KALLITHEA - 2010

Kallithea. The Long Walls. Work by the ΚΣτ' ΕΠΚΑ during replacement of the Metro track between Kallithea and Neo Phaliro stations uncovered two sections of the Long Walls, each some 40m long, found more than 2m below the train tracks a short distance from Piraeus Street in an excellent state of preservation. In the first and better-preserved section, between Kallithea and Moschato stations, the wall is preserved to 1.8m high and is made of cut blocks, 0.8m wide on each face. A flight of three steps was located here. An opening was also revealed in the wall, probably for one of the small gates placed at regular intervals all along the walls, and nearby was an inscribed boundary stele (ΟΡΟΣ ΜΝΗΜΑΤΟΣ). At this point, the Long Walls were 3.5− 4m wide. The second section was ca. 500m away near the bridge over Thessaloniki Street. A small building was found next to it and an infant pithos burial.