| Title: | Excavations in the Athenian Agora, 2025: Preliminary Report | |
| Author: | John K. Papadopoulos | |
| Debby Sneed | ||
| Abstract: | The 2025 excavation is the third excavation season in the ΒΚ section, divided into three trenches: ΒΚ North, ΒΚ South, and ΒΚ West, and covers the central part of the Stoa Poikile. The excavation practices included total collection, dry-sieving all the soil, and flotation samples from each basket. Apart from the specialists and staff, 26 volunteers, five assistant supervisors, and six supervisors from different universities. The architectural remains from this season include part of the Middle Byzantine (10th to 12th centuries CE) neighborhood and later features, such as Ottoman-period pits and wells. Noteworthy was the discovery of an in situ block of the toichobate of Stoa Poikile, during the excavation of an Ottoman or later Pit in ΒΚ West. Specialists also studied material during this season. The study of pottery revealed that only Byzantine, Ottoman, and Early Modern pottery came from closed stratified deposits, whereas Greek and Roman period pottery came from disturbed contexts. Faunal analysis included animal bones and shells. The study of the animal bones showed caprines as the most represented species. The study of the shells indicated the use of shells for Murex dye production and basket-fishing practices. Lastly, archaeobotanical analysis, large amounts of samples were collected to be processed during the academic year. | |
| Date: | 9 Jun-1 Aug 2025 | |
| Section: | ΒΚ | |
| References: | Report Pages (22) |
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