Greece – Aegean Islands

The House of Fourni in Delos. Archaeology of a luxury house-complex

The House of Fourni has been built in Delos, located 37°39143” North and 25°26947” East, in the heart of the Cyclades and off Mykonos. In ancient times it was considered a sacred island, the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis, and despite its small size, it experienced exceptional urban and economic development. The House of Fourni is a vast house-complex built outside the urban centre, in an intermediate area organised around the bay of Fourni which...

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Anatomy of a Minoan Tholos Tomb. The publication of the finds from the excavations at the Minoan cemetery of Koumasa

Since the first excavations between 1904 and 1906, Koumasa (34° 58' North, 25° 0' East, in the south-central part of the island of Crete) occupies a prominent position in Minoan archaeology. Located strategically on the foothills of Eastern Asterousia and overlooking a large part of the Mesara plain, this site was predestined to play an important role as a regional center during the dynamic social processes that transformed Early...

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The Neopalatial Sequence of the Palace at Malia (1700-1430 BCE, Crete). A Contextual, Architectural and Ceramic Approach

The purpose of the grant will be to study and publish the Neopalatial stratigraphic, ceramic and architectural sequence of the Palace at Malia (ca. 1700-1430 BCE), located on the north coast of Crete, Greece, and excavated in 1915 and 1919 by the Service of Cretan Antiquities, and between 1922 and 1992 by the French...

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Life and Economy in the Insula of the 'House of the Comedians' on Delos Island in Hellenistic Times: A Reassessment 50 Years after Excavation

This grant will support further study and an updated publication of The House of the Comedians Insula and its northern area in Delos (Greece), excavated by Ph. Bruneau and his team from 1961 to 1965.

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The Archaic complex on the south slope. Private and communal spaces on the Patela of Priniàs

This grant will support the final publication of The Archaic complex on the south slope. Private and communal spaces on the Patela of Priniàs, concerning the excavations carried out on the south slope of the Patela of Priniàs by the Italian Archaeological Mission in the years 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, with special reference to a large Archaic block built over older remains.

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