Atalanti Archaeological Museum
The Atalanti Archaeological Museum is located in the building of the former technical university of the Greek town of Atalandi , which lies in the Fthiotida landscape that extends around the Gulf of Malia . The building dates from 1930 and is a listed building . Its three main rooms and the main corridor contain mostly archaeological finds from the east of Lokris and the north-east of ancient Phocis . The artifacts range from the Neolithic to Roman times. The building was rebuilt from 1992 to 1998, whereby earthquake safety should also be guaranteed.
In the main corridor there are stone objects, mostly grave steles, plus a torso of a Roman general. The other exhibits were placed in the three rooms in chronological order and the showcases were numbered. Here are in cabinet I, the oldest finds from the Neolithic period .
In Vitrine II you can find pieces from the Proskynas settlement from the Early Bronze Age , which were excavated during an emergency excavation that was initiated by the construction of a trunk road. There are also Cycladic figurines , called Cyclades pans and obsidian tools that demonstrate the contact to the islands which provide appropriate resources, such Melos . Showcase III holds u. a. typical ceramics, stone and bone tools and spindle whorls from the Middle Bronze Age . Showcases IV and V expose late Bronze Age finds from Tholos graves such as vessels, bronze weapons, jewelry, seals and a boar's tooth helmet as well as clay figurines. The well-known crater , a vessel for mixing wine and water, with a depiction of a sea battle from the Late Helladic IIIC is in Vitrine Va. This crater comes from Kynos .
Vitrine VI, on the other hand, contains finds from the early Iron Age , above all vessels, bronze jewelry and clothing accessories, while Vitrine VII contains hand-made and disk-made vessels with their typical geometric decoration, but also bronze vessels.
Vitrine VIII contains vessels from the archaic and classical period with their red and black figure decorations, both from local production and from imports. In Vitrine IXa there are coins that were minted in Lokris and Phokis , but also from other regions that circulated in the region. This also includes some hoard finds . Vitrine X contains Hellenistic vessels, mainly from local production, while Vitrine XI contains vessels from the Roman period , iron and bronze tools, glass, bone needles and spatulas.
Showcase XII shows tools from various professions, from farmers to potters, as well as fishermen and stonemasons . Vitrine XIII exposes pieces related to the everyday life of women and children, as well as ritual additions from funerals. In the same room there is a reconstruction of a tomb as well as larger exhibits such as millstones and a wine press . Finally, there is also a marble column from Roman times with a bust of a couple, which probably comes from a grave monument.
Web links
- Eleni Zachou: Description , website of the Greek museums
Coordinates: 38 ° 39 ′ 13 ″ N , 22 ° 59 ′ 49.8 ″ E