Σωστική ανασκαφή στις τοποθεσίες πρώτη και δεύτερη Μισγάγκεια στην περιοχή του κάστρου του Πλαταμώνα
Part of : Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στη Μακεδονία και στη Θράκη ; Vol.11, No.1, 1997, pages 275-287
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275-287
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Rescue excavation at proti Misgagia and defteri Misgagia near Platamon castle
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Excavations have been going on near Platamon Castle since the beginning of 1997. Under the direction of the 9th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities, theinvestigations concern the south slopes of two hills, Platamon Hill and Kastro Hill(Fig. 1). They are rescue excavations being carried out before the new Athens-Thessaloniki railway line is built.On the south side of Platamon Hill, at Myli Moskof (Proti Misgagia), theexcavation uncovered a small construction phase (Fig. 2) consisting of three rubblestonewalls, which has been dated, mainly on the basis of the glazed potteryfound there (PI. 1, 2, 3, 4), to the thirteenth century. There are not sufficientexcavational data for us to determine the purpose of this small structure nor theextent of its Late Byzantine phase. The excavation has been completed (PI. 5).On the north slope of the same hill (Fig. 3), no building phase of archaeologicalinterest was uncovered. The pottery we found (glazed and unpainted) dates to thethirteenth century. The most interesting find was 25 bronze coins of the 13thcentury and a bronze pectoral cross (PI. 6). Originally in two parts, only the backsurvives, bearing a relief representation of the Panayia Orans in the centre and theprophets on the four arms of the cross. It dates to the tenth to eleventh century.On the south slope of Kastro Hill (PI. 7), in the bed of the seasonal river thatcrosses the foot of the hill (Defteri Misgagia), excavations uncovered no buildingphases. The only finds were sherds, mainly of the Late Byzantine period.On the north slope of the same hill, as also on the flat area further north knownas Krania (Fig. 4; PI. 8), more sections were dug. On the north slope, the data ofinterest to the 9th Ephorate were limited to sherds of Late Byzantine and Turkishpottery. At Krania, however, we uncovered an Early Christian phase representedby a building of which all that survived was the base of the foundations of threewalls. The building dates to the sixth century, as do five burials, one of which is a jarburial in a fluted amphora (PI. 9), very characteristic of the sixth to seventh centuryAD. The excavation yielded no data regarding the extent and the nature of EarlyChristian habitation. It may have been connected with harbour facilities that servedthe castle.The excavations also uncovered part of a lime kiln (PI. 10) of the LateOttoman period.The excavations at Krania are continuing.
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Πλαταμώνας, κάστρα, συνέδρια
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