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The Amarynthos project will be presented at the AIA this week:


The annual meeting of the American Institute of Archaeology will take place online from January 5-8 (registration and payment needed). The Greek-Swiss excavation project will be presented as part of session 3B on Greek sanctuaries (Thursday 14:00 San Francisco / 24:00 Greece). ... See MoreSee Less

01/04/2022
The Amarynthos project will be presented at the AIA this week: https://www.archaeological.org/ The annual meeting of the American Institute of Archaeology will take place online from January 5-8 (registration and payment needed). The Greek-Swiss excavation project will be presented as part of session 3B on Greek sanctuaries (Thursday 14:00 San Francisco / 24:00 Greece).

Καλή χρονιά / happy new year / bonne année / ein gutes neues Jahr 2022 ... See MoreSee Less

01/01/2022
Καλή χρονιά / happy new year / bonne année / ein gutes neues Jahr 2022

The Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece wishes Merry Christmas. ... See MoreSee Less

12/25/2021
The Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece wishes Merry Christmas.

"Soirée archéologique", University of Geneva (16.12.2021): presentation of the projects of the ESAG. ... See MoreSee Less

12/23/2021
Soirée archéologique, University of Geneva (16.12.2021): presentation of the projects of the ESAG.

"La quête du temple d'Artémis" dans le magazine "Campus Junior" de l'université de Genève :

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12/13/2021
La quête du temple dArtémis dans le magazine Campus Junior de luniversité de Genève : https://www.unige.ch/campusjunior/numeros/29/

Find on our research programme 2022, which includes excavation at Amarynthos and in the drakospita at Styra, survey between Eretria and Amarynthos, underwater archaeology at the Antikythera shipwreck and research on the mountain top sanctuary on the Hellanion Oros on Aigina, as well as museum studies at Eretria. Student applications on our website until December 31. ... See MoreSee Less

12/05/2021
Find on https://www.esag.swiss/program/ our research programme 2022, which includes excavation at Amarynthos and in the drakospita at Styra, survey between Eretria and Amarynthos, underwater archaeology at the Antikythera shipwreck and research on the mountain top sanctuary on the Hellanion Oros on Aigina, as well as museum studies at Eretria. Student applications on our website until December 31.

Melissa Publishing House presents our publications at the International Book Fair of Thessaloniki. ... See MoreSee Less

11/25/2021

Yesterday, the meetings of the Boards of Trustees and the Advisory Council of the Foundation of the ESAG took place at Bern. At this occasion, Sylvian Fachard, Samuel Verdan, Jérôme André, Tobias Krapf and Lorenz Baumer presented the results of the fieldwork 2021 (Amarynthos, Eretria-Amarynthos survey, Drakospita, Aegina Hellanion Oros and Antikythera). We thank all our Greek partners for their support and excellent collaboration, as well as both the embassy of Greece in Switzerland and the Swiss embassy in Greece. ... See MoreSee Less

11/19/2021
Yesterday, the meetings of the Boards of Trustees and the Advisory Council of the Foundation of the ESAG took place at Bern. At this occasion, Sylvian Fachard, Samuel Verdan, Jérôme André, Tobias Krapf and Lorenz Baumer presented the results of the fieldwork 2021 (Amarynthos, Eretria-Amarynthos survey, Drakospita, Aegina Hellanion Oros and Antikythera). We thank all our Greek partners for their support and excellent collaboration, as well as both the embassy of Greece in Switzerland and the Swiss embassy in Greece.

Karl Reber, former director of the ESAG, studies since many years the so called Drakospita / "dragon houses" of Southern Euboea. In 2020 a new project for their exploration has been launched in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea. Earlier, he visited the cave of Roï-Spilia in the area of Styra. Find an article on this site that he interprets as a rural sanctuary in the Festschrift for Εύα Σημαντώνη-Μπουρνιά "έξοχος άλλων" (Athens 2021). ... See MoreSee Less

11/16/2021
Karl Reber, former director of the ESAG, studies since many years the so called Drakospita / dragon houses of Southern Euboea. In 2020 a new project for their exploration has been launched in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea. Earlier, he visited the cave of Roï-Spilia in the area of Styra. Find an article on this site that he interprets as a rural sanctuary in the Festschrift for Εύα Σημαντώνη-Μπουρνιά έξοχος άλλων (Athens 2021).

Workshop of the French School at Athens on 4th c. BC pottery on November 29, organized by Guy Ackermann and Vicky Vlachou. Claudia Gamma, university of Basel, will present the Classical ceramics from a well at Eretria.📆 29/11/2021 - International workshop École Française d'Athènes
#Greek #Pottery of the 4th cent. B.C. New Data from the Field

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11/12/2021
Workshop of the French School at Athens on 4th c. BC pottery on November 29, organized by Guy Ackermann and Vicky Vlachou. Claudia Gamma, university of Basel, will present the Classical ceramics from a well at Eretria.

Press release of the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports about this year's work at the shipwreck of Antikythera. A new five year project has been launched by the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece under the joint direction of Dr. A. Simosi (Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea) and Prof. Dr. L. Baumer (University of Geneva). ... See MoreSee Less

11/04/2021
Press release of the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports about this years work at the shipwreck of Antikythera. A new five year project has been launched by the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece under the joint direction of Dr. A. Simosi (Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea) and Prof. Dr. L. Baumer (University of Geneva).

A new text discussing the different destructions of Eretria (267 BC by the Macedonians, 198 and 86 by the Romans) during the Hellenistic period has been published by Guy Ackermann, researcher at Eretria and member of the French School at Athens, as chapter in the book "The Destruction of Cities in the Ancient Greek World. Integrating the Archaeological and Literary Evidence", edited by Sylvian Fachard and Edward M. Harris at Cambridge University Press.#actualitedesmembres de l' École Française d'Athènes
Guy Ackermann vient de publier le chapitre "Eretria's 'Destructions' during the Hellenistic Period and their Impact on the City's Development"dans l'ouvrage The Destruction of Cities in the Ancient Greek World. Integrating the Archaeological and Literary Evidence
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11/02/2021
A new text discussing the different destructions of Eretria (267 BC by the Macedonians, 198 and 86 by the Romans) during the Hellenistic period has been published by Guy Ackermann, researcher at Eretria and member of the French School at Athens, as chapter in the book The Destruction of Cities in the Ancient Greek World. Integrating the Archaeological and Literary Evidence, edited by Sylvian Fachard and Edward M. Harris at Cambridge University Press.

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.