ATHENS - 2009

Athens, 6 Tsami Karatasou. N. Sakka (Γ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the discoveries of Geometric burials and Classical and Late Roman architectural remains. The burials include two shallow pit graves and one cist grave which contained Geometric pottery sherds.

The classical architectural remains include a 5^th c. room, a 5^th c. kiln, a 4^th c. road and a 4^th-3^rd c. house. The road has retaining walls on both sides and a drain running alongside it. It attests to three consecutive road surfaces all of which preserve wheel ruts. The 4^th c. house was destroyed in the first quarter of the 3^rd c. Three semi-basement rooms were excavated, which served as storerooms. The house was covered by a destruction layer containing roof tiles, storage vessels, table ware, cooking pots and numerous look weights.

The Late Roman architectural remains include a rubble wall, two cisterns (one piriform and one bell-shaped), and a horseshoe-shaped terracotta pipe. The cisterns preserve hydraulic concrete internally and appear to have fallen out of use in the 4^th c. A.D.

Additional finds from the area include two marble stelai dating in the 4^th c. B.C. The almost intact stelai preserve the following inscriptions:

Inscription 1: Ἀρίστυλλα

Inscription 2:

Ἀπολλωνίδ-

ης Ἀπολλοφ-

άνους Φοῖ-

νιξ

T. Michalakopoulou and Z. Kalmpokini carried out the excavation under the supervision of N. Sakka.