Colloquium: Landscape, Memory, and Migration on the Chalkidiki Peninsula

Saturday 13 June 2026 · Nea Triglia, Chalkidiki, Greece

We are delighted to invite you to the first annual colloquium of the Nea Triglia Archaeological and Ethnographic Project, taking place on Saturday 13 June 2026 in Nea Triglia, Chalkidiki.

Team photo taken by Aleks Stypczinski

This gathering brings together Dutch and Greek researchers, students, and field specialists who have worked at and around Nea Triglia during the 2025 and 2026 campaigns. Over the course of the day, they will share what they have found — from new clues about the ancient settlements at Yili and Platania, to stories recovered through interviews with members of the local community. The colloquium is held both in English and Greek.

Most importantly, this event is an opportunity for the people of Nea Triglia to hear and discuss the results directly. A central goal of our project has always been to return this community’s history to them — not as a finished product in a distant academic journal, but as an ongoing conversation, here, at home. We warmly welcome residents, descendants of the refugee families of 1922, and anyone with a connection to, or curiosity about, the history of this landscape.

Presentations will cover:

• Results of the archaeological survey and geophysical investigations at Yili, including what the evidence tells us about the ancient city once located there
• Findings from the ethnographic research: oral histories, material culture, and the living memory of the Asia Minor Disaster and the community’s resettlement in Nea Triglia
• Reflections from student participants in the Archaeological Field School Utrecht, presenting their own research conducted during the campaigns

The colloquium will be followed by an informal reception. Further details on the venue and programme will be posted here as the date approaches.

For questions or to confirm your attendance, please contact us at [NeaTriglia@email.com].

The Nea Triglia Archaeological and Ethnographic Project is a collaboration between Utrecht University (Department of History and Art History) and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Chalkidiki and Mount Athos (Greek Ministry of Culture), supported by the Netherlands Institute at Athens.