Excavation and Survey Permits

In 1928, the Greek Government recognized the American School of Classical Studies at Athens as the permanent American archaeological presence in Greece. As such, the School is the official link between American archaeologists and classicists and the Greek Archaeological Service of the Ministry of Culture. Broadly responsible for all American excavations in the country, the School obtains, assigns, and supervises the permits (granted by the Ministry of Culture) for excavations, surveys, and synergasia (cooperative projects).

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News from the Agora

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March 23, 2026

Hesperia 95.1 Now Online!

We are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 95.1! Topics in this issue include an engraving of a warrior from LMB IIIA Ayia Irini on Kea, the relationship between inscriptions and images in Archaic Greece, four new pinakion fragments from the Athenian Agora, the colossus of Porto Raphti, and the account of the martyrdom of St. Demetrios and what it reveals about gladiatorial events and the stadium in Roman Thessaloniki.

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News at Ancient Corinth

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March 16, 2026

Edward Capps and the Enduring Power of Legacy

On a warm August day in 1950, news of Edward Capps’s passing traveled quietly between Princeton and Athens. More than seventy-five years later, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens continues to reflect his vision and his belief that scholarship is sustained across generations.

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News from the Wiener Laboratory

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March 16, 2026

Edward Capps and the Enduring Power of Legacy

On a warm August day in 1950, news of Edward Capps’s passing traveled quietly between Princeton and Athens. More than seventy-five years later, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens continues to reflect his vision and his belief that scholarship is sustained across generations.

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