The Archaeological Society at Athens was founded on January 6th 1837 by a group of scholars and politicians with the objects of locating, re-erecting and restoring the antiquities of Greece. Τhe Archaeological Society at Athens aims to: 1. Uncover, collect, maintain, preserve, restore, repair and investigate ancient monuments in Greece and beyond, including Christian, Byzantine and other monuments belonging to the period up to the Greek Revolution. As an independent learned society, the Archaeological Society is in a position to assist the State in its work of protecting, improving and studying Greek antiquities. Whenever necessary, it undertakes the management and execution of large projects: this has happened with the excavations in Macedonia and Thrace in recent years and with the large-scale restoration projects in the past. 2. Study the life of ancient people and explore Byzantine and Medieval archeology and art. See the Interactive Map of the Excavations of the Archaeological Society: https://www.archetai.gr/index.php?p=exchavations&lang=en

An important part of the Society's work is its publishing. It brings out three annual titles:

a) Praktika tes Archaiologikes Hetairias (Proceedings of the Archaeological Society), since 1837, containing detailed reports on the excavations and researches carried out in all parts of Greece: https://www.archetai.gr/index.php?p=content&section=1&id=20&lang=en

b) Archaiologike Ephemeris (since 1837), containing papers on subjects to do with Greek antiquities, including excavation reports: https://www.archetai.gr/index.php?p=content&section=1&id=21&lang=en

c) Ergon tes Archaiologikes Hetairias (The Work of the Archaeological Society), since 1955, published every May, with brief reports on its excavations: https://www.archetai.gr/index.php?p=content&section=1&id=22&lang=en

d) Mentor is a quarterly whose contents consist mainly of short articles on ancient Greece and the history of Greek archaeology, as well as of news on the Society's activities: https://www.archetai.gr/index.php?p=content&section=1&id=23&lang=en

Besides the periodicals, there is the series of books with the general title The Library of the Archaeological Society at Athens: these are monographs on archaeological subjects and reports on excavations, mostly those carried out by the Society: https://www.archetai.gr/index.php?p=content&section=1&id=19&lang=en

The Archive of the Archaeological Society contains material related to the Greek monuments and the history of Greek archaeology. It contains primarily documents, drawings, photographs, relics and excavation notebooks. One of its’ primary aims is the preservation of data of the earlier Greek archaeologists, which constitute a valuable source of information regarding Greek antiquities: https://www.archetai.gr/index.php?p=content&section=1&id=8&lang=en

For more information: https://www.archetai.gr/?lang=en