Μια αρχαία θέση στα Αντικύθηρα
Part of : Αρχαιολογικά ανάλεκτα εξ Αθηνών ; Vol.XX, No.1-2, 1987, pages 31-42
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An ancient site on Antikythiry
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Αρχαιολογικά χρονικά
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The statue of Apollo in the National Museum (inv. no. 230) and the poros base with the dedicatory inscription IG V. 1.948 were discovered a century ago on a piece of land on the island of Antikythira (ancient Aigila). The piece of land is in a gulley south of the hill of Ka- stro at a place on the seashore known as Xeropotamos. It is a distinct ancient site, unknown to archaeological topography. Today archeological remains are visible on the surface: parts of walls of ancient buildings, shaped poros blocks, marble blocks and traces of ruined mosaic work. These remains, in conjunction with the objects found, point to the existence here of a sanctuary of Apollo Aigileus as early as the late 4th c. BC; its existence had already been postulated by the first archaeologist to explore the district, V. Stais (see ADelt 5 (1889), p. 237 ff). Sherds of the First Byzantine period have also been found there recently, showing that the island was inhabited in about the 7th c. AD, and also raising certain questions concerning the use of the ancient site in late antiquity.
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