Greek Archaeological Service

Not to be confused with the privately sponsored Archaeological Society of Athens.

The Greek Archaeological Service (Greek: Αρχαιολογική Υπηρεσία, romanized: Archaiologikí Ypiresía) is a state service, under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture, responsible for the oversight of all archaeological excavations, museums and the country's archaeological heritage in general.

It is the oldest such service in Europe, being founded in 1833, immediately after the establishment of the modern Greek state.

Officers of the Archaeological Service are known as ephors.

Notable members

• Semni Karouzou
• Venetia Kotta

See also

• List of museums in Greece
• Central Archaeological Council
• Archaeological Society of Athens
• Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities

Sources

• Gunning, Lucia Patrizio (2009). The British Consular Service and the Collection of Antiquities in the Aegean. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 9780754660231.
• Hamilakis, Yannis (2007). The Nation and Its Ruins: Antiquity, Archaeology and National Imagination in Greece. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199230389.

External links

• The Historical Archive of the Archaeological Service (archived 14 August 2015)