The IASA archaeological expedition continued to investigate the basilica complex located on the Eastern harbor of Hephaestia, Lemnos. Investigations resumed in 2018, ninety-two years after the discovery of the site. During the 2019 excavation season, the structures of the Early Byzantine basilica were completely brought to light, as well as an associated room located north of the narthex. The stratigraphic excavations of the central nave of the Early Byzantine basilica revealed the overlying single nave of the Middle Byzantine church, cruciform in plan. Moreover, excavations below the apse revealed two structures that date to the Archaic-Classic and Hellenistic phases of occupation of this site. This paper presents the preliminary results of the 2019 excavation season and the related study of the finds. © 2019, Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene. All rights reserved.
De Domenico, C., Anelli, D., Valente, R. (2019). The basilica of the eastern harbor of Hephaestia (Lemnos). Preliminary research report in 2019|La basilica del porto orientale di efestia (Lemno). Relazione preliminare delle ricerche del 2019. ANNUARIO DELLA SCUOLA ARCHEOLOGICA DI ATENE E DELLE MISSIONI ITALIANE IN ORIENTE, 97, 494-515.
The basilica of the eastern harbor of Hephaestia (Lemnos). Preliminary research report in 2019|La basilica del porto orientale di efestia (Lemno). Relazione preliminare delle ricerche del 2019
Valente R.
2019-01-01
Abstract
The IASA archaeological expedition continued to investigate the basilica complex located on the Eastern harbor of Hephaestia, Lemnos. Investigations resumed in 2018, ninety-two years after the discovery of the site. During the 2019 excavation season, the structures of the Early Byzantine basilica were completely brought to light, as well as an associated room located north of the narthex. The stratigraphic excavations of the central nave of the Early Byzantine basilica revealed the overlying single nave of the Middle Byzantine church, cruciform in plan. Moreover, excavations below the apse revealed two structures that date to the Archaic-Classic and Hellenistic phases of occupation of this site. This paper presents the preliminary results of the 2019 excavation season and the related study of the finds. © 2019, Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene. All rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
