The Archaeological Society of Athens is an independent learned society. Also termed the Greek Archaeological Society, it was founded in 1837 by Konstantinos Bellios, just a few years after the establi
Facade (front door) of the Archaeological Society of Athens
Konstantinos Bellios, Founder of the Archaeological Society of Athens
Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore and the Telesterion (Initiation Hall), center for the Eleusinian Mysteries
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Semni Karouzou
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Semni Papaspyridi-Karouzou was a Greek classical archaeologist who specialized in the study of pottery from ancient Greece. She was the first woman to join the Greek Archaeological Service; she excava
Archaeological Society of Athens
…excavating in the Peloponnese (Mycenae, Epidaurus, Lakonia) and the Cyclades. Other significant members include the vice president from 1975 to 1977, Semni Karouzou, who was born in Tripoli, Greece. She was a classical archaeologist that graduated from the University of Athens. Karaouzou specialised in the study…
Semni Karouzou