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Knossos 1978: Roman Finds at the Venezeleion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 September 2013
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During 1978 the British School at Athens was requested by the Herakleion Ephorate to oversee the first stage in the construction of an extension to the Venezeleion Hospital. The extension was to be built on the east side of the existing building, and to be used as a pediatric clinic. The architect wished to begin with the mechanical excavation of a rectangular cutting 23 m north-south, 10 m east-west immediately east of the extant building line. It was known that a substantial volume of upcast from the 1951–2 building of the main Venezeleion had been spread in this area, deeply burying the old ground surface. The School was asked to follow the mechanical excavation of the plot and, if necessary, stop the machine and excavate any ancient feature that might be brought to light on or below pre–1951 ground surface.
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ASKA 2Hood, Sinclair and Smyth, Dravid, Archaeological Survey of the Knosses Area Second edition, London 1981 (BSA Supplementary volume 14)Google Scholar.
1 The request was first made in spring 1978 by the Acting Ephor Miss A. Lembessis when the School was already involved in the excavation of the North Cemetery at the Medical Faculty site, north of the Hospital. In consultation with the hospital authorities, the project was deferred until later in the year when at the further request of Dr. Y. Tzedakis, then Ephor of Herakleion, the work was undertaken in two periods, in Oct. and Nov. respectively. The mechanical excavation was followed by Dr. H. W. Catling and Mr. D. Smyth on 16–17 Oct. Excavation was directed by the Hon. Mrs. C. Ridley from 19 to 21 October. It was interrupted by bad weather, and completed under the direction of Mr. A. Dunn from 20 to 26 Nov.
This account has been written by H. W. Catling from the records kept by C. Ridley and A. Dunn and a report compiled by Dr. J. Carington Smith. The survey and finished drawings are the work of D. Smyth, incorporating additions made by J. Carington Smith and A. Dunn (who drew the section). The pottery was studied by J. Carington Smith and H. W. Catling; the bronze coin was identified by Mr. P. Kinns. Mr. A. MacGillivray, Knossos Curator, gave welcome help with the study.
2 At the time of writing (December 1981) building had not yet commenced.
3 LM II ‘warrior’ graves, BSA 47 (1952) 246–77. The R tombs have not yet been fully reported—see JHS 72 (1952) 107–8 and 73 (1953) 126–7 for preliminary notices. For further references ASKA 2, 39 f. no. 72.
4 ASKA 2 40, no. 75.
5 ASKA 2 40, no. 74; BSA 57 (1962) 186–238.
6 ASKA 2 38, no. 59; BSA 71 (1976) 25–47.
7 ASKA 2 37 f., no. 52; with references.
8 ASKA 1 37, no. 47; AR 1976–77, 11–17. ASKA 2 39, no. 62; AR 1978–79, 43–55.
9 ASKA 2 39, no. 64; AR 1978–79, 44 fig. 2 and pp. 55–8.
10 BSA 47, 246 n. 11 quoting PM ii, opposite 547. See also BSA 57, 186.
11 Hayes, Late Roman Pottery, 128–133 for forms 82–4; 225, 248, and fig. 44 for stamp type 104.
12 Athens: Robinson, , Agora V, pl. 32Google Scholar, M 332–33; see also Argos: Aupert, P. in BCH Supplement VI (1981) 438 no. 332 and fig. 45.Google ScholarYassiada: AA 1962, 546, fig. 6b.Google Scholar
13 JHS 73, 127, fig. 13.
14 ASKA 2, 23–4.