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Presenting the members of the Amarynthos team 11/20: Dr. Samuel Verdan is a renowned expert of the Geometric period, pottery and sanctuaries. He directed from 1998 to 2003 the excavation in the sanctuary of Apollon Daphnephoros at Eretria and published his research in 2013 as volume XXII of the Eretria series (https://esag.swiss/eretria-series/eretria-xxii/). Five years earlier, he published with Thierry Theurillat, Anne Kenzelmann Pfyffer and Claude Léderrey volume XX on Geometric pottery (). Since more than ten years, he lectures Greek archaeology at Lausanne university. Now that we are excavating the Geometric and Archaic layers in the sanctuary of Apollon’s twin sister, his presence in the team is crucial.
Video by Sébastien Reichenbach (noxediem.ch) for our public outreach programme , supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation. ... See MoreSee Less

06/06/2023

Olive oil from the Artemision: While excavating last year on the slope of the beautiful Paleoekklisies Hill just above the sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia, we got inspired to produce a very limited series of bottles with olive oil from the trees on the plots, which have been bought by the ESAG for the research project and then been donated to the Greek State. ... See MoreSee Less

06/04/2023
Olive oil from the Artemision: While excavating last year on the slope of the beautiful Paleoekklisies Hill just above the sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia, we got inspired to produce a very limited series of bottles with olive oil from the trees on the plots, which have been bought by the ESAG for the research project and then been donated to the Greek State.

From Excavation to Publication: Discover the process of restoring the finds from the offering deposit in the Archaic temple of Artemis Amarysia in the article of Tamara Saggini, Pauline Maillard, Harry Giannoulopoulos and Galateia Konsoulidi. Seven restorers are currently working in the laboratory of the Eretria Museum on the rich finds of the last campaigns at Amarynthos.

Αρχαιολογία & Τέχνες 138, 2022, 56-69
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06/02/2023
From Excavation to Publication: Discover the process of restoring the finds from the offering deposit in the Archaic temple of Artemis Amarysia in the article of Tamara Saggini, Pauline Maillard, Harry Giannoulopoulos and Galateia Konsoulidi. Seven restorers are currently working in the laboratory of the Eretria Museum on the rich finds of the last campaigns at Amarynthos. Αρχαιολογία & Τέχνες 138, 2022, 56-69 Now free online available at: https://www.archaiologia.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/56-69_T138.pdf #swissarchaeology #greekarcheology #ESAG #amarynthos #eviaisland

Visit of Eretria and Amarynthos by the artists of a project launched by the FLUX Laboratory:
The international artists were guided by archaeologists of the ESAG through the sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia and the museum of Eretria as preparation of a new art project (dance performance) that will evolve around the recent discoveries. ... See MoreSee Less

05/31/2023
Visit of Eretria and Amarynthos by the artists of a project launched by the FLUX Laboratory: https://fluxlaboratory.com/en The international artists were guided by archaeologists of the ESAG through the sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia and the museum of Eretria as preparation of a new art project (dance performance) that will evolve around the recent discoveries.

Presenting the members of the Amarynthos team 10/20: Dr. Pauline Maillard, currently teaching at Fribourg University. In the team, she is the specialist for the terracotta figurines. She wrote her doctoral thesis at Lausanne University about the figurines from the Salines of Kition on Cyprus. Furthermore, she studied the figurines from several excavation projects at Eretria. She initiated with other collaborators of the ESAG the AGORA public outreach programme, supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation, in the frame of which these videos have been produced by Sébastian Reichenbach (noxediem.ch): ... See MoreSee Less

05/29/2023

Visiting the monuments of Eretria and Amarynthos with a class of students learning ancient Greek from the school "EPS du Mont-sur-Lausanne". This was part of a ten day trip they did through Greece and we were happy to welcome them last week on Euboea. ... See MoreSee Less

05/28/2023
Visiting the monuments of Eretria and Amarynthos with a class of students learning ancient Greek from the school EPS du Mont-sur-Lausanne. This was part of a ten day trip they did through Greece and we were happy to welcome them last week on Euboea.

International Museum Day (18.05.): Discover a short text about the museum of Eretria published by Angeliki G. Simosi and Sylvian Fachard in volume 138 of Αρχαιολογία & Τέχνες

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05/18/2023
International Museum Day (18.05.): Discover a short text about the museum of Eretria published by Angeliki G. Simosi and Sylvian Fachard in volume 138 of Αρχαιολογία & Τέχνες #InternationalMuseumDay #IMD2023 #icom #eretria

Cleaning of the archaeological sites of Eretria: Together with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea we are currently preparing the sites for summer. We are cleaning the House of the Mosaics and the Sebasteion. Furthermore, the info panels on the acropolis are being renewed. ... See MoreSee Less

05/17/2023
Cleaning of the archaeological sites of Eretria: Together with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea we are currently preparing the sites for summer. We are cleaning the House of the Mosaics and the Sebasteion. Furthermore, the info panels on the acropolis are being renewed.

Yesterday, we had the honor to welcome at Eretria the board of the Danish Institute at Athens as well as the boards of the foundations that support them. The visit included both the archaeological museum as well as the monuments of ancient Eretria. ... See MoreSee Less

05/14/2023
Yesterday, we had the honor to welcome at Eretria the board of the Danish Institute at Athens as well as the boards of the foundations that support them. The visit included both the archaeological museum as well as the monuments of ancient Eretria.

New publication by our director Sylvian Fachard together with Gilles Touchais in the series "Études Péloponésiennes" of the French School at Athens: "Argos. Les fouilles de l'Aspis. I. Les occupations d'époque historique (VIIIe - IIe siècles av. J.-C.)". Among others, Guy Ackermann contributed to this publication. He participates since 2007 in the projects of the ESAG and was recently member of the French School at Athens. The excavation at Argos has been carried out by the French School at Athens.

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05/13/2023
New publication by our director Sylvian Fachard together with Gilles Touchais in the series Études Péloponésiennes of the French School at Athens: Argos. Les fouilles de lAspis. I. Les occupations dépoque historique (VIIIe - IIe siècles av. J.-C.). Among others, Guy Ackermann contributed to this publication. He participates since 2007 in the projects of the ESAG and was recently member of the French School at Athens. The excavation at Argos has been carried out by the French School at Athens. https://www.efa.gr/index.php/fr/publications/catalogue-des-publications?id_fiche=1013&fbclid=IwAR0e4DUoK2h-zjD_ORDyxt6Ammnlzm9qDiahFzJM5ek9AJrTo794hTePtU8 https://www.facebook.com/edefathenes/posts/pfbid0QcKN4fsF2Vb1SaTLeS8pQ5NoXuxcoE9Um78qppTjkEuvL39jnFeDBf7gLNTbDcVyl

Lyceum Club Neuchâtel at Eretria: Christina Pagoni, archaeologist of the ESAG, guided last Tuesday a group from Neuchâtel through the monuments of Eretria and Amarynthos as well as the archaeological museum. ... See MoreSee Less

05/10/2023
Lyceum Club Neuchâtel at Eretria: Christina Pagoni, archaeologist of the ESAG, guided last Tuesday a group from Neuchâtel through the monuments of Eretria and Amarynthos as well as the archaeological museum.

Aegina: Discovering the landscape, history and monuments of the island with the survey team. ... See MoreSee Less

05/07/2023
Aegina: Discovering the landscape, history and monuments of the island with the survey team.

Aegina Hellanion Oros survey: A small team of the ESAG and the Ephorate of Piraeus and Islands conducts currently a two week survey campaign on the Northern slopes of the Hellanion Oros on Aegina island. Part of the five year project 2021-2025 is not only the excavation on the peak but equally a survey of the Southern part of the island in order to understand the insertion of the site in its landscape. Fieldwork this May is lead by Tobias Krapf and Leonidas Vokotopoulos. ... See MoreSee Less

05/06/2023
Aegina Hellanion Oros survey: A small team of the ESAG and the Ephorate of Piraeus and Islands conducts currently a two week survey campaign on the Northern slopes of the Hellanion Oros on Aegina island. Part of the five year project 2021-2025 is not only the excavation on the peak but equally a survey of the Southern part of the island in order to understand the insertion of the site in its landscape. Fieldwork this May is lead by Tobias Krapf and Leonidas Vokotopoulos.

Thessaloniki Book Fair / Διεθνής Έκθεση Βιβλίου Θεσσαλονίκης : Thanks to Εκδοτικός Οίκος Μέλισσα - Melissa Publishing House our publications are exhibited and available at Thessaloniki these days. ... See MoreSee Less

05/06/2023
Thessaloniki Book Fair / Διεθνής Έκθεση Βιβλίου Θεσσαλονίκης : Thanks to Εκδοτικός Οίκος Μέλισσα - Melissa Publishing House our publications are exhibited and available at Thessaloniki these days.

Pottery workshop: Tamara Saggini and Samuel Verdan organised the last three weeks an internship for the study of ceramics from the 9th to 6th c. BC found in the sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia at Amarynthos, excavated by the ESAG in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea. Four students participated in the course, during which they also had the chance to follow an introduction into the study of ancient tiles by Philip Sapirstein. ... See MoreSee Less

05/05/2023
Pottery workshop: Tamara Saggini and Samuel Verdan organised the last three weeks an internship for the study of ceramics from the 9th to 6th c. BC found in the sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia at Amarynthos, excavated by the ESAG in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea. Four students participated in the course, during which they also had the chance to follow an introduction into the study of ancient tiles by Philip Sapirstein.

Καλό μήνα. Happy month of May. Photo: excavation house at Eretria. Flowers from our garden. Many thanks to Georgia Evangeliou and Takis Petrogiannis. ... See MoreSee Less

05/03/2023
Καλό μήνα. Happy month of May. Photo: excavation house at Eretria. Flowers from our garden. Many thanks to Georgia Evangeliou and Takis Petrogiannis.

Welcome to the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece

Since 1964, Swiss archaeologists have been exploring the ancient city of Eretria, on the island of Euboea. More recently, excavations near Amarynthos have led to the discovery of the Sanctuary of Artemis, the most renowned place of cult of the Eretrians.
The School also supports Swiss archaeological projects elsewhere in Greece.