ACHARNES - Cemetery - 2002
General Information
Record ID
2296
Activity Date
2002
Chronology
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Type of Operation
Institution
Localisation
Toponym
Acharnes, Acharnae, Menidi
Acharnes, Acharnae, Menidi
Linked Record
20022002 (1)
Report
Acharnes Railway Centre. Philadelpheias Street. M. Platonos (B’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports the discovery of 13 tile graves (Fig. 1) and two rock-cut cists north of the tombs on Zaimi Street, in an area between I. Pigada and Sachtouri streets. All were oriented east-west and contained adult burials without goods. Only three graves contained bones. Three very worn bronze coins were recovered plus remains of embossed finger rings of the Late Roman period.
Author
Robert PITT
Bibliographic reference(s)
AD 56-59 (2001-2004) Chr., 401.
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Date of creation
2011-06-30 00:00:00
Last modification
2023-10-09 13:54:56
Picture(s)
Fig. 1/ Philadelpheias Street. Acharnes railway station: tile grave.