Introduction

In collaboration with

the Ephorate of

Antiquities of Pella

About

This is a five-year archaeological research project (2021-2025) focused on the site of Pella in northern Greece, which is exploring the lives of the city’s inhabitants during the Classical and Hellenistic periods (fifth to first centuries BCE). It is a direct collaboration between the Ephorate of Antiquities of Pella and the University of Michigan, in association with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. This project represents a follow-on study to the Olynthos Project (now in its publication phase). The multi-scalar, multi-disciplinary research design and the field methods to be used at Pella are derived from those developed and successfully implemented by the team at Olynthos.

Satellite photograph of Pella showing the topography of the site and the main archaeological features presently known. (Courtesy of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Pella.)