Zea Harbour Project is a Danish-Greek archaeological project in
Piraeus,
Greece.
The project began in 2002 under the auspices of the
Danish Institute at Athens
The Danish Institute at Athens ( da, Det Danske Institut I Athen; el, Ινστιτούτο της Δανίας στην Αθήνα) is one of the 19 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece.
Founded in 1992, the Danish Inst ...
and is directed by
Dr. Bjørn Lovén, Associate Fellow in
Maritime Archaeology at the University of Southern Denmark. The Zea Harbour Project's goal is to excavate and investigate ancient
Athenian naval bases and their fortifications. The Zea Harbour Project aims to recover the Athenian fleet of
triremes believed to be located in the ancient harbors of
Zea and
Munichia, in
Piraeus,
Athens,
Greece.
The last excavation conducted by the Zea Harbour Project began on December 9, 2012
References
External links
Official home page of the Zea Harbour ProjectInterview with Dr. Bjørn Lovén
Archaeology of Greece
Ancient Athens
Archaeological projects
Piraeus
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