MOSCHATO-Piraeus Avenue - 2008

Moschato, 30 Piraeus Avenue (O.T. 219, property of ROTATION). A-M Anagnostopoulou and M. Raftopoulou (ΚΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) report on the discovery of a Classical water supply/drainage system. It lies within the Long Walls and it either served the water needs of the population that gathered there in times of war or as a drainage system for the walls and the moat. It consists of 3 wells (two of which are constructed with terracotta tiles), a cistern, a drain and walls (Figs 1,2,3,4). The drain is dated in Peisistratan times. Small finds from the area include terracotta loom weights, numerous lead clamps, pottery sherds, fragments of stone tools, shells and fragments of lamps. The finds, which date in the Archaic and Classical periods, are indicative of local agricultural activities, which would have also benefited from the water system.