The Eastern Boeotia Archaeological Project is jointly sponsored by the 9th Ephoreia of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities and the Canadian Institute of Greece. For three seasons, beginning in 2007, we conducted a surface survey to document the archaeological history of eastern Boeotia through all periods. We located our study specifically on the plain between Thebes, the major economic center of the region, and the Euboean Gulf, which was a major conduit for trade with the broader Aegean. The project is under the co-directorship of Vassilis Aravantinos (Thebes Museum/9th Ephorate), Brendan Burke (University of Victoria), Bryan Burns (Wellesley College), and Susan Lupack (University College London).

In 2011 we began a new phase of the project - excavation near the village of Arma. Our work focuses on the site of ancient Eleon and will greatly inform our understanding of eastern Boeotia in several periods, including the Mycenaean Age, the Archaic-Classical period, and the Medieval period of Greece.

Our project is supported by our home departments and the Institute for Aegean Prehistory.