NEA PAPHOS SEASON 2005
NEA PAPHOS SEASON 2005
Author(s): Andrzej Daszewski, Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka, Henryk MeyzaSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Cyprus; Nea Paphos; House of Aion; North-eastern House; 'Hellenistic House'; mosaic floor; stylus; dough(?) imprint matrix
Summary/Abstract: The fieldwork proceeded concurrently in two locations within the area of our concession: the northern part of the insula of the House of Aion (= North-eastern House, NEH), rooms nos 24-32, and the area immediately south of the central part of the Villa of Theseus, i.e., inside the "Hellenistic House" (=HH), rooms 9E, 10E, 14 and 15. In the insula of the House of Aion mosaic pavements with geometric decoration and a deposit of cooking pots and amphora were discovered. Walls of rooms in the "Hellenistic House" were well preserved and a destruction stratum of 2nd century AD was preserved.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2007
- Issue No: XVII
- Page Range: 393-407
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English