Kastro Kallithea Archaeological Project

Kastro Kallithea Archaeological Project Τhe archaeological research at Kastro Kallithea, Thessaly.

Οι αρχαιολογικές έρε? Haagsma started this research project in 2004.

The very well-preserved and heavily fortified ancient city near the modern village of Kallithea in the region of Achaia Phthiotis in Thessaly, Greece is the research focus of the Kastro Kallithea Archaeological Project (KKAP). Over the years the team has mapped the city, examined its private and public architecture, its economic context and its occupation history. The project’s wider aim is to stu

dy social and economic change in the region by exploring the interactions between household, city, surrounding landscape and other cities in the area over time. The 15th Ephorate of Antiquities in Larissa, Greece, represented by Sophia Karapanou and the University of Alberta, Canada, represented by Margriet J. Every year an international team of archaeologists join forces and carry out research at the site and on the artefacts. The project is carried out under the aegis of The Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Canadian Institute in Greece. It is supported by the Municipality of Pharsala and the Department of History and Classics of the University of Alberta. Directors:
Margriet Haagsma, University of Alberta
Sophia Karapanou, Ephorate of Larisa

Research Staff and Collaborators:
Laura Surtees, Bryn Mawr College
Amber Latimer, University of Alberta
Colette Beestman-Kruijshaar, University of Amsterdam
Myles Chykerda, University of California at Los Angeles
Gino Canlas, University of Alberta
Tristan Ellenberger, University of Alberta
Sandra Garvie-Lok, University of Alberta
Sean Gouglas, University of Alberta
Tracene Harvey, University of Saskatchewan
Crysta Kaczmarek, University of Leicester
Michael McKinnon, University of Manitoba
Edward Middleton, Brock University
Karey Thomson, University of Alberta
Adam Wiznura, University of Alberta
Lana Radloff, SUNY Buffalo
Elina Salminen, University of Michigan
Richard Anderson, Architect
Katherine Bishop, University of Alberta
Reinier Cappers, University of Groningen
Steven Hijmans, University of Alberta
Ryan Lee, 3D Reconstructions
Kristen Millions, University of Alberta
Lindsay Prazak, University of Alberta

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The Central Achaia Phthiotis Survey (a follow up project of KKAP) will present the results of its work in 2019-2021 at t...
01/06/2022

The Central Achaia Phthiotis Survey (a follow up project of KKAP) will present the results of its work in 2019-2021 at the Conference on the Archaeology of Thessaly and Central Greece to be held at the University of Thessaly. Our paper will be presented on Sunday June 5th.

26/10/2019

Students are invited to attend an Information Session on the University of Alberta's 2020 CAPS field school next Friday. There will be information on the things you'll be learning, the type of fieldwork you'll be doing, and the practicalities of living and working in Greece. Hope to see you there!

A blog on the 2019 season of CAPS. Enjoy!
27/09/2019

A blog on the 2019 season of CAPS. Enjoy!

The Central Achaia Phthiotis Survey (CAPS) is a new project that developed out of the previous Kastro Kallithea Archaeological Project (KKAP) which finished its fieldwork in 2013. This innovative landscape project, which had a pilot fieldwork season in July and August 2019, is co-directed by Sophia....

Our team regretted to read that Narthaki's former mayor, Dimitris Kapetanos, has passed away. Mr. Kapetanos was a great ...
22/09/2019

Our team regretted to read that Narthaki's former mayor, Dimitris Kapetanos, has passed away. Mr. Kapetanos was a great supporter of our excavation project and provided us with a lot of help. We wish his family strength and courage in these difficult times.

Απεβίωσε σε ηλικία 81 ετών, ο πρώην δήμαρχος Ναρθακίου Δημήτρης Καπετάνος, πατέρας του προέδρου της ΝΟΔΕ Λάρισας Χρήστου Καπετάνου. Διετέλεσε δήμαρχος

Our sincere gratitude goes to the Municipality of Farsala for aiding in the production of this archaeological guide on t...
12/08/2019

Our sincere gratitude goes to the Municipality of Farsala for aiding in the production of this archaeological guide on the Kastro at Kallithea! The Greek version is forthcoming.

10/07/2019

Dear members, we invite you to Like the page for a new project being undertaken by members of the Kastro Kallithea project. The CAPS Project is a survey of the landscape around Kallithea Farsalon. The current field season has just started so stay tuned for some exciting updates!

The Central Achaia Phthiotis Survey is a Greek-Canadian archaeological project conducted in cooperat

27/04/2019

Ευχόμαστε σε όλους τους φίλους μας και στις οικογένειές τους Καλή Ανάσταση και Καλό Πάσχα!

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