Marathon - 2012

Marathon, Klopa, Mpeka’s olive grove, Parodos Thessalias 47 (property of Varaklis). Pelli Fotiadi (B’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the discovery of a small part of a Classical and Roman cemetery. A grave was excavated made with tiles from drains and pan tiles, which contained few Classical pottery sherds. NE of this, a cist grave was found dating to Early Classical times containing a bronze mirror, a stone alabastron (Fig. 1), a small terracotta pyxis (Fig. 2) and a terracotta spindle whorl. NE of that, a Roman tile grave was discovered that contained a glass unguentarium, part of another glass vessel and a 2^nd-3^rd c. AD cook pot (Fig. 3). No bone remains were found.

The excavation was conducted by Pelli Fotiadi, A. Mousoura and I. Kleftaki.

[Entry created by C. Papadopoulou]