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THE SITES

Situated near the ancient Greek sanctuary site of Delphi and overlooking the
Corinthian Gulf south of Mount Parnassos, the ancient citadels of Antikyra-Steno
and Desfina-Kastrouli sit at the border of the ancient regions of Boeotia and
Phokis. We are told by Homer (Il. 2.494-759, cf. Koh et al. 2020) that Phokis
sent forty ships to fight with the Achaeans at Troy, alluding to a thriving
region during the international Late Bronze Age. Preliminary work carried out in
2016 and 2017 – which included survey and mapping along with targeted
excavations – revealed a site fortified with “Cyclopean” masonry typical of the
Late Helladic III period with the promise of large structures within. Rock-cut
chamber tombs with multiple burials – containing fine perfumed oil stirrup jars,
gold foil ornaments, figurines, and bronze – were in use from Late Helladic
IIIA2 to Late Helladic IIIC Early, ca. 1350-1150 B.C.E. (Liritzis et al. 2016,
Sideris et al. 2017, Chovalopoulou et al. 2017, Levy et al. 2018).

In 2018, new excavations in the Southern Terrace of Kastrouli revealed three
layers of ancient occupation in two buildings that showed this area of the site
was continuously occupied from at least LH IIIB2 during the apparent peak
occupation of the site until it was destroyed, probably by earthquake, in LH
IIIC Middle, ca. 1100 B.C.E. This is several generations after the Kastrouli
tombs excavated thus far fell out of use and a century after the widespread
destructions at palatial sites across Greece, ca. 1200 B.C.E., hinting at
cultural continuity in Southern Phokis despite the Bronze Age collapse (Koh et
al. 2020, cf. Koh and Birney 2017). The larger Building 2 East produced a clay
fragment with what appears to be the Linear B logogram for cloth, which fits
with the pastoral history of the region. When taken into consideration with the
regional topography, rich burial goods, and extensive infrastructure with
Cyclopean masonry, Kastrouli makes the best case to be the Homeric site of
Anemoreia with the nearby harbor site of Antikyra-Steno likely Kyparissos if we
trust the ethnographic account of Pausanias (10.36.5, cf. Koh et al. 2020.). The
Southern Terrace buildings were refurbished shortly after their destruction in
LH IIIC Middle until falling out of use several generations later in LH IIIC
Late (ca. 1050 B.C.E.) or even Submycenaean/Protogeometric (ca. 1000 B.C.E.).
There are hints of intrusive burials in the outermost terrace suggesting the
continued use of the site into the 1st millennium B.C.E. if at a reduced scale,
which holds great promise in helping us better understand both the post-palatial
Mediterranean world after the Bronze Age collapse and the rise of Classical
Greece.

Under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and the Yale Peabody
Museum of Natural History, Dr. Andrew Koh (Yale/MIT), Dr. Ioannis Liritzis
(University of the Aegean), Dr. Yiota Manti (Ionian University), Dr. Cheryl
Floyd, Dr. Trevor Luke (Florida State), and Ian Roy (Brandeis) are continuing to
explore the ancient citadels at Desfina-Kastrouli and Antikyra-Steno along with
their greater environs within the longue durée context of the Southern Phokis
Regional Project. Our professional team includes experts in field archaeology,
ceramics, GIS survey and mapping, digital modeling and aerial photogrammetry,
ancient history, and the archaeological sciences. In 2018, through the
archaeological field school program, we welcomed a diverse group of
international volunteers to come and work alongside us. In 2022 and 2023, we
conducted transitional field seasons to prepare us for a new round of research
after the disruption of Covid-19. The next field school program will offer the
same training in traditional excavation and analytical techniques, while also
offering exposure and hands-on experience with the tools of the archaeological
sciences (e.g. Yale Ancient Pharmacology Program, Laboratory of Environmental
Archaeology, OpenARCHEM) and research technology & innovation (e.g. Brandeis
Digital Scholarship Lab).

Come and explore with us!
















THE FIELD SCHOOL

The Southern Phokis Regional Project periodicaly accepts volunteers under the
supervision of international researchers. Institutional consortium opportunities
are also considered.  Volunteers participate in ongoing excavation and research
projects at the site, including the study, registration and curation of
architecture and finds recovered during this and previous seasons.  All field-
and lab- work, lectures, and site… Continue reading The Field School


APPLICATIONS AND CONSORTIUM OPPORTUNITIES

NB: SPRP will run a field season in 2023 focusing on survey around the harbor
site of Stenos, which will require a more specialized team, but we anticipate a
return to excavations in future seasons. Please contact us for more information.
If you wish to apply for upcoming archaeological field seasons, please fill out
the… Continue reading Applications and Consortium Opportunities


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