Sanctuary

Author of the notice : A. Mazarakis Ainian

Location

Place : Lefkes, Ay. Eirine
: Amorgos isl.
Notice linked to toponyme Amorgos, Yperia, Yamurgi Ada

Description

 GENERAL

A rural sanctuary has been found on a hill south of Minoa, in the area of Lefkes. On the hill lies the church of Agia Eirini.

 

MOVABLE FINDS: VOTIVE OFFERINGS & CULT EQUIPMENT

Surface sherds date to the early 7th c. BC.

CHRONOLOGY

Architectural remains date to the Hellenistic Period, but surface sherds date to the early 7th c. BC.

RECORDS

Excavation Date: 1978-1982

Institution/Excavator: University of Ioannina/Marangou L.

Excavation Type: Systematic

 

REFERENCES

Primary Publications:

MarangouL. 1979. Ἒκθεση γιὰ τὴν ἀνασκαφὴ τοῡ Πανεπιστημίου Ἰωαννίνων στὴν Ἀμοργὸ 1978 (Λεῡκες- Ἁγία Εἰρήνη), Dodone, 8: 175-194

Marangou L. 1980. Ἒκθεση γιὰ τὴν ἀνασκαφὴ τοῡ Πανεπιστημίου Ἰωαννίνων στὴν Ἀμοργὸ 1979 (Λεῡκες- Ἁγία Εἰρήνη), Dodone, 9: 175-194

Marangou L. 1981. Ἒκθεση γιὰ τὴν ἀνασκαφὴ τοῡ Πανεπιστημίου Ἰωαννίνων στὴν Ἀμοργὸ 1980 (Λεῡκες- Ἁγία Εἰρήνη), Dodone, 10: 491-501

Marangou L. 1982. Ἒκθεση γιὰ τὴν ἀνασκαφὴ τοῡ Πανεπιστημίου Ἰωαννίνων στὴν Ἀμοργὸ 1981 (Λεῡκες- Ἁγία Εἰρήνη), Dodone, 11: 449-460

Marangou L. 1983. Découvertes récentes à Amorgos, Les Cyclades, matériaux pour une étude de géographie historique, Table ronde réunie à l’université de Dijon les 11, 12 et 13 mars 1982, Paris, CNRS, 124-126

MarangouL. 2002. Αμοργός Ι: η Μινώα: η πόλις, ο ,ο λιμήν και η μείζων περιφέρεια, Athens, 340-347

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