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Athens - 25 Aiolou Street. The Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens reports on the discovering of a Herm, found during the construction of a sewage network at 25 Aiolou Street. The herm was discovered opposite the Church of Agia Irini, at a depth of 1.30m. The head was once attached to a column, and the iconography is typical of the style of Ermos Propylaios of Alkamenos. The head had been mounted in secondary use in the S side of a wall in the modern sewer connection. The herm...
Athens - Marousi, intersection of 54 Chalandriou Street and Alsous Street. Maria Sakellaraki (Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens) reports on the discovery of two monumental chamber tombs. The graves are dated preliminarily to LHIIIA-LHIIIB, with most small finds dating to...
Athens - Vrilissia, Ethnikis Antistaseos Street. Kleio Tsorgka and Dimitra-Kallirroi Stavroulaki (Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens) report on the discovery of a clay pipe, two stone walls, a stone cistern, a kiln and two retaining walls.
The cistern and the pipe date to the Roman period, typologically. The chamber of the kiln was full of tiles, from the collapse of its walls, and an absence of other finds from the inside makes it difficult to date this structure.
It is...
Athens - Plaka, intersection of 3 Markou Aureliou Street and 1 Kyrristou Street (property of A. and A. Papandreou). Maria Tsichli and Raina Pouli (Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens) report on the discovery of post-Byzantine walls and small finds discovered during the renovation and restoration of the listed building located on this site.
In addition to ten separate walls, two Byzantine grain silos were located, and a stone structure measuring 1.60 x 1.30 x 0.54m of unknown...
Athens - Plaka, 2–4 Polygnotou Street. Kleio Tsorgka (Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens) reports on discoveries made during the construction of a lift shaft.
Post-Byzantine walls came to light (in the E area of the site), and a Late Roman stratum was investigated. To the W of the site, building material from a Late Roman structure was found, including marble architectural pieces. A pipe was also uncovered, thought to serve as the water supply in the Roman or Late Roman...
Athens - Plaka, 12 Vakou Street. E. Iskou and T. Poulou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens) report on discoveries made at an ancient building preserved on this property.
In the N room (Room 1), a small deposit was found containing Geometric pottery, and three sections of water pipe. A circular structure was also fond in the N part of the room, possibly a well.
In the S part of the building (Room 2) a post-Byzantine kiln was excavated and at a lower level a clay floor was...
Athens - Monastiraki, 39 Hephaistou Street. Tatiana Poulou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens) reports on the discovered of a large marble architectural member, which probably belonged to the Painted...
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...
Athens - Sepolia, plot on Antigonis, Amfiaraou, Vionos, and Hatziapostolou Streets. Lambrini Panagopoulou-Roka (Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens) reports on the discovery of a pipe and large enclosure possibly late-Classical / Hellenistic in date.
In the N / NE part of the plot, the pipeline was located. It was lined with Laconian tiles, and found at a depth of 4.05m.
In the W / SW part of the plot, two walls were found, which together define a large room. Pottery...
Athens - Plot on Lenorman, Alikarnassou, Astrous and Palamidiou Streets. Lambrini Panagopoulou-Roka (Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens) reports on the excavation of a Classical period cemetery, a building of the Hellenistic period, a building of the Roman period, and three possible Roman cisterns.
A cluster of 14 graves was found in the SE of the plot, of various orientations: seven inhumations and seven creations. Graves were of the first half of the fifth century B.C., including...
Athens - Mets, plot on Ardittou, Thomopoulou, Kephalou and Koutoula Streets. Georgios Michalopoulos (Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens) reports on the discovery of part of a torso of a female figure. A small inscribed plinth of the fourth century B.C. was also discovered, dedicated to Zeus...