1887, and a member of the Archaeological Society of Athens, Valerios Stais. Aided by the funding of the Archaeologist Society of Athens in 1893, Greek archaeologist Stais explored the tholos tombs III, as well as the habitation site that he noted to be on Velatouri Hill. Stais’ excavation led to the creation of two reports on the artefacts such as pottery in the tombs, and the two phases of occupation in Thorikos pre-Mycenaean and Mycenaean in the inhabited site. Derived from this, Nikolas Papadimitriou's exploration of Stais’ prehistoric pottery assessed the periods of occupation in Thorikos to theorise on Thorikos’ connections in trade as well as their prehistoric culture. By documenting the chronological distributions and material, he proved the increasing Aegean connections and integration into trade that Thorikos experienced during the Mycenaean occupation. Thus, through the prior excavation and documentation of Thorikos by society member Valeios Stais, future exploration of Thorikos was allowed. Gallery See also National Archaeological Museum of Athens Greek Archaeological Service References External links Archaeological Society of Athens Archaeology of Greece Archaeological organizations Classical associations and societies 1837 establishments in Greece Organizations established in 1837