Tria Platania
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During the construction work on the Athens – Thessaloniki railway line, the remains of an ancient manor house were discovered at Tria Platania ( Greek Τρία Πλατάνια "three plane trees"). A small part of the existing antiquities could be localized and examined through rescue excavations . Most of the archaeological site is now under the railway line.
location
The place is on the ancient road that connects the Thessalian province of Perraivia with the Macedonian province of Pieria , in the vicinity of the tunnel access of the railway and the Platamonas motorway exit .
The attachment
The excavations were carried out in two phases. The first work began in May 1999 and lasted until March 2000. The second phase of excavation began in February 2007 and was completed in November of the same year. Most of the remains of the Tria Platania settlement were destroyed during the construction of the railway tunnel. A manor house from the Hellenistic period was discovered ; Coins and pottery helped to establish the find at the end of the 4th century BC. To date. It is one of the largest ancient manor houses ever found in Greece . The building had a floor area of around 55 m by 42.50 m and stretched from east to west. This construction method was preferred for climatic reasons, as this is the main wind direction. Grapes were grown and wine was made. In the north-western part of the house there was an extensive deposit with large clay pots, the remaining rooms of the building were smaller.
The foundations of a tower were exposed in the middle of the inner courtyard. There was a well near it that had been drilled at least ten meters deep. In the northeast of the complex began a wall 32 meters long and 1.20 meters wide.
At first the building only stood until the beginning of the third century BC. It was destroyed by fire along with its vines, as was the neighboring Kompoloi . An attack by the Aetolians is assumed to be the cause . As coin finds in the rebuilt parts of the building from the time of Antigonos Gonatas show, the complex was immediately rebuilt, the north side was replaced and reinforced. Wine production now gave way to olive oil production. Coin finds from the time of Philip II indicate that the estate was at the beginning of the 2nd century BC. Was abandoned.
memorial
A small memorial was erected at the station in Neοi Porοi (Νέοι Πόροι). Protected by a roof structure, the remains of the storage vessels can be seen as they were found in the manor house.
The finds
In addition to coins, clay pots and a variety of smaller objects were unearthed.
The oldest of the coins found date from the time the winery was founded, at the end of the 4th century BC. They were apparently hidden during construction because they were under the floor of the building. The latest coins were found in the rubble of the roof tiles.
Household vessels of all kinds, remains of storage amphorae, oil lamps and clay weights for weaving were found among pottery. The clay pots were often decorated. The clay head of a female figure is the only find of a terracotta statue.
The archaeologists also discovered perfume bottles, lead weights, needles, spatulas, bronze and iron nails, an iron key, iron fittings and iron rings. Daggers and knives were dug up on weapons.
literature
- Efi Poulaki-Pantermali: Oikos - Oikia - Oikonomia, Polis - Politiki - Politismos Ed .: Greek Ministry of Culture and Sport, Thessaloniki 2014, ISBN 978-960-386-139-3 ( digital copy ; PDF, 5.6 MB)
Remarks
- ↑ ΕΦΟΡΕΙΑ ΠΡΟΪΣΤΟΡΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΚΛΑΣΙΚΩΝ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΤΗΤΩΝ, ΠΙΕΡΙΑ, Τρία Πλατάνια (Greek)
- ↑ Olive oil production in Hellenistic Greece: the interpretation of charred olive remains from the site of Tria Platania, Macedonia, Greece (fourth-second century BC). Retrieved July 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Έφη Πουλάκη - Παντερμαλή : Οίκος - Οικία - Οικονομία, Πόλις - Πολιτική - Πολιτισμός . (PDF; 5.6 MB) 2014, accessed on July 6, 2018 (Greek).
Coordinates: 39 ° 58 ′ 32 ″ N , 22 ° 38 ′ 19 ″ E