Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece

Name: Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece
Address: Palaiologou Benizelou 5, Athens, 10556, GR
Telephone: +302108221449

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The Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece is the only permanent Swiss archaeological project outside Switzerland.

11/09/2026

Summer internships 🔎
During four weeks, Jérôme André (Uni. Lausanne) supervised an internship with four students from ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts), focusing on architectural blocks from the Artemision at Amarynthos.
On the one hand, the students were trained in the technical documentation of architectural blocks from the sanctuary, combining manual recording techniques with 3D photogrammetric survey. On the other hand, they created scientific and pedagogical illustrations that will contribute to future ESAG publications and help communicate the results of the excavation to a wider audience.
Throughout the internship, they were introduced to the methods and practices of classical archaeology through a series of theoretical sessions and visits to the major archaeological sites of Eretria and Amarynthos and Styra. A practical introduction to stone carving further complemented their training.
We warmly thank the students for their excellent work and enthusiasm, as well as ZHdK for this fruitful collaboration between archaeologists and scientific illustrators.

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09/09/2026

The Forum des 100, organised each year by Le Temps, has selected Prof. Sylvian Fachard, director of the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece (ESAG), among the personalities of its 2026 edition.

The Forum brings together those who shape French-speaking Switzerland: decision-makers, entrepreneurs, public officials, scientists and cultural actors. The 2026 edition will take place on 27 October, around the question "Is Switzerland stainless in the face of geopolitical shocks?".

Published under the title "Le passé qui repasse", the portrait by Philippe Simon looks back on the direction of ESAG and on the research carried out for decades at the ancient site of Eretria, on the island of Euboea. It also turns to Sylvian Fachard's work on the notion of borders in antiquity, those spaces that divide as much as they connect. "A form of traumatology of destruction, one that still extends its web today, from Ukraine to the Middle East."

The selection comes a few months after ESAG moved into the Swiss House of Culture, Research and Diplomacy, inaugurated in Athens in May 2026.

Many thanks to Philippe Simon for his text 🙏

📎 Read the portrait here: https://www.forumdes100.ch/edition-26/speaker/1502a1dd-7ba7-f111-9b32-000d3a20b1f9/sylvian-fachard

06/09/2026

📝 Read the new blog post written by S. Müller Celka (CNRS, UMR 5133, Archéorient) and O. Kyriazi (Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea) on the Mycenean Eretria here : https://archeorient.hypotheses.org/40213.

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01/09/2026

EAA #88 session - Making Archaeology Accessible: Education, Outreach and Engagement in the Field and in the Museum, organized by Io Viktoratou (ASCSA), Christina Pagoni (ESAG) and Kyriaki Katsarelia (ESAG; Uni Fribourg, Suisse; Uni Lille, France).
This session brought together 16 presentations and 8 posters with 25 participants from 17 different countries from Europe to Africa and from Asia to America, sharing their experiences, ideas and approaches to making archaeology more accessible and engaging for diverse audiences, both children and adults. From the archaeological site and the museum to the society, the session highlighted the importance of connecting interdisciplinary research and archaeology with other scientists, local communities, schools and the wider public. The role of ludic activities and artistic expression as well as the use of new technologies (for ex. virtual reality) for practicing cultural mediation were also stretched out. A great opportunity to exchange experiences, inspire new collaborations and discuss how education and outreach can bring archaeology closer to people of all ages and backgrounds.

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31/08/2026

Amarynthos Temple 🏛️📚
During two months, Marie Fasel (Uni Lausanne) worked on preparing the archaeological material for the forthcoming publication of the Temples of Artemis at Amarynthos. She contributed to the homogenization, inventory, description, and drawing of more than 1,500 objects of the various categories of objects that will be published: bronze, faience, glass and ceramic vases, terracotta figurines and other objects, textile and tools, lampes, weaponry, iron tools, structural elements, ornaments, amulets and seals, stone statuettes, stone objects, coins, and inscriptions.

This work represents a final and essential step in the cataloguing process, ensuring that the material is fully documented and prepared for the forthcoming publication of the Geometric and Archaic Temples of Artemis, to be published as part of the new ESAG collection, « Amarynthos ».

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29/08/2026

EAA #139 session - Cross-analytical approaches on the materiality of cult in early Greek sanctuaries, organized by Tamara Saggini (ESAG-UNIL), Azzurra Scarci (LEIZA) and Samuel Verdan (UNIL-ESAG). Thanks to all speakers and to the audience for a great session.

28/08/2026

Summer internships 🔎🏺
During four weeks, Samuel Verdan, Francesca Virgillo, and Tamara Saggini (Uni Lausanne) trained seven students from different Swiss, French, and Greek universities to become familiar with Geometric and Archaic pottery. Asya Bendani (Uni Lausanne), Clara Demierre (Uni Fribourg), Céline Gür (Uni Geneva), Sofia Pedrazzini (Uni Zurich), Selina Summermatter (Uni Basel), Mari Passal-Cossé (Uni Poitiers), and Maria Roumelioti (Uni Volos) worked on pottery from the Sanctuary of Artemis at Amarynthos, currently under study as part of the forthcoming publication of the temple.
Over the four weeks, they learned how to sort, count, describe, draw pottery both by hand and digitally, and photograph the objects. In the afternoons, they were introduced to different archaeological sites in Eretria and Amarynthos.
The final weekend was dedicated to an excursion to Phocida and Phthiotis, with visits to Delphi, the Greek-French excavations at Amphissa, Cheronea, Livadeia, Distomo, and Kalapodi, including its museum in the village and the archaeological site at Atalanti, thanks to the German team.
We thank them all for their amazing work and commitment, and hope this experience will be a valuable step in their archaeological training.

27/08/2026

Summer internships 🔎🏺
This summer, Claudia Gamma (Uni Basel) led a three-week internship during which four students gained hands-on experience working with archaeological material. Maureen Amstutz (Uni Zurich), Sabrina Hendry (Uni Zurich), Veronika Mensinger (Uni Basel), and Melina Vogelmann (Uni Basel) learned how to document classical pottery from Eretria and Amarynthos. We are delighted to have welcomed them and hope this experience will be a valuable step in their archaeological training.

26/08/2026

The Greek-Swiss Aegina Hellanion Oros Project was presented last Sunday at an event organised by the Cultural Association of Pacheia Rachi «Το Ελλάνιον Όρος» on Aegina.
The approximately two hundred people who attended also enjoyed a concert by the group Εστουδιαντίνα Αίγινας, as well as a video about the Elaionas, the olive grove with its centuries-old trees that lies within our survey zone.

Many thanks to everyone involved in organising this beautiful evening!

https://www.aeginaportal.gr/eidiseis/omilies/43071-mia-avgoustiatiki-vradia-stin-paxeia-raxi-me-istoria-arxaiologia-kai-mousiki.html

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11/08/2026

🇬🇷 Επιστημονική διάλεξη στην Αίγινα – 23 Αυγούστου

Την Κυριακή 23 Αυγούστου στις 21:00, σας προσκαλούμε στο Πολιτιστικό Κέντρο Παχειάς Ράχης στην Αίγινα για μια διάλεξη αφιερωμένη στο Ελλάνιον Όρος, έναν από τους σημαντικότερους αρχαίους ιερούς τόπους της Αίγινας.

Η εκδήλωση πραγματοποιείται στο πλαίσιο της συνεργασίας της Ελβετικής Αρχαιολογικής Σχολής στην Ελλάδα (ESAG) με την Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Πειραιώς και Νήσων.

📍 Παχειά Ράχη, Αίγινα
📅 23 Αυγούστου

Σας περιμένουμε!

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🇬🇧 Public lecture in Aegina – 23 August
On Sunday, 23 August at 21:00, we are pleased to invite you to the cultural center of Pacheia Rachi, in Aegina, for a lecture dedicated to Mount Ellanion (Ellanion Gros), one of the most important ancient sacred sites on the island.

The event is organised as part of the collaboration between the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece (ESAG) and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Piraeus and Islands.

📍 Pacheia Rachi, Aegina
📅 23 August

We look forward to welcoming you!

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http://www.esag.swiss/

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