- Kapandrition
Kapandriti, Kotroni Hill. Platon Petridis (University of Athens), Anna Papadimitriou-Grammenou (University of Athens) and Persephone Georgiou-Geka (University of Athens) report on continuing excavations at the hill of Kotroni. The entire length of the fortification wall had already been revealed and this season focused on fully uncovering its interior face (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Four smaller walls, running at a right angle to the fortification wall were excavated (Fig. 6). These served as a...
Kapandriti, Kotroni Hill. A. Papadimitriou Grammenou (University of Athens) reports on excavation southwest of the walls excavated in 2009. Parts of both faces of a gate, its foundation, and two large blocks of its side wall were revealed. A set of parallel blocks at the entrance of the gate may be a flight of steps. The wall continued to the southeast, where two paving stones were uncovered, set on a stone layer. The Archaic and Classical pottery discovered includes a black-figure sherd. A...
Kapandriti, Kotroni Hill. A. Papadimitriou-Grammenou, P. Georgiou-Geka, and P. Petridis (Athens) report on continuing excavation on the hill probably to be identified with ancient Aphidna. To the east of the crest of the hill, a semicircular tower and part of a connecting wall was revealed in 2008.The aim of the 2009 season was to trace further the walls which seem to surround a large portion of the perimeter of the crest of the hill. On the south, a corner made with large stones was revealed....
A 3rd season of survey was carried out by Athens University (A. Papadimitriou-Grammenou, P. Georgiou-Geka and P. Petridis) on the hill of Kotroni (anc. Aphidnai) between Kapandriti and Lake Marathon. The most important architectural find has been part of a tower E of the crest of the hill. A trial trench uncovered a section of the perimeter of the tower and sherds dating from PH to Cl...
En 2005, l’université d’Athènes a lancé un projet de recherche sur cinq ans – 3 ans de prospection et 2 ans de fouilles – sur la colline de Kotroni, qui occupe une place stratégique dans la plaine entre Kapandriti et le lac de Marathon. Des recherches plus anciennes sur la colline, où s’élève aujourd’hui la chapelle de Zoodochos Pighi, avaient montré une occupation continue de l’époque préhistorique à l’époque classique ; on avait en outre identifié ce site avec...
Au lieu-dit Gouri on a découvert en 1975 une tombe à ciste du début de l'époque romaine et une tombe à tuiles dépourvue d'offrandes. ArchDelt 30 (1975) [1983] Chron., p....