ALIMOS - 2010

Alimos. A Classical dye works was uncovered during work at the east entrance of the Alimos Metro station. The site included troughs dug into the bedrock, square shallow tanks used for washing, four wells carved in the rock, postholes indicating stakes for tents or other structures for drying washed or dyed fabric, and shallow pipelines for water supply. A large building near the dyer’s shop contained punches, millstones, more than 100 loomweights, spindle-whorls and coins (including two Athenian silver tetradrachms). A foundation deposit underneath one wall contained 23 vessels of the late fourth century BC.