ATHENS - Kynosarges - 2004
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Numéro de la notice
2202
Année de l'opération
2004
Chronologie
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Nature de l'opération
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Localisation
Notices et opérations liées
2004
Description
Kynosarges, Late Roman cemetery. A. Kokkoliou (Γ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of tombs on two plots within the primarily Late Roman cemetery of Kynosarges which spread east of the city.
Paraskevopoulou Street (property of V. Asimomyti). (Figs 1,2). Forty-seven Late Hellenistic-Early Christian tombs comprise two Hellenistic rock-cut graves, nine Late Roman built cist graves, an enchytrismos, two Late Roman tile graves (without goods), 20 vaulted tombs with brick arches and plaster inside, and four grave complexes containing 13 urns.
Paraskevopoulou Street (property of V. Asimomyti). (Figs 1,2). Forty-seven Late Hellenistic-Early Christian tombs comprise two Hellenistic rock-cut graves, nine Late Roman built cist graves, an enchytrismos, two Late Roman tile graves (without goods), 20 vaulted tombs with brick arches and plaster inside, and four grave complexes containing 13 urns.
The built cists develop to the west part of the plot, and are densely laid out. Most are of unworked stones and brick with mortar, but tombs 27 and 13 were built of stone slabs. They are variously oriented either west-east or north-south: most contained single burials but there were instances of multiple burial.
The grave complexes were large rectangular structures, separated inside into individual rectangular parallel graves covered with stone or marble slabs (some in secondary use). Many graves held multiple burials (tomb 35 looks like an ossuary) and must have been used probably by the same family for many years. The dead were laid supine with head always to the west. Goods included pottery (unguentaria and oinochoes) unpainted or decorated with stripes, lamps, jewellery (bronze buckles and a cross), and bronze coins, but the majority of burials were without goods. One fifth-century AD lamp was inscribed ΣΩΤΗΡΙΑΣ.
16 Vourvachi Street (property of E. Maragkoudaki). Seventeen tombs were oriented east-west following Christian custom (Fig. 3); all date to the fourth to early sixth century AD. Only two contained grave goods, notably tomb 8, a vaulted cist tomb with an oinochoe, glass beads, and remains of gold around the head of the deceased. Tomb 10 contained a stele inscribed ΚΟΙΜΗΤΗΡΙΟΝ ΘΕΟΔΩΡΟΥ.
Auteur de la notice
Robert PITT
Références bibliographiques
AD 56-59 (2001-2004) Chr., 269-272.
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Date de création
2011-06-28 00:00:00
Dernière modification
2023-10-09 11:38:32
Figure(s)
Fig. 1/ 8 Paraskevopoulou Street: excavation plan.
Fig. 2/ 8 Paraskevopoulou Street: general view of the excavation.
Fig. 3/ 16 Vourvachi Street: plan and section.