Athens - Plaka, Museum of Greek Folk Art - 2014
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Record ID
17739
Activity Date
2014
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2014
Report
Athens - Plaka, Museum of Greek Folk Art. D. Sourlas, T. Poulou and R. Pouli (Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens) reports on discoveries made during the construction of the new Museum of Greek Folk Art.
In the outdoor space between buildings C-B and D, a Late Roman wall was discovered, along with domestic remains of post-Byzantine periods. A vaulted cistern was also found, and three pithoi, also post-Byzantine in date.
Author
Michael Loy
Bibliographic reference(s)
ADelt 70 (2015), Chr., 43–5
Date of creation
2022-01-25 21:12:16
Last modification
2022-01-25 21:12:30
Picture(s)
Fig. 1/ Discovery of the Late Roman wall
Fig. 2/ Discovery of the Late Roman wall
Fig. 3/ Construction of modern retaining wall
Fig. 4/ Discovery of a post-Byzantine cistern
Fig. 5/ Removal of ancient architectural members
Fig. 6/ Part of the late Roman wall