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The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the basic concepts and practices of archaeological excavation and the problems of archaeological sites.

The aim of the course is a better understanding of the excavation work so that it is possible to cooperate with the excavators to solve the problems of the archaeological sites.

The following objects will be deployed:

• History of excavation research
• Excavation methodology and techniques
• Concepts and principles of stratigraphy
• Excavation techniques, horizontal and vertical
• Relative and absolute dating
• Excavation documentation: diaries, geological description, lists of finds
• Planning, photography, photogrammetry
• Samples and sampling
• Laboratory analyzes and computer applications in the field
• Surface survey, remote sensing, geophysical survey
• Excavation data processing
• Databases, records, topographical, topographical databases
• Excavation archives and warehouses
• Identifying phases and periods
• Management of archaeological sites
• Management programs – regulatory plans
• Protection zones
• Problems of archaeological sites: restoration, fixing, restoration. Shelter of archaeological sites
• As part of the course, there will be a visit to the archaeological site of Amphipolis, where: a) an on-site analysis of the regulatory plan (archaeological park) of Ancient Amphipolis, b) observation of an excavation site and c) a guided tour of the archaeological site and "Kasta Hill"

Basic Bibliography

1. Barker, Ph., Techniques of archaeological excavation, London 1982.
2. Renfrew, C and Bahn, P., Archaeology: theories, Methods and Practice. London 2004.
3. Teutonico, J. M. and Palumbo, G., Management Planning for Archaeological Sites, Los Angeles 2002.

Lessons in excavations

Dimitria Malamidou, Head of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Serres