Ancient Tenea - 2022
Informations Générales
Numéro de la notice
19643
Année de l'opération
2022
Chronologie
Mots-clés
Espace commercial - Bains - Sépulture - Installation hydraulique - Citerne - Figurine - Lampe - Monnaie
Nature de l'opération
Institution(s)
Localisation
Toponyme
Chiliomodion
Chiliomodion
Notices et opérations liées
Description
Corinthia - Chiliomodi - Ancient Tenea. Dr Elena Korka (Directorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of the Ministry of Culture) reports on discoveries made during this year’s systematic excavation at Chiliomodi in Ancient Tenea.
The 2022 excavation uncovered the domestic area of the Classical town of Tenea. A 145 m² public building yielded Archaic and Classical pottery, including miniature vases, lamps, and figurines depicting deities, banqueters, birds, and horses, as well as coins from 4th-century BC Corinth, including a drachma and hemidrachm. Moreover, part of the early Classical retaining walls at the edge of the town was uncovered (Fig. 1).
Roman Tenea continues to produce remarkable finds; in the commercial area near the Roman baths, the excavation of a building complex was completed, while three new identical shops, along the east-west artery, were discovered, each featuring an underground storage area (Fig. 2). These shops are chronologically linked to the earliest construction phases of the baths.
At the intersection of the main road, a new room was excavated. Here, various finds were recovered with most exceptional the discovery of 2.100 coins from the 5th and 6th centuries AD, as well as a bronze coin from 4th c. BC Aegina (Fig. 3). Additionally, a Roman funerary monument with an underground burial chamber was uncovered, containing five built burial niches. Finally, a 130 m² water reservoir was brought to light.
Entry by Katerina Argyraki.
The 2022 excavation uncovered the domestic area of the Classical town of Tenea. A 145 m² public building yielded Archaic and Classical pottery, including miniature vases, lamps, and figurines depicting deities, banqueters, birds, and horses, as well as coins from 4th-century BC Corinth, including a drachma and hemidrachm. Moreover, part of the early Classical retaining walls at the edge of the town was uncovered (Fig. 1).
Roman Tenea continues to produce remarkable finds; in the commercial area near the Roman baths, the excavation of a building complex was completed, while three new identical shops, along the east-west artery, were discovered, each featuring an underground storage area (Fig. 2). These shops are chronologically linked to the earliest construction phases of the baths.
At the intersection of the main road, a new room was excavated. Here, various finds were recovered with most exceptional the discovery of 2.100 coins from the 5th and 6th centuries AD, as well as a bronze coin from 4th c. BC Aegina (Fig. 3). Additionally, a Roman funerary monument with an underground burial chamber was uncovered, containing five built burial niches. Finally, a 130 m² water reservoir was brought to light.
Entry by Katerina Argyraki.
Auteur de la notice
Georgios Mouratidis
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https://www.culture.gov.gr/el/Information/SitePages/view.aspx?nID=4476
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Date de création
2024-09-12 14:41:54
Dernière modification
2025-03-14 08:31:37
Figure(s)
Fig. 1/ Top: Part of the early Classical retaining walls (west) and the Roman water reservoir (east). Bottom from left to right: The north side of the walls, the interior of the Roman reservoir.
Fig. 2/ Roman shops and roadways
Fig. 3/ Finds from the Roman shops area: (left to right) a) lamp with dog figure, b) bronze buckle, c) miniature vase, d) clay coil, e) weights, f) 40 follis from Cyzicus, 534 AD, and, g) 800 of the 2100 5th and 6th c. BC coins.