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RESEARCH PROJECT

The interest in the sanctuary of Amyklaion, the remains of which have been located at a distance of 5 km south of Sparta and on the hill of Agia Kyriaki, and specifically in the monumental Throne of Apollo, that can be undoubtedly considered the most impressive and yet enigmatic architectural monument of the end of the archaic period, was expressed by various distinguished scholars since the late 19th century.
Interview with Hans Beck, professor of history at the University of Münster Interview with Hans Beck, professor of history at the University of Münster

Find the interview with our research project partner and professor of history at the University of Münster, Dr. Hans Beck, on how the concept of "belonging" was formed in ancient Greece and what role the sanctuary of Amyklai played as a central hub in Laconia.

Invitation to students of classical archaeology to join the systematic excavation team at Amyklaion for the August 2026 Invitation to students of classical archaeology to join the systematic excavation team at Amyklaion for the August 2026

Το Ερευνητικό Πρόγραμμα Αμυκλών στη Σπάρτη προσκαλεί φοιτητές κλασικής αρχαιολογίας να ενταχθούν στην ομάδα της συστηματικής ανασκαφής του Αμυκλαίου για τις εργασίες του Αυγούστου 2026. Θα επιλεγούν πέντε φοιτητές με βάση τα ακαδημαϊκά προσόντα και την προηγούμενη ανασκαφική εμπειρία. 

Belonging in/to Lakonia: An archaeohistorical study on the Sanctuary of Apollo at Amyklai and its surroundings Belonging in/to Lakonia: An archaeohistorical study on the Sanctuary of Apollo at Amyklai and its surroundings The 2024 field campaign runs from July 22 to August 18. It includes non-intensive and intensive as well as geophysical work components in the survey area indicated above. Student participants: Lukas Duisen, Daniel Hagen, Emilia Bachmann, Ann-Kathrin Honerloh, Kim Renzel, and Tim Luca-Landsmann The Amykles Research Project, innovative technologies in the humanities and international collaborations The Amykles Research Project, innovative technologies in the humanities and international collaborations

Among the proposals approved by the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in the framework of the call for proposals for the "Programme for the promotion of exchanges and scientific cooperation between Greece and Germany, IKYDA 2022", was the joint research project "Archaeological-Geophysical survey of the sanctuary of Apollo Amyklaios in Sparta", submitted by the Ionian University and the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany.

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