July 24, 2014
Corridor 10 By the end of the third week (4-18/7/2014), most of the southern part of Corridor 10 has been excavated and the investigation has almost reached the already excavated northern part (fig.1). Big stones that are found in the area are fallen from an upper floor. The rich finds in pottery, seal-stone and elaborated […]
July 17, 2014
Corridor 10 During the second week of the excavation evidence came to light about the crucial role of Corridor 10 in the architecture of the Central Building of Zominthos (fig.1). The two opening (fig.2) in the south part uncovered this year underlines the high level of technical knowledge that the Minoans would possess in order […]
July 14, 2014
Rooms 6, 22, Corridor 21 During the first week of this season a Layer was removed from the whole surface of Room 6 (fig.1). Very few pottery sherds were collected and several plaster fragments, some of which with traces of color. The removal of this Layer revealed that the northern wall of the Room is […]
July 1, 2014
Preliminaries The excavation of the Archaeological Society at Athens at Zominthos begins its new season on the 30th of June under the direction of Efi Sapouna-Sakellaraki. This year, the aim will be to continue the work in several areas of the Central Building, which started to be excavated in the previous years, and also expand […]
August 27, 2013
Unearthing the base of the column in Room 26
August 16, 2013
Room 8 The excavation of this room was completed this week. Room 8 has a fine floor of large limestone slabs (fig. 1) and plastered walls (fig. 2). A great quantity of plaster pieces was removed, along with more than thirty cups. Charcoal pieces kept appearing in front of the window, denoting a wooden frame […]
