NEMEA - 2014

General Information

Record ID

4881

Activity Date

2014

Chronology

Antiquity - Roman

Key-words

Figurine - Sanctuary

Type of Operation

Study

Institution

American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) (American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA))

Localisation

Toponym
Archaia Nemea, Iraklio (Previous)

Linked Record

1986 1986 (1)1989 1990 1992 1992 (1)1994 1994 (1)1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20122014

Report

Nemea, Sanctuary of Zeus. K. Shelton (Berkeley/ASCSA) reports on continued study of the ceramic material and associated finds from excavation in the Sanctuary of Zeus, specifically from the 2010-12 seasons in F19 and G19, well features K14:4 (Fig. 1) and M17:2, and Late Roman material from J19. Processing of the ceramic assemblages from the northern part of the stadium in grid squares FF23 and EE25 was completed and over one hundred 3D models of vessels from these units were created (Fig. 3). FF23 produced a large, combined assemblage of discarded household pottery and medieval glazed and coarse wares from a series of pits, while a number of near whole vessels, exceptionally well preserved, were studied from similar pits in EE25

In the temple of Zeus, examination was made of the state of preservation of the two original columns of the pronaos (Fig. 4) and the position of individual blocks (Fig. 5) towards a conservation study of the columns and their entablature.

In co-operation with the Archaeological Service, figurines from Plakomeno were conseraed and photographed, and the Late Bronze Age cemetery of Aidonia and the surrounding area were cleaned, surveyed, and mapped.

Author

Catherine MORGAN

Bibliographic reference(s)

Unpublished field report, American School of Classical Studies at Athens

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Date of creation

2015-06-26 00:00:00

Last modification

2023-10-19 09:54:52

Picture(s)

Fig. 1/ Nemea, Sanctuary of Zeus, Diagnostic sherds including local trefoil mouth jugs from Well K14:4 lot 137.

Fig. 2/ Nemea, Sanctuary of Zeus, Nearly complete small jar, Late Roman period from J19 lot 35.

Fig. 3/ Nemea, Sanctuary of Zeus, 3D scanner in action on Byzantine sherd material.

Fig. 4/ Nemea, Sanctuary of Zeus, View of pronaos columns from W encased in scaffolding for study.

Fig. 5/ Nemea, Sanctuary of Zeus, South column of pronaos and architrave block from above showing unconserved current state.