MERKATI Thorikou - 2004

General Information

Record ID

2225

Activity Date

2004

Chronologies

Antiquity

Key-words

Residence

Type of Operation

Excavation - Rescue excavation

Institution

Β' Εφορεία Προϊστορικών και Κλασικών Αρχαιοτήτων (Β' ΕΠΚΑ)

Localisation

Toponym
Thorikos, Thorikon, Thoricus

Αρχαιολογικό Κτηματολόγιο

Archaeological sites :
Λαυρεωτική Χερσόνησος, Αττική
Historical places :
Λαυρεωτική Χερσόνησος (Ιστορικός Τόπος), Αττική

Linked Record

2004

Report

Merkati Thorikou (property of I. Kontou). †M. Oikonomakou (Β’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports on excavation on the west side of the Thorikos valley, at the northwest edge of the Stephani hills, in a small valley below the Megalo Ribari hill. A large number of antiquities (mine galleries and ore processing areas, settlements, farm houses and tombs) have been found in the region.

Excavation revealed a large house (32 x 26m explored), in the centre of which is a large courtyard with rooms on three sides. Along the length of the east side was a 11.3 x 16.15m space with two entrances with pilasters and marble thresholds; there is a similar area along the south side. At the north two large rooms (6.3 x 4.9 and 4.6 x 4.9m) also open onto the courtyard, one of which also had a marble threshold (Fig. 1). East of the building, a wine-pressing floor was identified for later investigation (Fig. 2).

Author

Robert PITT

Bibliographic reference(s)

AD 56-59 (2001-2004) Chr., 366.