Summary (English)
Excavations at the sanctuary of Demeter were undertaken to discover how far it extended to the east and west.
To the west of the “sacred well” a votive hoard dating to between the 5th to 3rd centuries B.C. came to light. It compriesed miniature skyphoi, drinking vessels and figurines of Demeter.
At the southern edge of the sanctuary, above the terrace with the semicircular bothros, a small sacrificial area was uncovered, dedicated to Artemis Bendis. It comprises a pit with traces of burning, bone and pottery and a fragment of a terracotta depicting the goddess.
In the western area the discovery of new walls and tile collapses attests the enlargement of the sanctuary in the direction of the agora.
- Maria Luisa Nava - Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Basilicata
Director
- Michael Tschurtschenthaler - Univ. Innsbruck Institut fur Klassische Archeologie Leopold-Franzens
Team
- Brinna Otto - Università di Innsbruck
Research Body
- Universitá di Innsbruck, Austria (Ist. archeologia classica)
Funding Body
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