Archaeological Society of Athens

Not to be confused with the state-sponsored Greek Archaeological Service.

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Archaeological Society of Athens
FormationJanuary 6th 1837
HeadquartersPanepistimiou 22, Athina 105 64, Greece
Region
Athens, Greece
FieldsArchaeology
Founder
Konstantinos Bellios
President
Apostolos S. Georgiadis
Vice-president
Charalampos Rousos
Websitewww.archetai.gr/index.php?p=content&id=1&lang=en

The Archaeological Society of Athens (Greek: Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογική Εταιρεία, romanized: En Athínais Archaiologikí Etaireía) is an independent learned society.[1] Also termed the Greek Archaeological Society, it was founded in 1837 by Konstantinos Bellios, just a few years after the establishment of the modern Greek State, with the aim of encouraging archaeological excavations, maintenance, care and exhibition of antiquities in Greece.[1]

The Archaeological Society of Athens work in excavation and funding of archaeological endeavours are extensive. For example, the society helped discover new epigraphical evidence associated with the sanctuary of the goddess Demeter within Eleusis. In addition to this, they provided plans of the prehistoric settlement of Thorikos to help uncover ancient ceramic material.

  1. ^ a b "The Archaeological Society at Athens". 2011-05-16. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2021-08-17.