimetière, puisqu’on avait mis au jour...