AXOS - 2005

Ancient Axos. E. Tegou (KE ΕΠΚΑ) reports on excavation around ancient Axos. At Stou Mouri, three fragments of animal figurine and a bronze fibula were found in an area without architectural remains. A 16th-century Venetian coin also came from the same area. At Ag. Giannis, various walls, a pebble floor, and two Early Christian graves were found in a badly disturbed area: Byzantine phases were the most prominent. Finds included nine Hellenistic coins from a cutting in the rock; eight other Hellenistic, Roman and Early Christian coins; part of a Hellenistic inscription; an honorary decree of the first century BC- first century AD; and a fragment of a probably Roman architrave depicting grapes.