MERMEGKAS - 2005

Mermegkas, Vrachasi. V Zografaki (ΚΔ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of two grave enclosures northwest of the village of Vrachasi. The first contained one grave built of a circle of roughly worked stones plus pottery fragments: it held bronze fibulae, iron fragments, a clay bead and pebbles collected in a corner. A second grave of similar construction contained sherds of two vessels. The second grave enclosure was very disturbed. Pottery recovered from it dated from the Geometric and Archaic periods. A large number of metal finds include bronze pins and a small iron knife.