This is one of the earliest journals in the world. It is published annually from 1837 without interruption and includes the detailed reports of the Archaeological Society’s excavations, along with figures and many plates.
First period (volumes 1-13). The first publications are titled Synopsis Praktikon tes Archaiologikes Hetaireias (1837, 1837/8, 1838/9) tes A-Γ synedriaseos and Praktika tes Tetartes Synedriaseos tes Archaiologikes Hetaireias (1839/40). This title was last used for the 5th session in 1840/41 and the 6th in 1841/42, while Praktika of the sessions 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, namely the years 1842-1846/7, were not published. Those volumes were very slim, approximately 0,092 x 0,13 m. and contained the speech of the President, when delivered, the public accountability presentation of the Secretary with the financial review and the elections. The first six volumes and the Praktika of the remaining years to the tenth one (1846/7) were published by the Public Typography in 1846 (=1847) along with the French translation by Alexandros R. Rangavis. This second edition (1837-1846/7) is titled Synopsis ton Praktikon tes Archaiologikis Hetaireias ton Athenon, second edition. Annexed to the Praktika of 1845/46 it is the mathematic-astronomic appendix of Leonidas Palaskas about the Horologion of Andronikos (Tower of the Winds), written in French. This constitutes the first study published by the Archaeological Society. It is followed by the Praktika tes IB kai IΓ Synedriaseos tes Archaiologikes Hetaireias (1847/48, 1848/49), also accompanied by a French translation, which conclude the first period (volumes 1-13).
The second period (volumes 14- 29) includes the Praktika from 1858 to 1870. That of the year 1858/59 is titled Synoptike Ekthesis ton praxeon tes Archaiologikes Hetaireias, while that of the year 1859/ 60 Genike Syneleusis ton melon tes en Athenais Archaiologikes Hetaireias just like that of the year 1860/61. The remaining ones until 1870 (16-25) are titled Dyo Genikai Syneleuseis ton Etairon tes en Athenais Archaiologikes Hetaireias.
Third period. From 1870, the beginning of the third period, to date, the Praktika tes en Athenais Archaiologikes Hetaireias are published annually, except for a few times when the situation in Greece forced the Society to publish the Praktika of more than one years in a single volume (1922/24, 1925/26, 1941/44, 1945/48). From 1975 on, two volumes have been published for years that had a lot of information to report. Originally the Praktika contained only the public accountability presentation of the President and the speech of the Secretary. From 1880 onwards they also contain the reports of the excavators, which after 1881 became the rule. The fourth period of the Praktika began in 1920 and the fifth in 1987.
To date, 165 volumes of the Praktika have been published:
- First period (volumes 1-13)
- Volume 1, 1837*
- Volume 2, 1838*
- Volume 3, 1837/40*
- Volume 4, 1839/40*
- Volume 5, 1840/41*
- Volume 6, 1841/42*
- Volume 7, 1842/43
- Volume 8, 1843/44*
- Volume 9, 1844/45*
- Volume 10, 1845/46*
- Volume 11, 1846/47*
- Volume 1-11, 1837-1846/47 (2nd ed.)*
- Volume 12, 1847/48
- Volume 13, 1848/49
- Second period (volumes 14-25)
- Volume 14, 1858/59
- Volume 15, 1859/60
- Volume 16, 1860/61
- Volume 17, 1861/62
- Volume 18, 1862/63
- Volume 19, 1863/64*
- Volume 20, 1864/65*
- Volume 21, 1865/66
- Volume 22, 1866/67*
- Volume 23, 1867/68
- Volume 24, 1868/69*
- Volume 25, 1869/70
- Third period (volumes 26-74)
- Volume 26, 1870/71*
- Volume 27, 1871/72
- Volume 28, 1872/73*
- Volume 29, 1873/74
- Volume 30, 1874/75
- Volume 31, 1876
- Volume 32, 1877
- Volume 33, 1878
- Volume 34, 1879
- Volume 35, 1880
- Volume 36, 1881
- Volume 37, 1882*
- Volume 38, 1883*
- Volume 39, 1884*
- Volume 40, 1885*
- Volume 41, 1886*
- Volume 42, 1887*
- Volume 43, 1888
- Volume 44, 1889
- Volume 45, 1890*
- Volume 46, 1891
- Volume 47, 1892
- Volume 48, 1893
- Volume 49, 1894*
- Volume 50, 1895*
- Volume 51, 1896*
- Volume 52, 1897*
- Volume 53, 1898*
- Volume 54, 1899*
- Volume 55, 1900*
- Volume 56, 1901*
- Volume 57, 1902*
- Volume 58, 1903*
- Volume 59, 1904*
- Volume 60, 1905*
- Volume 61, 1906*
- Volume 62, 1907*
- Volume 63, 1908*
- Volume 64, 1909*
- Volume 65, 1910*
- Volume 66, 1911
- Volume 67, 1912
- Volume 68, 1913
- Volume 69, 1914
- Volume 70, 1915
- Volume 71-74, 1916/19
- Fourth period (volumes 75-141)
- Volume 75, 1920
- Volume 76, 1921
- Volume 77-79, 1922/24
- Volume 80-81, 1925/26
- Volume 82, 1927
- Volume 83, 1928
- Volume 84, 1929
- Volume 85, 1930
- Volume 86, 1931
- Volume 87, 1932
- Volume 88, 1933
- Volume 89, 1934
- Volume 90, 1935
- Volume 91, 1936
- Volume 92, 1937
- Volume 93, 1938
- Volume 94, 1939
- Volume 95, 1940
- Volume 96-99, 1941-1944
- Volume 100-103, 1945-1948
- Volume 104, 1949
- Volume 105, 1950
- Volume 106, 1951
- Volume 107, 1952
- Volume 108, 1953
- Volume 109, 1954
- Volume 110, 1955
- Volume 111, 1956
- Volume 112, 1957
- Volume 113, 1958
- Volume 114, 1959
- Volume 115, 1960
- Volume 116, 1961
- Volume 117, 1962
- Volume 118, 1963
- Volume 119, 1964
- Volume 120, 1965
- Volume 121, 1966
- Volume 122, 1967
- Volume 123, 1968
- Volume 124, 1969
- Volume 125, 1970
- Volume 126, 1971
- Volume 127, 1972
- Volume 128, 1973
- Volume 129, 1974
- Volume 130, 1975, issues A-B
- Volume 131, 1976, issues A-B
- Volume 132, 1977, issues A-B
- Volume 133, 1978
- Volume 134, 1979
- Volume 135, 1980
- Volume 136, 1981, issues A-B
- Volume 137, 1982
- Volume 138, 1983, issues A-B
- Volume 139, 1984, issues A-B
- Volume 140, 1985
- Volume 141, 1986
- Fifth period (volumes 142-165)
- Volume 142, 1987
- Volume 143, 1988
- Volume 144, 1989
- Volume 145, 1990
- Volume 146, 1991
- Volume 147, 1992
- Volume 148, 1993
- Volume 149, 1994
- Volume 150, 1995
- Volume 151, 1996
- Volume 152, 1997
- Volume 153, 1998
- Volume 154, 1999
- Volume 155, 2000
- Volume 156, 2001
- Volume 157, 2002
- Volume 158, 2003
- Volume 159, 2004
- Volume 160, 2005
- Volume 161, 2006
- Volume 162, 2007
- Volume 163, 2008
- Volume 164, 2009
- Volume 165, 2010