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New Work at Kato Phana, Chios: the Kato Phana Archaeological Project: Preliminary report for 1997 and 19981

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2013

Lesley Beaumont  and
Aglaia Archontidou-Argyri
Lesley Beaumont
Affiliation:
British School at Athens
Aglaia Archontidou-Argyri
Affiliation:
Mytilene, Ephorate of Antiquities for the NE Aegean Islands
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Abstract

The first two fieldwork seasons of the Kato Phana Archaeological Project took place in 1997 and 1998 as a collaborative venture between the British School at Athens and the Mytilene Ephorate of the Greek Archaeological Service. The work comprised archaelogical surface survey and mapping of the lower Kato Phana Valley, cleaning and planning of the sanctuary of Apollo Phanaios and geophysical testing of selected areas around the sanctuary site. This article first sets out the aims of the Project and describes earlier work at the cult centre (Geometric to Early Christian periods) by K. Kourouniotes and W. Lamb. This is followed by an account of the survey methodology and of the results gained: these include the location of Bronze Age findspots NE and SW of the cult centre and a dense concentration of sherds, tile and ancient masonry, ranging in date from the Archaic to Early Christion periods, radiating out from the sanctuary, particularly to the S and SE. To the NW, the survey also succeeded in identifying the ancient quarry site from which grey limestone blocks were cut for the sanctuary constructing. The paper concludes with an account of the geophysical testing carried out at Kato Phana, and looks forward to the next projected phase of the Project's fieldwork.

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Annual of the British School at Athens , Volume 94 , November 1999 , pp. 265 - 287
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Copyright © The Council, British School at Athens 1999

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4 Thanks go to all members of the 1997 Anglo-Greek team, who worked so tirelessly and cheerfully together: K. Beaufils. M. Boyd (geophysics), A. Dova (Epimeletria, 20th Ephorate). T. Flatsousi (archaeologist, 20th Ephorate), M. Kokkinophorou (draughtswoman, 20th Ephorate), A. Michael. M. Nicholson. M. (Papaconstantinou), N. Penna (Surveyor), A. Pitsikoulis (fieldwalking team leader, archaeologist 20th Ephorate), C. Sakellaropoulos. A. Stellatou. R. Sweetman (fieldwalking team leader), A. Thomas (project manager), H. Tomlinson. J. Tomlinson. R. A. Tomlinson (architectural consultant), M. Tsitimaki (architect, 20th Ephoratei. I. Tournavitou (apotheke), L. Valassi. Ch. Voyani (computer support, 20th Ephorate), H. von Wettstein (fieldwalking team leader), and the workmen of the 20th Ephorate.

5 Thanks are again due to all members of the 1998 Anglo Greek team, who worked with admirable dedication: M. Boyd (computer support), V. Çankaya (project manager). A. Dova (Epimeletria. 20th Ephorate), T. Flatsousi (archaeologist. 20th Ephorate), T. Fradgley (surveyor), A. Michael. C. Stewart (photographer), A. Thanos. M. Thomatos. J. Tomlinson. R. A. Tomlinson (architectural consultant), I. Tournavitou (apotheke), and the workmen of the 20th Ephorate.

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22 We are indebted here to Stephen Lambert for his invaluable help and suggestions concerning the reconstruction of this inscription.

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