Corinthia - Chiliomodi - Ancient Tenea. Dr Elena Korka (Directorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of the Ministry of Culture) reports on discoveries made during this year’s systematic excavation at Chiliomodi in Ancient Tenea. The 2022 excavation uncovered the domestic area of the Classical town of Tenea. A 145 m² public building yielded Archaic and Classical pottery, including miniature vases, lamps, and figurines depicting deities, banqueters, birds, and horses, as...

In October 2020, systematic archaeological research in Chiliomodi, Corinth, was completed under the direction of Dr. Elena Korka. Excavations had continued in the area of a bath complex located in 2019. To the west, areas for the supply of bath water were discovered. In the south, the excavation of the ‘changing rooms’ was completed, with a total area of ​​62 sq.m. The whole space was covered by clay floor slabs. The changing rooms to the east connect with two new rooms that are...

Thouria. X. Arapogianni (ASA) reports on excavations of the skene of the theatre, which measures 21.50m long and is 7.80m wide. The walls are preserved at a height of 3.15m.

On the floor of the skene there are three grooves, and the route for rolling painted scenes is 48m long. The NW part of the external wall of the skene has four struts, spaced at 3.80m intervals.

In the SW area, the a plaster-lined well which would fill with water run off from the semi-circular...

Amaliada - Kourouta. Christos Liagkouras (Ephorate of Antiquities of Ilia) reports the following:

Rescue excavations in the coastal area of Kourouta, west of Amaliada in Elis, revealed part of a Roman bath and the remains of a large building, probably a villa maritima. Oriented E-W, the villa, of which 590 m2 have been excavated so far, has a rectangular plan, consisting of two elongated corridors surrounding a cluster of smaller rooms. According to the excavated pottery, the...

Loutraki - Katounistra. Zoe Aslamatzidou-Kostourou (Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports), Sotiris Raptopoulos (Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports) and Konstantinos X. Tziabasis report the following:

The 2012-2016 excavations at the Roman villa of Katounistra in Loutraki (Corinthia) revealed six further rooms and confirmed the structure’s absolute symmetry on the W-E axis (as well as the N-S axis). The shallow cavities of the room with the niches (Room 27) may indicate...

Dans la ville d’Érétrie, G. Ackermann, R. Tettamanti et K. Reber (ESAG) ont poursuivi en 2015 la fouille du gymnase antique, mis au jour au cours de l’hiver 2013-2014. Les nouvelles investigations ont montré l’unité architecturale et fonctionnelle des deux édifices dégagés : le Gymnase d’Érétrie est composé de deux corps de bâtiment mitoyens qui constituent ensemble une palestre dotée de deux cours (A et P ; fig. 1). Trois secteurs ont été explorés en 2015 : la partie...

Messene. P. Themelis (ASA) reports on continued excavations and restoration in the area of the Agora and the theatre. In the Agora area remains of a late antique baths were uncovered above the north stoa (Fig. 1) and, further east, the ruins of a small church of 13th century AD date, with tombs around it. The peristyle of the meat market and its stoa were restored (Fig. 2) as well as the geometric mosaic in the peristyle (Fig. 3). Reinvestigation of the dining hall (deipnisterion)...

Kranoula - Kalderimi. Vasiliki Giannaki and Anastasia Giovanopoulou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Ioannina) report on the excavation of a Roman villa.

The remains of a building measuring 13 x 9m had already been unearthed in 2012, and between December 2014 and July 2015 the full limits of the building were uncovered, comprising 758 sq m. The building was oriented in a NW-SE direction around a Γ-shaped plan, with baths located in the SW part. Its form is characteristic of the second...

Lefkada - Ancient Alikyrna (Agios Thomas of Messolonghi). Olympia Vikatou (Ephorate of Antiquities of Aetolia-Acarnania and Lefkada) reports that large-scale excavation was conducted at a Hellenistic settlement which is identified as Alikyrna (Fig. 1).

It seems that a town planning scheme was already established in the area, while seven roads were discovered every 32 m. along with a wider central street with an E-W orientation (Fig. 2). Twenty seven building complexes used as...

À Delphes, J.-M. Luce (Université de Toulouse) et N. Kyriakidis (Université Paris 8) ont poursuivi en 2014 le programme de recherche sur la ville de Delphes. La mission a comporté plusieurs volets : prospection, relevés topographiques, fouilles (fig. 1).   L’inventaire des murs s’est poursuivi en 2014 dans le secteur à l’Est du sanctuaire, entre les rues E9 et E4 à partir du péribole Est, à la hauteur de la porte D, jusqu’à l’extrémité de la zone fouillée au...

Isthmia, Sanctuary of Poseidon. E. Gebhard (Chicago/ASCSA) reports that study of the arms and armour (by A. Jackson) shows that by the time the Archaic Temple burned down (ca. 450 B.C.), it had accumulated a minimum of 32 bronze-rimmed shields and at least 30 sets of shin guards, as well as more than the 225 bronze helmets and over 100 iron weapons. The presence of thousands of fragmentary metal scraps dumped to the north and east of the temple after the usable metal was recycled suggests that...

Sur l’île de Kéa, E. Simantoni-Bournia (Université d’Athènes) et T. Panagou (Éphorie des Antiquités des Cyclades) ont mené en 2014 une nouvelle campagne de fouille sur le théâtre antique de Karthaia, dans le cadre d’un programme de valorisation des monuments du site (fig. 1). Les travaux ont permis de poursuivre la mise au jour d’une partie de l’analemma Nord du koilon, d’une partie de l’égout qui collectait les eaux de pluie et les conduisait vers le torrent de...

Dans la ville d’Érétrie, G. Ackermann, R. Testamanti et S. Zurbriggen (ESAG) ont poursuivi en 2014 la fouille du complexe thermal et des fours à chaux, ainsi que des niveaux de construction des périodes classique et hellénistique, sur le terrain Sandoz. Dans les niveaux classique et hellénistique, le plan du deuxième état de la maison Ouest (IVe s. av. J.-C.) a été complété et une portion de la ruelle Nord dégagée (fig. 1). La ruelle, dont l’existence est confirmée par la...

Messene. P. Themelis (ASA) reports on continuing excavations and restoration at the site. In the area of the north stoa (Fig. 1), which is 196 m. long, a column of one of the Corinthian inner colonnades was restored to a height of 5 m and a large gamma-shaped platform with a long stone bench in front of its east side restored (Fig. 2). The later baths (balaneion) (5th to 7th c. AD), built almost in the middle of the stoa were almost completely uncovered and their rooms distinguished...

Loutro, property of D. Panagopoulou. Petalidi. Evangelia V. Malapani (ΛΗ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the excavation of Roman period remains at this site (Fig. 1), located NE of a late Roman building complex found in the late 1990s.  The excavation revealed parts of a villa rustica, comprising bathrooms, workshops, living spaces, and some tiled roof graves. On the NE of the plot in the area of hypocausts, a curved wall of 3.50m was found, constructed of brickwork (Fig. 2). It had collapsed...

Kurimbei, Corinth - Tripoli - Kalamata Highway, Lektro - Sparta section. Evangelia Pantou, Evangelia P. Eleutheriou and Maria Florou (5η EBA) report on discoveries made during the construction of the new motorway. At this site (Χ.Θ. 32+500), a small bath came to light. Specifically, a rectangular building of dimensions 8.50 x 5.20m was found (Fig. 1). It was sub-divided into two spaces. Both of these rooms had sub-floor heating systems. The walls were thick, made of brick and mudstone, and...

Soustiani, Corinth - Tripoli - Kalamata Highway, Lektro - Sparta section. Evangelia Pantou, Evangelia P. Eleutheriou and Maria Florou (5η EBA) report on discoveries made during the construction of the new motorway. At this site (Χ.Θ. 41+160), a bath complex was discovered, dated to the Late Roman / Early Byzantine period. Early excavations in the area had revealed pipes, bronze coins, and pottery sherds. A further excavation revealed the complex, with the hot baths and nymphaeum in good...

Voutianon, Corinth - Tripoli - Kalamata Highway, Lektro - Sparta section. Evangelia Pantou, Evangelia P. Eleutheriou and Maria Florou (5η EBA) report on discoveries made during the construction of the new motorway. Parts of a bath were found dating between the Late Roman period and the early Byzantine period. The structure was generally rectangular in shape (4.70 x 10.20m), with a maximum surviving height of 2m. Three rooms were discovered, all with orientation NW-SE. Room 1 (4.55 x 6.35m)...

Greco-Norwegian excavations at Tegea, Arkadia. Anna-Vasiliki Karapanagiotou (ΛΘ’ ΕΠΚΑ) and Knut Ødegård (University of Oslo) report on the continuation of excavations in the Old Diocese of Tegea.

Finds concerning the daily life and the historic development of Tegea related to the Late Antiquity and the Early Byzantine era were unearthed during the excavation. A well-preserved limekiln (Fig. 1) was discovered 2m below the earth’s surface in the field’s NE sector,...

Finnish excavations at Arachamites, Arkadia. Björn Forsén (University of Helsinki, Finnish Institute at Athens) reports on the continuation of excavations in Agia Paraskevi Arachamiton. 80 square metres of the Late Hellenistic edifice at Agia Paraskevi were excavated illuminating our understanding of the building and uncovering some finds. The building’s narrow eastern side has dimensions c. 45 x 11m, and most rooms are ordered in two rows and separated by a longitudinal wall on an E/W...

Kisamos. Maria Skordou (ΚΕ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on discoveries made during the Kisamos wastewater collection and transport project, 2011–2014.

Excavations helped to clarify the topography of ancient Kisamos, including the city and its necropolis. The ancient city extended E to W between two rivers, the Kamarianos and Pyrgianos, and from the sea to the low foothills to the N. Near the W bank of the Pyrgianos, on the E slope of the hill of Pyrgos a retaining wall was found, of...

À Aidipsos, A. Ritsonis, M. Karageorgou, A. Stamoulos et E. Patra (Éphorie des antiquités d’Eubée) rendent compte d’une fouille de sauvetage menée en 2014 sur le terrain défini entre les rues Theropotamou, Omirou et Megalou Alexandrou et a mis au jour les vestiges d’un grand complexe thermal public. La pièce XI (dim. 4,70 x 4,60 m) qui correspondait probablement au vestibulum ou au vestiaire, présentait un sol pavé de mosaïque de tesselles blanches (0,01-0,015 m). De la pièce...

À Mytilène, Thaleia Kyriakopoulou (XXe éphorie des antiquités préhistoriques et classiques) a mené en 2014 une fouille de sauvetage dans la rue Kioutacheia, entre la rue Theoloytou et la rue Phrynidos, dans le cadre de l’unification des sites archéologiques avec le réseau d’égouts. Deux tranchées ont été ouvertes au Nord et à l’Est du site archéologique : on y a mis au jour la suite de l’édifice hellénistique et romain. On a dégagé une partie du stylobate...

À Érétrie, T. Theurillat, R. Tettamanti, G. Ackermann, M. Duret, T. Saggini et S. Zurbriggen (ESAG) rendent compte de la poursuite de la fouille du terrain Sandoz (Fouille E/600 SW) en 2013. L’exploration des pièces au Sud s’est poursuivie et on a étendu la fouille à l’Ouest et au Nord afin de faire apparaître les limites de l’îlot antique (fig. 1). La maison Ouest. - La fouille des niveaux d’époque classique et hellénistique permet une meilleure connaissance de la...

Kerameikos. J. Stroszeck (DAI) reports on the 2013 season, which concentrated on the sanctuary of Artemis Soteira – Hekate (as of 2015 identified as the sanctuary of Apollo Paian), the round bath, and the Naiskos of Agathon in the grave plot of Agathon and Sosikles from Herakleia on the Street of Tombs. Cleaning in the sanctuary of Artemis Soteira-Hekate ahead of restoration works showed that two sections of wall 1 were joined at their intersection by a layer of rubble, on which two...

Messene. P. Themelis (ASA) reports that the north stoa of the agora was completely exposed. The building is 196m long, with two internal Corinthian colonnades (each of 40 columns) creating three aisles. The façade has a Doric colonnade (the number of columns remains to be determined). Five bases for bronze statues were found in situ between the internal colonnades in the west part of the stoa. Seven rectangular exedrae were set into the interior face of the back wall, with façades of two...

À l’Ouest de la commune de Stagira, A. Goumatianos (10e éphorie des antiquités byzantines) a mené entre 2011 et 2013 la fouille du « petit » bain ottoman du village médiéval de Sidérokausia, ainsi que des vestiges de la mosquée avoisinante (fig. 1). Au-delà de l’édifice du bain (fig. 2), la fouille s’est étendue à l’espace autour : au Sud du grand mur de soutènement on a dégagé deux rues pavées de pierres (fig. 3), utilisées pour accéder au bain à des périodes...

Dans le troisième enclos de la forteresse byzantine de la ville de Trikala, K. Mantzana (19e éphorie des antiquités byzantines) a mené en 2013 une fouille de sauvetage à l’intérieur de la poudrière et a mis au jour des vestiges architecturaux pouvant correspondre à un complexe de bains (fig. 1). On a dégagé en particulier un four en forme de fer à cheval, dont la sole était pavée de dalles allongées de schiste, qui constituerait le præfurnium (fig. 2), tandis qu’au Sud de...

Dans le cadre de travaux sur la route nationale au niveau d’Aghios Konstantinos (Phthiotide), les fouilles de sauvetage ont mis au jour, au lieu-dit Isiomata, les vestiges de la ville antique et de ses nécropoles, ainsi que ceux d’un sanctuaire d’Asclépios dont les indices du culte remontent au VIe s. av. J.-C. et l’organisation architecturale au Ve s. Le sanctuaire est détruit au Ier s. av. J.-C. L’ensemble est constitué de deux corps de bâtiments : le premier est identifié...

À Érétrie, T. Theurillat, G. Ackermann, M. Duret, T. Saggini et R. Tettamanti (ESAG) rendent compte de la poursuite de la fouille du terrain Sandoz (Fouille E/600 SW) en 2012, sur lequel on avait mis au jour des thermes de l’époque romaine. On y a mis au jour la façade orientale, l’extension Ouest du caldarium, ainsi que les aires de service au Nord. Les sondages de 2012 ont également permis d’explorer les vestiges bien conservés de maisons classiques-hellénistiques en dehors de...

Kerameikos. J. Stroszeck (DAI) reports on excavation at two locations (Fig. 1). Investigation of the water supply to the Round Bath continued (Fig. 2). Three fifth-century BC cisterns (Z 18, 19 and 21), which belong to the first phase of the bath, were completely exposed. They differ in design and function from the fourth-century installation examined in 2011 (Figs 3-6): their chambers were dug as cylindrical holes into the clay, then underground passages (with tapering ceilings) were...

À une cinquantaine de mètres de l’entrée du site archéologique de Delphes (du côté de l’agora romaine), à proximité de la fontaine Castalie, N. Petrochilos (Xe éphorie des antiquités préhistoriques et classiques) a mis au jour en 2012, lors d’une fouille de sauvetage, des parties d’un complexe de bains d’époque romaine et protobyzantine. Malgré le sondage étroit, on a pu dégager, sur une longueur de 10 m, trois absides en demi-cercle construites de briques et mortier....

À Kastoria, au lieu-dit Daïlaki, A. Skréka (16e éphorie des antiquités byzantines) a poursuivi, en 2012, la fouille du complexe thermal de l’Antiquité tardive et de l'époque ottomane (fig. 1), sur le terrain Della (OT. 251). Dans la partie Nord du terrain, on a dégagé deux salles, dont le sol était pavé de tuiles avec du mortier hydraulique et les murs étaient maçonnés en moellons. On y a distingué deux phases similaires de construction. Plusieurs monnaies de l'époque romaine...

Rafina, Roman Bath. Stylianos Katakis (University of Athens) and Vaggelis Nikolopoulos (B’ ΕΠΚΑ) report on continuing excavations at the Roman bath - balaneion (Figs 1, 2). This bath complex was discovered in 1974 and excavated further in 1976. Nevertheless, the first to excavate and publish on the complex was M. Platonos (ADelt 42, 1987). The walls of the excavated remains are preserved to a considerable height and the remains include cisterns, paved floors (Fig. 2), cryptoportica and...

Kalderimi plot, Kranoula, Ioannina. Vasiliki Giannaki (IB’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the excavation of a complex or Roman baths.

A building came to light with dimensions 13 x 9m, faced with opus testaceum (Fig. 1). The full extent of the building was not revealed. The most significant finds of the excavation included circular clay columns that were part of the hypocaust (Fig. 2), clay slabs (tegulae mammatae, Fig. 3), clay loomweights, bronze coins, iron jewellery, sherds (including a...

Derveni. Dimitra Sarri (Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida) reports the following:

A Late Roman (2nd-4th c. AD) bath was excavated at Derveni in western Corinthia under the supervision of the Archaeological Ephorate of Corinthia, during the construction of the new railroad. Ten rooms and a central hall with a black and white mosaic floor depicting geometric designs, as well as several pools, were identified. The north rooms, which had no heating system, had walls of opus mixtum...

Kyparissi - flyover of Loganikos junction

Leonidas Souchleris and Afroditi Maltezou (Ε΄ΕΠΚΑ) report that important antiquities dating from the Prehisotirc to the Late Roman period (Fig. 1) were discovered at the flyover of Loganikos junction, at the area of Velona Bridge, which is located at the limits of the prefectures of Lakonia and Arkadia.

Three main settlement phases were identified (Fig. 2).

A. At the SW part of the site, antiquities dating from the...

La fouille du sanctuaire de Mandra, sur l’îlot de Despotiko, s’est poursuivie en 2011 (fig. 1-2). Dans le secteur du complexe Sud, des sondages ont été effectués au niveau des bâtiments Θ et I, où des constructions postbyzantines avaient été fouillées les années précédentes (voir Chronique n. 1958). La fouille des niveaux archaïques, sous les murs tardifs, a permis de mettre en évidence le plan du bâtiment Θ : il s’agit d’un édifice carré, construit dans la...