{"id":12320,"date":"2023-11-19T11:29:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T09:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cig-icg.gr\/eastern-boeotia-archaeological-project\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T12:51:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:51:35","slug":"eastern-boeotia-archaeological-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cig-icg.gr\/el\/eastern-boeotia-archaeological-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Boeotia Archaeological Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Eastern Boeotia Archaeological Project is a collaboration between the Ephorate of Antiquities of Boeotia (EAB) and the Canadian Institute in Greece, co-directed by Alexandra Charami (EAB), Brendan Burke (University of Victoria), and Bryan Burns (Wellesley College). Initiated in 2007 as a pedestrian survey of the plains surrounding Arma, Eleon, and Tangara, the project shifted focus between 2011 and 2018 to excavate the acropolis of ancient Eleon, situated near the modern village of Arma. Excavations are continuing from 2023 to 2027.<\/p>\n

The long-term goals of the project are to clarify the development of Eleon by investigating land use, settlement patterns, and burial practices during three major phases of activity: the Mycenaean phase, the Archaic and Classical periods, and the late medieval phase (14th<\/sup> – 16th<\/sup> centuries CE). Among the most significant discoveries to date is the \u2018Blue Stone Structure,\u2019 a funerary monument containing an assemblage of early Mycenaean graves covered by a low tumulus. Linear B references and excavation data suggest that by the Late Helladic period, Eleon was likely administered by palatial Thebes, with post-collapse remains indicating continuous occupation through the Submycenaean period, despite destruction. After a phase of abandonment, renewed investment in the site is evident in the construction of a complex polygonal wall in the late Archaic period, accompanied by an abundance of Archaic-Classical material that points to intensive ritual and cult activity on the acropolis.<\/p>\n

Select Bibliography <\/strong><\/p>\n

Aravantinos, V., B. Burke, B. Burns, Y. Fappas, S. Lupack, & C.M. MacKay. 2016.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cEastern Boeotia Archaeological Project 2007-2010: The Intensive Surface Survey \u2013 Eleon.\u201d\u00a0Mouseion<\/em><\/strong>\u00a013.2: 293-357.<\/p>\n

Burke, B., B. Burns, & A. Charami. 2014.\u00a0\u201cThe Polygonal Wall at Ancient Eleon and the Eastern Boeotia Archaeological Project.\u201d 249-264.\u00a0In\u00a0Meditations on the Diversity of the Built Environment in the Aegean<\/em>\u00a0Basin and Beyon<\/em>d.\u00a0Proceedings of a Colloquium In Memorium of Dr. Frederick E. Winter, Canadian Institute in Greece, June 22-23, 2012<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0D.W. Rupp & J.E. Tomlinson eds. Publications of the Canadian Institute in Greece 8. Athens: Canadian Institute in Greece<\/p>\n

Burke, B., B. Burns, A. Charami, T. Van Damme, N. Herrmann, & B. Lis. 2020. \u201cExcavations at Ancient Eleon in Boeotia 2011-2018.\u201d American Journal of Archaeology<\/em><\/strong> 124: 441-76.<\/p>\n

Burke, B. & B. Burns eds. 2022. Special Issue on Ancient Eleon in Boeotia: Reports on Excavations, 2011\u20132015<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0Mouseion<\/em><\/strong>\u00a018.1.<\/p>\n

Gaggioli, A. & T. Van Damme. 2025. \u201cGeoarchaeology of an Early Mycenaean Tumulus and Mortuary Practices at Eleon, Greece.\u201d Geoarchaeology<\/em><\/strong> 40.1: e22037.<\/p>\n

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