ACROPOLIS - 2005

Acropolis south slope. S. Moschonissioti (Α’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of a bronze-casting pit (Chalkourgeion Δ) during cleaning for the construction of protective shelters west of the Asklepeion. The pit is rectangular (length 12m, width unknown) with narrow steps in the northern and southern parts. A test trench at the northern edge of the workshop removed fill with pieces of clay, brick, charcoal, copper, parts of terracotta moulds, and a few sherds (Fig. 1). The ceramics await thorough study, but suggest that the workshop is Classical.