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Archaeological projects in Greece as Infrastructures of DevelopmentArchaeological projects in Greece have functioned not merely as science but also as development, reorganising local economies, landscapes, and identities.
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Archaeology and Commons
Opening infrastructures—sites, archives, labs, libraries—to local partners and municipalities. Designing participatory mechanisms that give communities meaningful roles in decision-making. Developing transparent benefit-sharing systems that channel resources back into local cultural programs. Training archaeologists and students in ethnographic sensitivity and participatory methods. |
State Archaeological Service
Greek state has a long-standing assertion of ownership over antiquities in the country, culminated in Law 3028/2002, which declares all antiquities the inalienable property of the nation—and by extension of the nation-state. This legal regime centralizes authority in the Ministry of Culture, which supervises excavation permits, conservation, and display. Foreign schools operate under strict oversight, applying through accredited institutions and subject to ministerial approval. This framework is widely valued for protecting heritage from looting and privatization. Yet State sovereignty in certain contexts can be fragile and in practice it often takes a highly technocratic form: bureaucratic procedures are rigorously enforced, while the Ministry has at times struggled to offset the structural advantages of well-funded foreign institutions. The system is not monolithic but shaped by ongoing tensions among powerful institutions with different political, scientific and bureaucratic logics.
Foreign Archaeological Schools
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About Us
A project of the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology,
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities,
Vrije Universities Amsterdam
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities,
Vrije Universities Amsterdam
