- Salamina
Sur la colline de Sklavos qui surplombe le golfe de Maroudi, sur la côte Sud-Est de l’île, une équipe de prospection, sous la direction de Y.G. Lolos (Université de Ioannina), a repéré (1997-2004) une acropole du Bronze Moyen. Particulièrement intéressante est la succession de six ou sept périboles sur les flancs Nord-Ouest et Ouest de la colline ; le péribole inférieur est le plus puissant, de caractère sans doute fortifié. La céramique recueillie date de l’HM II-III et...
Ambelakia – Eleftheriou Venizelou Street (property of E. Kouraki, O.T. 95) T. Kattoula (KΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on continuing excavation in the northern part of the plot. The destruction level previously found at the south end of the plot was visible here also, but with greater quantities of Hellenistic black-glazed pottery. At the northwest, just south of a room with the painted plaster, lay the paved surface of a possible...
Ambelakia – Amyneiou Street (property of M. Kotseli ,O.T. 7). T. Kattoula (KΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of six rock-cut graves. One grave preserved its Corinthian cover tiles; two contained skeletal material; and grave goods were found only in...
Aianteio - Palamidou Street (property of F. Sousti .O.T. 195) T. Kattoula (KΣΤ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of two eighth-century BC cist graves. The first (oriented east-west, 3.3m long x 1.6m wide) contained fragments of eight skulls, a one-handled cup, five broken vessels, a copper spoon, a bronze fibula, five copper studs and two iron studs. Excavation was continued by the 1st...
Salamina, junction of Glisti Street with a planned road (property of N. Chioti, O.T. 38). T. Kattoula (ΚΣΤ' ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery during two excavation seasons (in 2004 and 2005) of three cist graves and part of a funerary peribolos. Tomb 1 (excavated in 2004) had no goods. Tomb 2, a slab cist (2.2 x 0.82m), contained a supine inhumation plus a further displaced inhumation at the north side of the tomb. Grave goods comprise a palmette squat lekythos in the northwest corner of the...
Salamina, Ambelakia. Junction of Kyprou and E. Venizelou Streets (property of D. Kontothanasi, O.T. 59). T. Kattoula (ΚΣΤ' ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of a total of 12 tombs (11 previously reported in 2004 and a twelfth in 2005). Tomb 12 is a stone-lined cist (2 x 1.3m) covered with Corinthian type tiles. It contained a supine inhumation with two fourth-century squat lekythoi (one black glazed and one with a palmette). Tombs 10 and 11 are mid third-century BC tile graves containing child...
Salamina, Ambelakia. E. Venizelou Street (property of P. Michalaki). T. Kattoula (ΚΣΤ ΕΠΚΑ) reports that trials in 2004 revealed fifth- and fourth-century BC sherds, plus stones from a structure assumed to lie outside the excavation area. In 2005, excavation in the area where the stones were found produced a round structure, built of medium sided stones worked on the inner face, which contained seven human crania plus long bones in no clear arrangement. Only one prehistoric sherd (coarse...
Salamina, Ambelakia. 90 E. Venizelou Street (property of E. Gkika, O.T. 81). T. Kattoula (ΚΣΤ' ΕΠΚΑ) reports the completion of excavation on this plot (begun in 2005) and the discovery of a Middle Geometric cist tomb containing a single inhumation. The stone tomb walls had partially collapsed, disturbing the skeleton. Goods comprise 13 vases, mostly skyphoi, trefoil-mouthed oinochoae, lekanes and lekythoi. This is the first tomb of this period to be discovered in ancient...
Salamina, Ambelakia. E. Venizelou Street (property of E. Koutraki and M. Zougri, O.T. 95). T. Kattoula (ΚΣΤ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of a large building complex close to the ancient harbor (on its south side and close to the eastern branch of the city wall), extending to east and west of a main north-south road. The complex was founded on bedrock: many walls contained architectural spolia. The principal east-west wall defining the boundary of the complex had two parallel rows of...
Salamine. — Au lieu-dit Haghia Kyriaki on a découvert une tombe à chambre mycénienne du XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. qui prouve que la nécropole à laquelle elle appartient était plus étendue qu'on ne le pensait jusqu'alors. La tombe, intacte, abritait deux sépultures ; elle a livré cinq vases complets, deux perles en stéatite et une idole peinte. Presse des 7 et...