Megara - 2007
Megara
Megara, 28th October Street (O.T. 479, property of A. Loukas). Eirini Svana (Γ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the discovery of two sections of wall, a tombstone with the image of a woman, a statue of a siren, and part of a statue of a siren.
Ancient road: a section of ancient road was located, 42.9m long and 3.9m wide, running in direction NW-SE. The road was constructed of small uneven stones. Based on the ceramics collected, it is thought that the road dates to the Roman period.
Burial monument: a four-sided building was found, in which four graves were located. From the upper layers of the excavation, the statue and statue fragment of the sirens were found, alongside a tombstone engraved with the word ΜΥΛΛΑΣ. Thirty stone architectural pieces were also found in the same area.
Grave 1: Cist grave with extended burial in supine position with head to E and hands parallel to the body. Grave goods include two trefoil jugs, a small lamp and bronze pieces. Fourth century BC.
Grave 2: Cist grave, with no body or grave goods.
Grave 3: Sarcophagus with two burials. Grave goods included small perfume jug, miniature lamp and jug, iron pieces, and bronze bit. Fourth century BC.
E of the road and opposite burial monument 1, there was a Π-shaped precinct, with internal dimensions 1.19 x 2.46m. There seem to be remains of a burial on the inside, while a further six graves are to the W of the northern part of the street.
Room 1 (2.60 x 2.09m) was found by the precinct. To the E of the street and NW of the burial enclosure, four graves were located, and a further 17 to the N.
Burial monument 2: with dimensions 4.68 x 3.74 and supported by pillars, a second burial monument was found at the plot, containing six graves dating to the end of the fourth and start of the third centuries BC. Graves were either sarcophagus or cist, where the deceased were placed in supine position (except for grave 46 where the deceased were placed one on top of each other). Graves goods included pottery (alabaster, skyphos, oinochoai, perfume container, iron hairpin, a lamp, bone and bronze tools.
The excavators note the following graves:
End of sixth century – start of fifth century: Grave 9. Sarcophagus with head to N/NE, left hand parallel to body. Black painted skyphos, black painted Corinthian oinochoe, three black painted type-C cups, a black painted Attic skyphos and a black painted Corinthian skyphos.
Fifth century: Grave 18. Sarcophagus with head to E. Red painted aryballoid lekythos with the picture of a woman being abducted, possibly Europa, a red figure lekythos with a maenad being approached by satyrs, three aryballoid lekythoi, two Corinthian skyphoi and a copper mirror. Last quarter of fifth century BC. Grave 24. Sarcophagus with head to E. Pyxis, two clay alabastra, iron ring. First quarter of fifth century. Grave 26. Sarcophagus with two burials, heads to S. Black painted lekythos, and unpainted spouted jug. Mid fifth century BC.
Fourth century BC: Graves 16, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 25, 33, 40
Third century BC: Graves 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 22, 29
ADelt 63 (2008), Chr., 136-42
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