VARI - 2007

Vari, Demetros and Agias Lauras Streets (Kousiaki property).Maria Kassimi-Souttou (ΚΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of a 5m-deep cistern sunk into the bedrock (1.3 x 0.8m at the mouth), with a pipe running to the mouth (both cistern and pipe lined with lime mortar). To the east, three walls and finds comprising pottery, 30 pyramidal spindle whorls and pointed amphorae toes are identified as the remains of a workshop. To the north of the walls, an Archaic cemetery contained six pithos burials and 28 pyres. Finds include intact and broken lekythoi, sherds, and miniature vessels. The workshop postdated the cemetery and was probably positioned so as not to disturb the burials.