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Varvara Papadopoulou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta) reports the recovery of a stirrup jar near the city of Arta, on the riverbank of Acheloos in 2022. It is an unpainted handmade pithos made of impure clay, preserved in large contiguous sections, and damaged by river floods. The artefact is most likely related to the prehistoric settlement of Agios Vasilios of Piges, where finds from the same period (Middle and Late Bronze Age, second millennium BC) have also been...
Arachthos River. Varvara Papadopoulou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta) reports on the discovery of building and funerary remains discovered during cleaning works conducted at the Arachthos River. In addition to impressive Byzantine period remains on the W parts of the river, this discovery suggests that the boundaries of ancient Amvrakia extended much further away than previously...
Varvara Papadopoulou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta) reports on the discovery of archaeological remains from ancient Amvrakia, discovered during restoration works beneath the city hall of Arta. Work on the context is...
Sotirios Raptopoulos (Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta), Andromachi Mpaladima (Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta) and Ioannis Kotsokostas (Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta) report on the excavations during the construction of Ionia Odos motorway in Arta. Sikoula – Kompoti district at Profitis Ilias hill (km 125+300-700). The excavation revealed building remains of an agricultural settlement (Fig. 1). One of its buildings included a cistern (Fig. 2) and has been identified as a...
Varvara N. Papadopoulou and Maria Niarou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta) report on rescue excavations that took place within the south wing’s cells of the monastery in the Church of Panagia Parigoritissa in Arta. Previous excavations revealed two parallel walls T1 and T2 indicating that the monastery was extended to the south (Fig. 1). In 2015 the excavation was conducted in the area around the monastery and specifically inside and outside the cells of the south wing. Room II yielded...
Arta, Top Alti. V. Papadopoulou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta) reports the excavation of a previously unknown Middle Byzantine church at Top Alti, just outside Arta on the right bank of the Arachthos river. The church, which was preserved to a height of over 3m within riverine deposits, was large (27.5 x 21.5m), with three apses at the east end, and at the west, a propylon with three niches in the north wall and two in the west. Its form was until recently unknown in the church repertoire of...
Vasiliki Galani (Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta) reports on the discovery of six graves on work conducted at Kostakia and Keramata settlements in Arta, 2014-2016. Grave 1 was found near Agios Georgios church in 2014: Tile grave with orientation E-W. Skeleton of a female in supine extended position with arms by the sides and a bronze coin. In 2015 the excavation continued to the E of Agios Georgios Kostakia church revealing 4 tile graves: Grave 2: Skeleton of a female in supine...
Varvara N. Papadopoulou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta) reports on continuing rescue excavations that took place within the church of Agios Nikolaos of Rodia in the Kirkizates village near Arta. The excavation conducted in the central part of the narthex (in the area between cist graves 1 and 3) revealed 7 shaft graves. Each grave contained skeletons of adults in supine extended position with arms folded either over the chest or the abdomen. Some graves were disturbed and contained...