NEMEA - Sanctuary of Zeus - 2008

Work continued in the preparation of Nemea IV: The Shrine of Opheltes: a separate publication on the early stadium and the hippodrome is expected. Study continued for Nemea X: Chronology, with the ongoing analysis and cataloguing of the major ceramic deposits. Sherds from deposits in grid squares, M12, N17, K14/15, L17, F18 and G18 were examined. An additional study was conducted on pottery from a votive deposit excavated by Blegen in 1925 to the E of the site.

At the Temple of Zeus, work continued on the foundations and krepidoma at the E end, especially the NE corner, and on restoration of the columns. Classification and registration of fragments of architectural sculpture continued, mostly from the Ar and LCl Temples of Zeus. Several larger fragments with preserved mutules and guttae retain some of the original painted decoration on the worn marble surface (Fig. 1).