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Excavation – any project which involves digging test pits or trenches, or otherwise modifying the site. Survey – any project which involves systematic intensive or extensive exploration of the landscape. Note that current Greek archaeological law restricts the area of survey in any one season to a maximum of 30,000 stremmata (30 km2) Synergasia – an excavation or survey project carried out in co-operation with a member of the Greek Archaeological Service
If there is more than one project director please list contact details for all and indicate who should be the usual first contact. *Please note that a maximum of two Principal Investigators (PIs) may be listed on the permit. In the case of a synergasia, these will be the Head of the Ephoreia (serving as the overall project director) and one representative from the BSA.
Please list relevant publications (up to a maximum of 6)
Please ensure that study seasons are built into your scheme
Storage: Before initiating any new archaeological research projects, it is essential to ensure the availability of adequate and suitable storage space for the safekeeping and study of finds. The research institution conducting the excavations may be requested to identify and rent appropriate storage facilities. These facilities will fall under the direct oversight and responsibility of the relevant Ephorate of Antiquities and must meet all security standards required for the storage of antiquities. Land Ownership: A formal statement must be provided regarding the legal status of the land and the process by which it has been determined. If the intended excavation site is privately owned, the applicant must submit a detailed plan—approved by the Director of the relevant Ephorate—for the acquisition and transfer of the land to the Greek state, whether through purchase, expropriation, or a combination of both. The application should also include information on the progress of negotiations with landowners.
Describe and explain your project. The following headings may be useful. Research questions: what are you trying to find out and why is it important? Research context: explain the theoretical and intellectual contexts of your project and show how your research will link with and add to past research. Methodology: explain what you will do to answer your question, what techniques you will use, and demonstrate how you can be reasonably sure your methodology will work. Employment of On-Site Support Personnel: If the project involves the employment of local workers, conservators, or representatives from the Ephorate, the application must clearly outline how their social insurance (EFKA) contributions will be managed. Please note that the BSA does not assume responsibility for arranging or administering social insurance for affiliated projects.
Please attach a copy of the risk assessment. PIs are required to confirm that they accept full responsibility for insurance ensuring cover both for liabilities arising from the project and for all personnel included. Please confirm that this will be deposited with the School before the start of the project.
*The BSA expects the deposition of data in the archive within 5 years of the close of principal fieldwork
Explain your strategy and arrangements for undertaking finds processing, post-excavation and other necessary post-project work prior to publication
Explain what specialist studies or methodologies you intend to employ, and, if known, name the specialists who will be carrying out the work. These might include faunal remains, botanical remains, human bones, phytoliths, micromorphology and other soil analyses, ceramic and clay analysis, etc. Indicate whether separate permits for analysis, or IGME permits (e.g. for geological and environmental studies) will be needed.
All digital material (photographs, site records and databases) form part of the project archive and must be deposited with the School. A service of in-project archiving is offered (presenting no conflict with the ADS). A record of the location of samples should also be deposited with the School. Early consultation with the IT Officer on the form of e-records is advised.
Please list any funding that is already in place and also applications outstanding. *Funding sources need to conform to the BSA's ethics policy around responsible funders (right click on the following link and select "open in new tab or new window", for not losing progress done so far with your application)
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