TAVROS - HSAP station - 2010

Tavros, Tavros/El. Venizelos train station and Kleious 18 (property of Giannaras Co.). Anna Maria Anagnostopoulou (ΚΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ), Eirini Skiadaresi (ΚΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ), Maria Raftopoulou (ΚΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) and Maria Petritaki (ΚΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) report on the discoveries of a stretch of the South or Middle Long Wall and a stretch of the North Long Wall. The first, found next to Tavros train station, consists of a stretch of the fortification wall and a rectangular tower measuring 8x5 m. (Figs. 1, 2). It is constructed with aktite stone from the Piraeus and dates to Pericles’ time.

The second, found in the Giannara property, was built in the emplekton technique and dates to Conon’s time (Figs. 3, 4).

The excavation next to Tavros train station was conducted by D. Kampouri under the supervision of the authors of this report.