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Ancient Theater of Karthaia, Kea island

·         The theater of Karthaia is located approximately 80 meters from the sea, in a natural cavity of the southwestern slope of Aspri Vigla hill. At the edge of the hill, lies the acropolis of the ancient city. A very small part (one staircase) of the theatre was revealed in 1965 by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades.
 

·         Between 1987 and 1991 part of a tier was revealed by the interdisciplinary working team led by Dr. L. Mendoni.
 

·         The largest part of the theater, however, remained buried and is covered by dry stone walls.
 

·         A major project aiming at the full disclosure, support and enhancement of the theater started in 2011 and is still in progress.
 

·         The project is run by an unpaid Scientific Committee which is composed by seven distinguished scientists (archaeologists, architects, engineers, geologist), under the Directorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities (DiPCA) of the General Secretariat of Culture (Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports).
 

·         Responsible for the overall coordination of the project is the Chairwoman of the Committee, professor of archeology at the University of Athens, Eva Simantoni-Bournia.
 

·         In charge of the excavation are archaeologist Dr. Tanya Panagou and architect-engineer Dimitra Mavrokordatou.
 

·         The project is co-financed by NSRF of the Region of Southern Aegean and the Greek government, while the excavation is part of the University's excavation project in Karthaia. The budget of the entire project stands at € 900,000 which includes the restoration of the Propylon and the fastening of the temple of Apollo .