Chronika Project : the retrospective editing of the articles Chronique des fouilles en Grèce, from the Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique, is advancing and a new issue has been released : BCH 112.
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An indispensible tool for researchers in all disciplines who wish to learn about the latest archaeological discoveries in Greece and Cyprus, Archaeology in Greece Online/Chronique des fouilles en ligne is a richly illustrated topographical database with a mapping feature to locate field projects within sites and regions.
En octobre 2022, la mission française de Kition, dirigée par Sabine Fourrier (CNRS/HiSoMA-MOM) et Pauline Maillard (université de Fribourg), a conduit une campagne de terrain sur le site de Bamboula. La fouille s’est concentrée dans la partie Nord-Ouest, dans le secteur où on avait mis au jour, lors de la campagne précédente, un lot d’ostraca phéniciens. Trois sondages ont été ouverts au Sud du puits romain à roue élévatrice d’eau, récemment publié, dont le creusement a...
Athenian Agora. John McK. Camp II (ASCSA) reports on work conducted in 2022 on the south and north of the Stoa Poikile and within the western third of the building (Fig. 1). The initial plan of excavating under the modern house at 14 St. Philip Street was curtailed by delayed demolition. This report is being written in the final week of the excavation, when many objects band remains tend to come to light, so not everything can be included in time to print and distribute...
Palace of Nestor - Sharon R. Stocker and Jack L. Davis (University of Cincinnati / ASCSA) report on excavations of three parts of the site. Grave of the Griffin Warrior (Fig. 1) The goal was to excavate outside the southwestern wall in order to locate the line of the foundation trench into which the southwestern wall had been set. The attempt was successful, and the results justified our interpretation of the history of the grave as published in the most recent issue of Hesperia...
Mt Lykaion. Anna Karapanagiotou (National Archaeological Museum), David Gilman Romano and Mary E. Voyatzis (ASCSA / Arizona), and Dr Konstantinos Kissas (Ephorate of Antiquities of Arkadia),report on the fifth of its five-year series of excavation seasons for the Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project, from June 12 to Aust 1, 2022. The team workd at the southern peak of the mountain excavating the altar of Zeus and in the lower sanctuary, on the excavation of several buildings...
Ancient Corinth. Christopher Pfaff (ASCSA) reports on excavations conducted in 2022, where the current field campaign began in 2018. Excavation in the field north-east of the ancient theatre area Excavation revealed portions of the north-south Byzantine (12th century) road, first recognised further north in 2018, as well as sections of walls of contemporary structures to its east. Below the Byzantine road layers, a deep robbing trench was revealed extending down into a partially plundered...
Dans l’îlot de Despotiko, I. Kraounaki (éphorie des antiquités sous-marines) a effectué en 2001 une prospection sur la plage à l’Ouest de la chapelle de la Vierge, localisant et relevant les traces de 10 murs parallèles entre eux et à la côte. Il ne subsiste de ces murs que le creusement dans le rocher, d’une longueur variant entre 10 et 100 m, d’une largeur de 0,50 à 1 m et d’une profondeur moyenne de 0,30...
En 1997, une nécropole du Cycladique Ancien a été explorée au lieu-dit Fatouréna Rivariou, dans le golfe d'Adamas (v. aussi BCH 120 [1996] Chron., p. 924-925). Les fouilles ont mis au jour des cavités creusées dans le rocher et des tombes à chambre le long de la côte. Seule une des cavités renfermait un très riche mobilier funéraire, mais pas d'ossements – ce qui est commun dans les cimetières de l'époque mais toujours inexpliqué. La cavité renfermait 55 vases et une...
Une dernière saison d'étude du matériel de la fouille de Markiani a été effectuée en 1991 sous la direction de L. Marangou (Université de Jannina), Ch. Doumas (Université d'Athènes) et C. Renfrew (Université de Cambridge), en vue de préparer la publication...
Antikythera. A. Simosi (Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea) and L. Baumer (ESAG / University of Geneva) report on discoveries from the second year of a five-year research programme on the wreck of Antikythera. Research was undertaken 23 May – 15 June 2022.
The season began with the lifting of massive rocks weighing several tonnes, which had previously been covering the shipwreck.
Among the new discoveries were a marble statue base with the bare lower limbs of a...
Salamis. A. Simosi (Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea) and Y. Lolos (Ioannina) report on discoveries made on the first programme of underwater research undertaken in the Ampelaki-Kynosoura area since 2016. This research is conducted under a wider programme investigating the submerged remains of ancient Salamis.
A large section of Classical city wall was found, oriented NS. The structure was investigated in 4 x 4m excavation units, over a total area of 50m2. Towards the S the wall...
Kleidi Samikou - Sanctuary of Poseidon. Erofili Kollia (Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia) and Birgitta Eder (Austrian Academy of Sciences) report on the first year of excavations for the a new research project at the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kleidi Samikou (2022-2026). Excavations follow geophysics work carried out in 2017, 2018 and 2021.
The location of Kleidi as the Sanctuary of Poseidon has been suggested by various scholars, located at the foot of the ancient acropolis of...
Archaeological site of Falasarna. Elpida Chatzidaki (Ministry of Culture and Sports) and E. Papadopoulou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Chania) report findings from the ancient temple of Demeter at the Acropolis of Falasarna that date to the Archaic and Classical periods. Before it collapsed, the temple was built on a rocky hill, at the plateau between two mountain peaks, with a natural cave with plenty of water. After the collapse, the rocky hill was used as a sanctuary for chthonic deities...