Elis Acropolis, Ayios Ioannis hill - 2008

General Information

Record ID

8327

Activity Date

2008

Chronologies

Antiquity - Classical

Byzantine period

Key-words

Type of Operation

Excavation - Rescue excavation

Institution

Ζ' Εφορεία Προϊστορικών και Κλασικών Αρχαιοτήτων (Ζ' ΕΠΚΑ)

Toponym

Elis, Ilis, Palaiopolis

Linked Record

2008

Report

Elis Acropolis, Ayios Ioannis hill. Christos Matzanas (Z’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the discovery on the acropolis (Fig. 1) of disturbed archaeological layers in two trenches dug by looters, including mixed pottery sherds of the Classical and Byzantine periods, along with animal bones (Fig. 2).

Author

Michael Loy

Bibliographic reference(s)

ADelt 64 (2009) Chr., 386-387

Date of creation

2020-06-02 13:16:33

Last modification

2020-06-02 13:16:51

Picture(s)

Fig. 1/ General view of the acropolis from the west

Fig. 2/ Fragment of a horse shoe