Projects » Permission procedure: Since all projects are the legal and financial responsibility of the EBSA, all permits are submitted by the school to the Greek Ministry of Culture. Applications should therefore arrive at the school perferably before November and utterly before 15th of November of each year. The direction of the school requires some time for verification that all criteria have been fulfilled. Greek translation of the application can be made by the School's Assistant Director, but should in that case be at the School in Athens before the 1st of November. An excellent manual for the procedure of acquiring excavation or survey permits can be found on the website of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/fieldwork/information-about-permits The full Greek text of the law concerning protection of archaeological  and cultural heritage can be found below on website of the Greek ministry of culture: http://www.yppo.gr/5/g5220.jsp Excavations: Thorikos: The famous settlement, silver mines, it's theatre, Mycenaean tholos tombs in the Lavrion area, Attica is under continued investigation by a team of the Université de Liège, under direction of Professor Robert Laffineur and another team of the Universiteit Gent, under direction of Professor Roald Docter. Sissi: A new project in the community of Vrachasi, Crete, started in July 2007, by a team of the specialists from universities UcL and KUL, under direction of Professor Jan Driessen (UcL). Titanè: The continued investigation of the Titanè site near Corinth, by a team of the university of Gent and the present director of the NIA (the Netherlands Institute in Athens), former director of the BSA-EBA, Professor Kris Tytgat. Conferences: Royal Cult and Emperor Worship: From Classical to Late Antiquity, November 1-2, 2007, NIA Athens.