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- In 2001 work was undertaken in three trenches: trench P, situated in the pars postica of temple B; trench G, in the area in front of the temple; trench V in the southern excavation area.
Trench P, which had already been excavated in the 1980s, was re-o
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- In 2001 work was undertaken in three trenches: trench P, situated in the pars postica of temple B; trench G, in the area in front of the temple; trench V in the southern excavation area.
- The 2002 excavations were undertaken in trench Z in the area south-west of trench V. These aimed to examine the upper stratigrapic layers relating to the later phases of use of the sanctuary and the area in general. Below a series of late medieval structur... Read More
- TIn 2003 trench Z revealed a large ditch, of Imperial date, containing Hellenistic material. This was probably part of the levelling and re-organisation of the terrain undertaken during the sanctuary’s abandonment. This deposit, in the absence of any struc... Read More
- In 2004 work continued in trench Z and a new trench was opened linking this with trench T, which had been excavated in the 90s. The new area, denominated J/K, was situated in correspondence with trench T to the south-east of the temenos(?). The removal of ... Read More
- In 2005 excavations were carried out in a new trench, X, situated between the wall enclosing the cult area that was in phase with temple B and the wall relating to another enclosure of slightly earlier date. Worthy of note was the find of a clay settling t... Read More
- In the 2006 campaign the field work was undertaken in the area of the chamber subsequently added to enclosure III. The excavation results definitively confirmed the building chronology of the room itself, to be dated to around the mid 2nd century B.C. in c... Read More
- The excavated site is situated on the south-western edge of the acropolis overlooking the Cecina valley and the coast. The main aim of the investigation was to define the plan of a late Hellenistic building (mid 2nd century B.C.) where, between 1989-1991, ... Read More
- This excavation campaign concentrated on the zone adjacent to the back wall of the tempietto of Demeter, uncovered during the 2007 campaign.
An unusual cult feature emerged in this area. It comprised a small shallow sloping channel (a sort of chute) whi
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- This excavation campaign concentrated on the zone adjacent to the back wall of the tempietto of Demeter, uncovered during the 2007 campaign.
- Excavations were undertaken both inside enclosure IV and outside its eastern part. Inside the enclosure the continuation of the perimeter wall exposed to the south was uncovered, heavily damaged due to destructive episodes during the medieval period. Outsi... Read More
- The 2010 excavations concentrated on two different areas, both situated in the south-eastern sector of the sanctuary. A series of cult pits of various types (partially excavated in 2009), situated a short distance from each other and cut into a floor level... Read More
- This campaign concentrated on the western sector of the sanctuary.
At the south-eastern end, below a massive modern earthwork (18th century), the original line of the cliff came to light from which the landslide fell away, partially dragging the area in
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- This campaign concentrated on the western sector of the sanctuary.
- The excavations concentrated on the south-east section of the sanctuary, in the area between the façade of the tempietto of Demeter and the open-air enclosures IV and V, identified during previous campaigns. The aim was to investigate the vicinity of the c... Read More
- The excavation investigated the area situated immediately east of the room with mosaic floor found in 2012.
The eastern edge of the trench was extended by 7 m and the accumulation of late medieval material removed. An occupation layer relating to the pave
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- The excavation investigated the area situated immediately east of the room with mosaic floor found in 2012.
- The work took place in the central part of the excavation area where, in 199-2001, a complex of four rooms was identified. They were on a north-south alignment that differed from the cult buildings (temples and open courtyard, arranged on a north-east/sout... Read More
- 1300 BC
- 650 BC
- 300 AD