New Archaeological Evidence Following the Preservation and Enhancement Project of the Archaeological Site of the Kabeirion on Lemnos (20 min)

Presenters

Pavlos Triantafyllidis, Ephorate of Antiquities of Lesvos

Abstract

New archaeological data and evidence of building remains were brought to light during extensive soil removal and cleaning works south/southeast of the Hellenistic telesterion and north of the archaic and late Roman telesterion, carried out with the framework of the project “Promotion of the Archaeological Site of the Kabeirion Sanctuary on Lemnos island,” which was implemented by the Operational Program of the North Aegean 2014–2020, aiming at the restoration of one of the most important archaeological sites and popular tourist destinations of the borderline island of Lemnos.

This paper examines the new excavation data and compares it with earlier documented publications on the form of this great sanctuary from the Archaic to the Roman period.