Kanalos - 2007

Kanalos. E. Malapani (ΛΗ’ EΠKA) reports on continued excavation at this location. Work focused on the low mound, almost completely dug out (property of P. Georgakopoulou), where excavations in 2006 had revealed worked building stone of a public building of the historical period. Alongside this, work continued on the N side of the mound, where building foundations were found and a large amount of ceramics collected, mostly dating to the end of the Middle and beginning of the Late Helladic periods. On the W side remains of a strong wall (9.5 m long and 1.2 m thick) were found, whose cleaning revealed Roman ceramics, fragments of glass and a damaged coin.

From the excavation a fragment of a stone grinder and other stone tools were recovered, while a short distance NE of the mound a complete stone axe (0.10 x 0.05 m) was found on the surface (Fig. 1).