From August 23 to September 7, 2018, the Swiss Archaeological School inward Hellenic Republic conducted excavations at the South Palaestra of Eretria nether the administration of Prof. Karl Reber of the ESAG inward collaboration amongst the Ephorate of Euboea.
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| Aerial sentiment of the South palaestra seen from the west. In the distance lies Amarynthos [Credit: Hellenic Ministry of Culture in addition to Sports] |
The South Palaestra is located inward the south-eastern district of ancient Eretria, close the sanctuary of Isis in addition to the fortifications of the city. It consists of a large foursquare courtyard amongst a width of nigh 22m, which is surrounded to the westward in addition to due south past times a stoa forming a corner, in addition to to the due north past times a large tiered seating expanse amongst an internal colonnade. The eastern side is made upward of a serial of rooms whose role is currently unknown. The Sanctuary of Eileithyia is attached to the northwest corner of the building.
The Swiss Archaeological School inward Hellenic Republic conducted xiii exploratory sections to set cloth that could farther clarify the dating of the edifice phases of the monument. The excavations revealed that the edifice has a rectangular terra firma plan, criterion 23 × 31m, mayhap surrounded past times 3 stoas. The masonry in addition to ceramic cloth associated amongst the palaestra indicate that it was built one-time inward the Classical era in addition to that it remained inward usage good into the 4th century BC.
In its foremost phase, the South Palaestra offers of import insights into the development of Classical structures associated amongst athletics, peculiarly inward sentiment of the fact that few such structures from this menstruum are known.
To the northwest of the Palaestra, K. Kourouniotis had brought to low-cal merely about other rectangular construction which, according to the inscriptions, was a sanctuary dedicated to the worship of Eileithyia, the protector of childbirth in addition to children.
Two lawsuit trenches made inward this minor sanctuary brought to low-cal a good in addition to a 'foundation pit', where nigh a hundred drinking cups were discovered, dating dorsum to the final quarter of the 4th or the foremost of the third cent. BC.
Source: Greek Ministry of Culture in addition to Sports [October 17, 2018]
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| The Sanctuary of Eileithyia [Credit: Hellenic Ministry of Culture in addition to Sports] |
The Swiss Archaeological School inward Hellenic Republic conducted xiii exploratory sections to set cloth that could farther clarify the dating of the edifice phases of the monument. The excavations revealed that the edifice has a rectangular terra firma plan, criterion 23 × 31m, mayhap surrounded past times 3 stoas. The masonry in addition to ceramic cloth associated amongst the palaestra indicate that it was built one-time inward the Classical era in addition to that it remained inward usage good into the 4th century BC.
In its foremost phase, the South Palaestra offers of import insights into the development of Classical structures associated amongst athletics, peculiarly inward sentiment of the fact that few such structures from this menstruum are known.
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| Drinking cups recovered from the Sanctuary of Eileithyia [Credit: Hellenic Ministry of Culture in addition to Sports] |
Two lawsuit trenches made inward this minor sanctuary brought to low-cal a good in addition to a 'foundation pit', where nigh a hundred drinking cups were discovered, dating dorsum to the final quarter of the 4th or the foremost of the third cent. BC.
Source: Greek Ministry of Culture in addition to Sports [October 17, 2018]
Sumber http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
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