
The Zea Harbour Project combines land and underwater archaeology to obtain a full picture of the ancient Zea and Mounichia Harbours in the Piraeus, Greece.Learn more about us.
The Zea Harbour Project combines land and underwater archaeology to obtain a full picture of the ancient Zea and Mounichia Harbours in the Piraeus, Greece.Learn more about us.





Currently the primary focus of the project is the newly discovered shipsheds in the northern side of Mounichia Harbour (Modern Mikrolimano) and the ancient harbour fortifications.Learn more.






December 9, 2012: Excavations resumed for one last campaign in the ancient harbour of Mounichia during the fall of 2012. The modern harbour also acted as the base for running [...]
December 8, 2012: In November 2012, the team of Dr. G. Papatheodorou from the University of Patras, Laboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography of the Department of Geology, returned [...]
December 7, 2012: The Zea Harbour Project has made a number of discoveries in the ancient harbours of Zea and Mounichia (modern Mikrolimano). The following summarizes the most significant results [...]
January 11, 2012: Athens in the Classical period was preeminent because of her naval power. The architectural glories of the Acropolis stood in second place to her naval bases according [...]
December 6, 2011: Modern harbours pose a complicated challenge to the underwater archaeologist. Not only is there a lot of marine traffic and anchored ships, but many harbours are also [...]
October 27, 2011: This past week we got a perfect weather window, which happened to coincide with the long awaited geophysical survey. Since early on in 2011 we have planned [...]
October 8, 2011 – The 2011 campaign is up and running at full speed. We are working in Mikrolimano, the ancient Mounichia Harbour that in the late 330s BC accommodated [...]
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