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CLOSESmall-scale economies in the Aegean
Harikleia Papageorgiadou, Vyron Antoniadis
Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities
Institute of Theoretical and Physical Chemistry/NHRF
AKTES
The natural resources of many islands, but above all their position along maritime routes created conditions for the development of small-scale economies that went beyond simple self-sufficiency. Fieldwork focuses on the case studies of Milos and Kimolos in the central Aegean, and Kasos and Karpathos in the southeastern Aegean.
Digital photogrammetry: 3D model of Ellinika Gulf and Agios Andreas Islet (SW Kimolos), the location of the island’s main settlement from the Late Geometric period onward.
© The Kimolos–Milos Geoarchaeological Project (2021–present): tracing ancient shorelines and reconstructing the coastal landscape of Kimolos and Milos.
- Papageorgiadou, X. Argyri (eds.), Aegean Microcosms in Context: Kasos Island. Regional Histories and Networks (in press).
- Presentation of the project at the Municipality of Kimolos on 2/7/2023 and in the local Syros newspaperKoini Gnomi.
- Presentation at theKea–Kythnos II conference, 9–13/5/2025: Mourtzas, E. Kolaiti, “Changes in the coastal landscape of the Cyclades over the last 6,000 years”.
- X. Argyri, “Η συμβολή της υποθαλάσσιας έρευνας στην ιστορία της Κάσου”, NHRF, Επιστήμης Κοινωνία 2023, Αρχαία λιμάνια και εμπορικά φορτία.
- Via press releases of the Ministry of Culture: https://www.culture.gov.gr/el/Information/SitePages/view.aspx?nID=4905
- Screening of the documentary«Κατάδυση στην ιστορία του Αιγαίου. Από την Κάσο στον κόσμο», 29/11/2024, “Mikrokosmos” Cinema. In the framework of the European Heritage Days.
- Funding for the Kimolos–Melos project comes from a grant provided by the General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy, amounting to €15,000 over the past two years (€7,000 and €8,000, respectively).
- The Kasos–Karpathos project, in addition to funding from the General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy with €10,500 and €8,000, also received financial support through:
– A donation from the Baltic Exchange Charitable Foundation: €1,175.02 (£1,000)
– Sponsorship from TERNA ENERGY: €15,000
– A service provision agreement with the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, totaling €74,400
The project also received funding through the interdisciplinary program of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) titled: HALOES – PerisHAbLe CargOES: Investigating Maritime Trade Networks in Ancient Greece. An Interdisciplinary Approach through Ceramic Analysis.
Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities
Institute of Theoretical and Physical Chemistry/NHRF
AKTES
Main page image: Field of work of the Kasos–Karpathos Maritime Archaeological Project