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Naupaktos. The ΛΣτ’ ΕΠΚΑ reports the following discoveries. At Arvala, a fortified site was found ca. 200m north of the medieval kastro (Fig. 1). The fortification, which includes one corner tower and two gates, has the same construction of the main city circuit and is likely contemporary with it. 1st Public School: part of a Roman complex was investigated, comprising two buildings (K1 and 2). (Fig. 2). The larger, Κ2, which was rebuilt in the fourth century AD, had at least...
Naupaktos, Plastira Street. (Figs 1-3). The 22nd EBA reports the discovery of the southern part of a Byzantine public bath which occupied the entire excavation plot, continuing east under Plastira Street and north into the property of the brothers I. Perati. In the east part of the complex was a cistern, and immediately to the east of it the caldarium and hypocaust with its square brick pillars. The wall which linked the caldarium with the cistern had two brick arched openings. Το...
Naupaktos, Kastro. The 22nd EBA reports on excavation on the second and top tier of the Kastro, and at the church of Prophitis Ilias (Figs 1-2). Excavation east of the church apse revealed the walls of an Ottoman sacred precinct, the south wall of which corresponded to the south wall of the church. The entrance to the main part of the precinct was via a door in the centre of the curved northwest side, aligned with the mihrab. The southeast wall of a second smaller, curved precinct was also...
Artemidos Aetolis Street, 3rd Primary School, Naupaktos. Maria Gatsi (ΛΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the discovery of six graves at the NW part of the school plot.
All graves were large cists, except for one pit burial located in the natural rock. Most can be dated to the Hellenistic period.
Graves 2 and 3 joined to a retaining wall on the W side. Grave 2 contained the burial of a young female adult, adorned with vessels, a bronze mirror, a silver coin and bronze tool....
Arvala plot, Naupaktos. Maria Gatsi (ΛΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the continuation of excavations at this site.
Excavation proceeded on a rectangular building that had been previously discovered, oriented NE-SW with dimensions 19.40 x 7.75m. Its walls were made of limestone. The plan of the W end of the building remains unclear, and overall the maximum height of surviving walls was 0.28–0.4m. 3.80m from the E wall, a large stone was found that probably came from an interior...
Motsio site, property of K. Tsarouchis, Vomvokou, Naupaktos. Maria Gatsi (ΛΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on discoveries made at this plot.
One rectangular building was discovered, to the south of which a cist grave was found. This contained the remains of a young adult male. Inside the building, a kiln was found, from which only a small part of masonry survived, in addition to traces of burnt clay.
Pottery dates the space to the late Roman / early Byzantine...
Naupaktos, Ovryolaka (O.T. 235, Pappa and V. Stratou properties). The 22nd EBA reports the discovery on the Pappa property of a further part of the Byzantine cemetery with numerous pseudo-cist and tile-graves first excavated in 1990 on the Kaltsa property (FIG). A further seven pseudo-cists, one pit grave and four free burials were excavated. The pseudo-cists were defined by one to three series of irregularly shaped stones with, in several cases, a tile infill, and had large cover slabs. The...
Lagkadoula plot (Angelopoulos property), Naupaktos. Maria Gatsi (ΛΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the excavation of part a cemetery.
Eight tiled roof graves were found, six of which were located close to one another and oriented EW; the other two were oriented NS. The graves were badly damaged with commingled bones inside. Some graves showed signs of looting. Some of the finds (including a lekythos) and the shape of the tombs suggest a date in the Classical...
Afroditis Street, (O.T. 180, Fragkou-Sakkoulis plot), Naupaktos. Maria Gatsi (ΛΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the discovery of a wall, oriented EW, 5m x 0.5m x 1m (Fig. 1). The wall was found with Hellenistic coarsewares, and is thought to have been part of a burial...
K. Aitolou Street (property of N. Papavasileiou), Naupaktos. Maria Gatsi (ΛΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the discoveries of antiquities 1.70m below the road surface.
Remains were found of a building measuring 5.60 x 12.40m, constructed from limestone blocks (Fig. 1). The inner walls were made of roughly worked stones, and were much simpler. The overall dimensions of the building are not known, as the extent continued to the NW of the excavation plot. It is thought the building was...
Althias Street (property of S. Karametou), Naupaktos. Maria Gatsi (ΛΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the excavation of three graves of the late Roman period.
All three graves were cists, and were covered with tiles. One grave contained a child burial; the other two were looted. On the N slope, part of a wall of another tomb were discovered. Two stone members were also recovered: part of a limestone cornice and a fragment of a stone door or...
Arvala plot, Naupaktos. Maria Gatsi (ΛΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on discoveries made during the construction of a new wind farm (Fig. 1).
An ancient fortification came to light 250M N of the medieval castle of the city. The area was enclosed both by vertical natural rock, and an enclosure wall (2.5m wide). Large sections of rock were built into this construction (Fig. 2). The wall was made of local brown limestone cut into uneven blocks, preserved to a height...
Naupaktos, Kapordeli Street. Ph. Saranti (ΛΣτ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of small parts of two buildings in the course of public works along the west side of the street. With walls of small and large limestone slabs, these buildings probably extended along the west side of the ancient road previously exposed on the neighbouring Pitsiaka property to the south (see ADelt 48 [1993] Chr. 146). A small quantity of good quality Classical pottery was...
Naupaktos, West Cemetery. Ph. Saranti (ΛΣτ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of further tombs. On Mesolongiou Street (Arvaniti property), six Late Archaic, Classical and Early Hellenistic tombs were discovered. Tombs I, II and V were cist graves built of cover tiles, while III, IV and VI were pits. Tombs III and IV were child graves covered by single tiles (as is commonly found in this area). Most graves were robbed or disturbed. Tomb IV contained two miniature lekythoi and a female...
Naupaktos, East Cemetery. Ph. Saranti (ΛΣτ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of further tombs during work on the water supply network in the Varnarachi area. Dexameni Hill: two partially preserved pithos burials, robbed in antiquity, were found on the north slope of the hill, set obliquely northeast-southwest. Pithos I (maximum preserved length 1.07m, internal width 0.84m) contained skeletal remains of at least two individuals. Pithos II (maximum preserved length 1.9m, internal width...
Naupaktos, 13 Vardakoula Street (Masgala property). Ph. Saranti (ΛΣτ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of Early Christian building remains, in part founded on earlier walls. Pottery dated mostly to the fourth century : 240 coins were found scattered across the east room of the Early Christian building, within and beneath a thick destruction...
Naupaktos, 1st Public School. Ph. Saranti (ΛΣτ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of a Roman complex with two separate buildings. The west building, probably a house, was founded at a higher level, with walls of unworked stones, brick and tile, as well as re-used earlier material. The east building contained at least 12 rooms which continued beyond the excavated area to the north and south. The east side of the building was bounded by a buttressed wall, while the north side likely lies...
Naupaktos, Naupaktos-Antirrion road (property of Carrefour-Marinopoulos). Ph. Saranti (ΛΣτ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of part of a Late Roman – Early Christian farmhouse. The complex, which extended beyond the excavation area, had walls (built of large pebbles) preserved to a height of 0.33-0.52m. At least three rooms were identified, under an extensive destruction layer containing...
Palaiopanagia, Naupaktos (property of K. Mavromyti). V. Staïkou (ΛΣτ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of a Roman farmhouse on the west edge of Naupaktos, ca. 100m south of the Naupaktos-Antirrion road. Parts of two buildings were explored, oriented northeast-southwest and entered from the south, which continued northwards beyond the excavated area. The southern building, which belonged to the older construction phase, was partially destroyed: a newer building constructed on the site had a...
Langadoula (property of the Paralika-Lyberi General Partnership). F. Saranti (ΛΣτ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on excavation of part of the west cemetery of the city and of the ancient road which likely led to Thermon. At least two monumental funerary periboloi faced towards this road. Peribolos A contained on its north side two large cist graves with rich offerings: an inscribed pedimental stele was found fallen in the southeast corner. It was Π-shaped, built of large dressed blocks, and was...
Naupaktos, football ground (Tsamadia property). F. Saranti (ΛΣτ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on investigation of a poorly preserved Roman agricultural residence. One room, defined by dry stone walls, contained a square cement lined cistern with walls of alternating courses of brick and stone, and three steps set down the west side. Immediately to the west of this room was a second round cistern with a conical central depression in the...
Naupaktos. Pharmaki Square, 1 Athinon Street (Phrangou-Pantazi property). F. Saranti (then Στ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on excavation in the east cemetery of the city, on the south side of the Varnarrachis hill. Ten graves were excavated, and the remains of at least two more noted. Five Hellenistic tombs (I, II, IV, V and VII) include a small cist containing a pithos built into a modern well. Two Hellenistic funerary periboloi were found, built of worked blocks: one contained the intact late...
Naupaktos. Junction of Thermou and Athanasopoulou Streets (property of the 2nd Public School of Naupaktos). F. Saranti (then Στ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of two Late Geometric apsidal buildings. Building 1 (preserved apse diameter 4.3m) had walls of large rough sandstone blocks set vertically: the floor was levelled bedrock, and five postholes surrounded the structure. Building 2 had two concentric walls 0.7-1.25m apart, and was similar in plan to building 1 (preserved diameter ca....
Naupaktos, Langadoula (property of Ch. Dimopoulou). F. Saranti (then Στ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of two walls on the northwest edge of the city, 10-15m from the Langadoula stream and parallel to it. To west of, and connected with, the further wall (2), a use surface with traces of burning produced large quantities of plain and decorated Geometric pottery. A significant quantity of sherds and pithos fragments found when the wall was dismantled may derive from the previous phase of...
Naupaktos, Nymphon Street (Xyki property). F. Saranti (then Στ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports that further documentation of a previously discovered Roman vaulted tomb exposed anew during construction work revealed further details of the tomb entrance. This lay on the south side of the tomb and had been put out of use in Christian times. No evidence was found of a dromos to the...
Naupaktos, Perithori (property of V. Stavropoulou). F. Saranti (then Στ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of Middle Helladic remains northwest of the village church. Beneath a layer of stones were three disconnected walls, the best preserved of which (with a single course of fieldstones and cobbles) ran northeast to southwest, bounding the south side of the stone layer. Along the south side of this wall was a fine cobbled floor, in which was an infant burial in a sandstone cist. The remains...
Naupaktos, junction of Pausanias Street and an unnamed road (O.T. 184: property of A. Dimitropoulou). F. Saranti (then Στ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on excavation on a plot immediately to the north of the known Middle Helladic settlement at Limni-Kephalovrysi. A dense, irregular heap of stones containing a large number of stone grinders was found in the southwest part of the plot. To the south, a strong retaining wall ran east-west: dated by pottery to the Archaic period, this is the only structure...
Naupaktos, Elaiostasi (Maragianni property). F. Saranti (then Στ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of a Π-shaped funerary peribolos around a large Macedonian tomb and other graves. The peribolos was built of large blocks well worked on the exterior face, joined with Π-shaped clamps (some preserving traces of lead and iron): it is preserved to a height of 1.1m. Along the exterior face of the peribolos was a stone-paved path. The Macedonian tomb had an antechamber and three small chambers of...
Naupaktos, junction of N. Botsari and Plastira Streets (Asimakopoulou property). F. Saranti (then Στ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports that rescue excavation revealed a small area of limestone paving, an orthogonal stone base, and a square brick-built base with an edge of unworked stones. The excavation was deemed too dangerous to...
Naupaktos. Messolongiou Street (Lyberi property). F. Saranti (then Στ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of further tombs from a cemetery previously excavated on the Papakosta property immediately to the west. Fourteen tombs were excavated, of varying types (cists, tile graves, pit graves, pithos burials and one primary cremation) and alignments: they were generally disturbed and most had been robbed in antiquity. A stone mound on the south side of the plot contained material from earlier...
Naupaktos, Varnarrachi (Althaia Street). F. Saranti (then Στ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery, during excavation on the property of S. Karametou, of 12 Late Roman tombs (simple pits and tile graves, mostly without goods), densely packed in cuttings in the bedrock. The corner of a structure, perhaps a tomb or peribolos, of large blocks was also found: to the north of it, a stone mound extended to the northern boundary of the...
Naupaktos, Papachristopoulou Street (A. and K. Papadokostaki property). (Fig. 1). Ph. Saranti (then Στ' ΕΠΚΑ, now ΛΣτ' ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of architectural remains chiefly of the Late Roman/Early Christian and Hellenistic periods (noting that the plot continued in use into the Ottoman period). Late Roman to Early Christian walls are generally north-south in orientation and have red cement. (Fig. 2) Associated with them in different parts of the plot is a thin layer of...
Langadoula, Mesolongiou Street (Papakosta property). (Fig. 1). Ph. Saranti (then Στ' ΕΠΚΑ, now ΛΣτ' ΕΠΚΑ) reports on excavation of a significant part of the west cemetery of the city, beside a road from Naupaktos to Antirrio. This extends the known boundaries of the cemetery to the west and south. Sixteen Classical, Late Classical and Hellenistic graves were located in the southern part of the cemetery, organized into groups but with different orientations. They are simple pits...
Palaiopanagia (Laourdeki property). Ph. Saranti (then Στ' ΕΠΚΑ, now ΛΣτ' ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery beside the road from Naupaktos to Antirrio of a room (externally 3.5m x 3m) from a Late Roman farmstead or other agricultural construction. Inside were rough reddish plaster and a stone paved...
F. Kephallonitou (Director, 8th EBA) reports the discovery of Early Christian and Byzantine remains at three locations in the city. Noti Botsari Street (O.T. 139, Phrankanastasi property). An Early Christian building comprises a central room with a floor mosaic, a southeast room with two semicircular brick installations and a northeast storeroom. The floor mosaic had a border of geometric spirals and a central zone of a circular motif with a signature: the motifs date the floor to the...
Naupaktos harbour, Galani property. F. Kephallonitou (Director, 8th EBA) reports that exploration at the west end of the harbour revealed the level of the sea gate and the setting of the cannon bases and slits, also the remains of a late Ottoman...
Vestiges préhistoriques. — Des tronçons de murs d'époque mycénienne ou antérieure ainsi qu'une tombe à ciste sans mobilier ont été explorés sous la nécropole hellénistique fouillée dans l'avenue Athinon, à l'extrémité Est de la ville (v. infra). Des vestiges de l'établissement préhistorique de Naupacte avaient déjà été repérés dans cette région, notamment aux lieux-dits Varnarachi et Limni (v. BCH 123 [1999] Chron., p. 724).
Nécropole. — Une partie de...
Vestiges romains et paléochrétiens. — Au lieu-dit Gribovo, en bord de mer (rue Apokafkou, terrain Nikolopoulou), on a mis au jour au moins dix pièces appartenant à un vaste établissement thermal déjà connu (v. en dernier lieu BCH 123 [1999] Chron., p. 726). L'état principal de l'édifice date de l'époque tardo-romaine et paléochrétienne, mais celui-ci demeura en fonction jusqu'à l'époque byzantine. L'une des pièce était pavée d'une mosaïque à motifs géométriques assez...
En 1999, de nouvelles tombes appartenant à la nécropole hellénistique ont été mises au jour (avenue Athinôn). ΕΥΠΠΟ 3 (1999), p. 96.
D'autre part, une fouille d'urgence menée par la 8e Éphorie des antiquités byzantines (terrain Franganastasi) a amené la découverte d'une pièce pavée d'une mosaïque qui porte une inscription dans le médaillon central. Ibid, p....
Des treize fouilles d'urgence effectuées en 1997 par le Service archéologique, on retiendra les découvertes suivantes :
Rempart. Deux nouveaux segments du rempart hellénistique ont été mis au jour, le premier, formant un angle, au croisement des rues Tsoni, Farmaki et Lokron (v. BCH 120 [1996] Chron., p. 1196), le second, appartenant au rempart maritime, dans la rue Apokafkou ; ce dernier est en fait une tour carrée (4,50 m de côté) avec entrée dans l'angle Nord-Est (1,10...
En 1995, les deux seules fouilles d'urgence effectuées par le Service archéologique et résumées dans AD 50 (1995) [2000] Β'1, p. 241-242 [L. Kolonas, Ph. Sarandi] ont livré respectivement : des vestiges de constructions hellénistiques en partie détruites par dix-sept tombes paléochrétiennes, dont certaines renfermaient des bijoux en or, en argent et en bronze (rue Apokafkou) ; un amas de pierres provenant peut-être du remplissage du rempart antique qui passe légèrement plus au...
Des seize fouilles d'urgence effectuées par le Service archéologique en 1993-1994 et présentées dans AD 48 (1993) [1998] Β'1, p. 143-146 [Ph. Sarandi] et AD 49 (1994) [1999] Β'1, p. 243- 246 [G. Alexopoulou, Ph. Sarandi, L. Kolonas], nous retiendrons les découvertes suivantes : Habitat préhistorique. — D'importants vestiges d'habitat HM ont été découverts pour la première fois dans la ville. L'établissement s'étendait apparemment sur une hauteur située dans le...
Des quatorze fouilles d'urgence conduites par le Service archéologique en 1991-1992 et publiées dans AD 46 (1991) [1996] Β'1, p. 166-167 et AD 47 (1992) [1997] Β'1, p. 149-153 [G. Alexopoulou, F. Saranti, L. Kolonas], nous retiendrons les découvertes suivantes :
Rempart. — Deux sondages ont recoupé l'enceinte urbaine, dont l'un dans la partie orientale de la ville (angle des rues Nova et Athinôn), près d'un tronçon précédemment fouillé (v. BCH 119 [1995] Chron. p....
Des quelque dix-sept fouilles d'urgence effectuées par le Service archéologique en 1989-90 et publiées dans AD 44 (1989) [1995] Β'1, p. 141-145, et AD 45 (1990) [1995] Β'1, p. 142-144, 280-281 [G. Alexopoulou, V. Papadopoulou], nous retiendrons les découvertes suivantes :
Rempart. — Deux nouveaux tronçons du rempart urbain ont été mis au jour : le premier, construit en appareil trapézoïdal irrégulier et conservé sur deux assises, était long de 6,70 m et large de...
Des cinq fouilles menées en 1988 par la VIe ΕΠΚΑ, on retiendra les découvertes suivantes :
— un tronçon de route avec son mur d'analemma Nord, ainsi qu'une partie de l'enceinte de la ville en relation avec un autre mur et une canalisation en terre cuite (route Athènes-Th. Nova) ;
— un autre tronçon de l'enceinte en appareil pseudo-isodome bordé sur son tracé par une canalisation à l'Est et au-dessus duquel des installations liées à des bains (trois...
En 1988, des travaux effectués près du rivage ont recoupé le rempart maritime. Απογευματινή,...
Des résultats des quatre fouilles menées en 1987 par la VIe ΕΠΚΑ, on retiendra la découverte de vestiges et de céramique paléochrétiens et byzantins (rue M. Tzavella), de murs et d'une tombe à ciste d'époque impériale (rue Poseidônos), de deux tombes à ciste hellénistiques, sans offrandes (terrain Makryghianni), ainsi que d'un hypogée funéraire du début de l'époque hellénistique, dont l'entrée comprenait vraisemblablement un escalier (rue Hérakléous). ArchDelt 42...
Les résultats des quatre fouilles menées en 1987 sont exposés dans l'ArchDelt 42 (1987) [1992], Β'1, p. 170-175. — On a mis au jour un tronçon de la courtine du rempart classique, large de 3,30-4 m, haut de 2,40 m, qui aboutit à une petite tour (terrain Triantaphyllou) (fig. 1) : le premier des trois états qui y ont été identifiés, avec parement brut du côté Est, date du Ve s. av. J.-C. ; le second, où l'on complète le parement Ouest avec des plaques de pierre, date du...
On signale la découverte d'un ensemble thermal d'époque impériale, dont on a dégagé les hypocaustes et des baignoires en maçonnerie, ainsi que la mise au jour de tombes paléochrétiennes. ArchDelt 40 (1985) [1990], Chron., p. 140.
N.M. Tripsianos présente, A' Αρχαιολογικό και Ιστορικό Συνέδριο Αιτωλοακαρνανίας (1991), p. 184-196, un catalogue chronologique des sites archéologiques, depuis l'Âge du Bronze jusqu'à l'époque...
On a mis au jour une nouvelle partie des thermes romains déjà partiellement dégagés en 1971 (rue Apokafkou) (cf. BCH 100 [1976], Chron., p. 640). ArchDelt 39 (1984) [1989], Chron., p....