ATHENS - Plaka - 2002
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Record ID
2169
Activity Date
2002
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2002
Report
Plaka, 5 Pharmaki Street (Skalidi property). Th. Iliopoulos (Γ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on excavation of this 180m² plot which revealed Late Roman and Byzantine building remains (Figs 1,2). The foundations of a Late Roman complex, previously traced in the neighbouring plot at the junction of Pharmaki and Aphroditis Streets, were further revealed. Small successive areas, with a thick destruction layer containing much of the superstructure, tile and brick, as well as some large pieces of wall painting with marbling. Several marble sculpture fragments were recovered, plus a funerary kioniskos with the inscription …ΑΠΑΜΕΥΣ, a few worn coins and a knuckle bone inscribed ΕΡΩΣ. Excavation to bedrock between the foundations of the Late Roman complex revealed two undisturbed Hellenistic areas with small fragments of clay pipes, and at bedrock a few Mycenaean sherds.
Author
Robert PITT
Bibliographic reference(s)
AD 56-59 (2001-2004) Chr., 224-225.
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2011-06-23 00:00:00
Last modification
2023-10-09 11:21:41
Picture(s)
Fig. 1/ 5 Pharmaki Street: excavation plan.
Fig. 2/ 5 Pharmaki Street: general view of the excavation.