Heads of Research: Dr. Anthi Batziou (Ephorate of Magnesia, Greek Ministry of Culture), Dr. hab. Agata Ulanowska, prof. ucz. (WAUW), Dr. Filip Franković (Heidelberg University), Prof. dr hab. Peter Pavúk (Charles University in Prague)
Research Location: Skopelos, Northern Sporades, Greece
Type of Research: Surface survey of the entire island
Dating: All chronological phases, with a special focus on the Bronze Age
Webpage: https://askos.archeologia.uw.edu.pl/
Ancient Skopelos Survey (acronym ASkoS)
The Ancient Skopelos Survey (ASkoS, 2024–2028) project is a joint venture (Greek: synergasia) conducted by the Faculty of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw in cooperation with the Ephorate of Magnesia of the Greek Ministry of Culture, under the auspices and with the research permit of the Polish Archaeological Institute at Athens (PAIA), and in collaboration with the Universities of Heidelberg and Charles University in Prague.
The project aims to deepen our knowledge of the communities that inhabited the Northern Sporades in the 3rd and 2nd millennia B.C. The research focuses on Skopelos—one of the largest, yet still underexplored, islands of the Sporades. Our goal is to identify the role of Skopelos in the context of social, political, and cultural changes occurring during both millennia, including:
- Identifying and understanding the settlement network on the island, with a special focus on the processes occurring in the 3rd and 2nd millennia B.C.
- Connecting these processes with changing environmental conditions.
- Connecting these processes with the cultural, socio-political, and economic trends dominant in the Aegean at that time.
- Explaining the role of Skopelos in intra- and inter-regional interaction networks in the 3rd and 2nd millennia B.C.
- Selecting an optimal site for future excavation research.
