Dans la région entre la plaine de l’ancienne Érétrie et le sanctuaire d’Amarynthos (fig. 1), Sylvian Fachard (ESAG/Université de Lausanne), Angeliki Simossi (Éphorie des antiquités d’Eubée) et Chloé Chezeaux (ESAG/Université de Lausanne) ont mené en 2025 une cinquième et dernière campagne du projet « Eretria Amarynthos Survey Project » (ou ESAP) au cours de laquelle on a exploré les collines et les sommets autour de la plaine (fig. 2). La prospection a révélé une...

À Érétrie, Sylvian Fachard (ESAG), en collaboration avec Eleni Banou (Éphorie des antiquités sous-marines) et avec la Fondation Octopus, ont poursuivi en 2025 leur mission de recherches sous-marines (Eretria Harbour Project), avec la participation de Despoina Koutsoumba, Fabien Langenegger, Julien Pfyffer, Claudio Pacheco Martins et Thierry Theurillat, afin d’explorer les vestiges du port antique de la ville. L’objectif en 2025 était d’explorer la morphologie d’un petit bassin...

Dimitra Drosou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Preveza) reports on rescue excavations that took place within the Vathi-Faneromeni area. The broader area has been excavated in the past and archaeological remains have been found in various sites (Fig. 1). The excavation was conducted to the west of the plot revealing 8 independent structures (Fig. 2, Fig.3) and a pipe (Fig. 4). Pipe: A few pottery sherds and four bronze coins were found after the removal of flintstones and roof tiles that...

Anthi Aggeli (Ephorate of Antiquities of Preveza) reports on the discovery of four graves dated from the late Classical to the Early Hellenistic times. Grave I: cist grave, looted. Grave goods: a glass bead and a bronze ring. Grave II: cist grave contained a primary burial (skeleton in supine extended position) and a secondary burial (anakomidi). Grave goods: a black glaze cup was found inside the burial (Fig. 1) and two kyathoi externally. 4th century BC Grave III: cist grave contained a...

Anthi Aggeli (Ephorate of Antiquities of Preveza) reports on the continuing excavations at the Junction of Gorgomylos. Excavations at the site in 2015 revealed a farmhouse dated to the Hellenistic and Roman times. In 2016 the excavation continued to the E of the farmhouse (km position 163+230) revealing a two-room structure made of local limestone, probably auxiliary to the farmhouse rooms (Fig. 1). Among other finds in this section, a terracotta figurine of Nike dated to the Hellenistic...

K. Preka-Alexandri (Ephorate of Antiquities of Thesprotia) reports on continuing excavations that took place within the theatre of Gitana. S of the koilon (cavea) and by the edges of the kerkides (stands) VI and VII, part of the backrest with dimensions: 14,30m length and 0,76m width was revealed (Fig. 1). Cleaning of the 14th row of seating yielded a copper coin dated to the Koinon of Epiroton era. On the obverse, bust of Artemis in profile is portrayed. On the reverse, the point of a...

Antikythera. A. Simosi (Emerita Director, Ministry of Culture) and L. Bäumer (ESAG / University of Geneva) report on the final year marked the fifth and final phase of the underwater excavation at the Antikythera Wreck (2021-2025). Wooden remains of the ship's hull discovered in 2024 were carefully recovered. These include three plank sections from the ship's planking and a fitted inlaid element (a strut) (Fig. 1). This find is considered extremely important, as it is the first...

Rescue excavations in Athens have produced exciting and significant finds during 2024–25. On Vasilissis Olgas Avenue, a large Roman-era complex was uncovered near the statue of Lord Byron, a part of the city expanded eastward under the emperor Hadrian (Fig. 1). The site includes more than 60 rooms organized around a peristyle courtyard, in a building approximately 68 m long and 11 m wide. Excavations revealed three construction phases: an initial 2nd-century AD phase built with...

Dans la ville antique de Miéza, Aggeliki Kottaridi (Éphorie des antiquités d’Émathie) a dirigé un programme de recherches sur le gymnase royal, au cours duquel elle a mené des fouilles, des nettoyages et documentation des objets, et l’étude comparative avec les objets des campagnes précédentes de fouilles, ainsi que des travaux préparatoires à l’étude de conservation et de restitution du complexe monumental et de l’anastylose de la partie occidentale du xyste, du portique...

Rafina - east Attica. Rescue excavations conducted by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Eastern Attica have revealed an important burial in a pithos, dating to the Early Bronze Age (3200–2000 BC) (Fig. 1). The pithos, measuring 1.74 m in height, with horizontal handles and characteristic corded-pattern relief decoration around the neck and handles, was placed in a pit dug into the soil of the stream's southern bank. Its mouth was sealed by a sturdy semicircular wall built...