Lefkandi-Xeropolis Excavation 2011-2013: Season 2011
Excavation: Research excavation
Excavation conducted to clarify the stratigraphy and history of the so-called Megara and associated structures. It is now clear that construction of Megaron A began during Lefkandi Phase 2a. At the northern end of the Megara, the complexity of the area around the hearth, and its multiple uses, underlines the significance of the Megara during the last stages of LH IIIC. Megaron A was also shown to have a supplementary north-east room (4 × 5 m internally) with a floor made of thin surfaces. Megaron A’s north-east room contained a number of large pots of Lefkandi Phase 1b/2a and was thus initially contemporary with Megaron A1 (following the phase descriptions given in previous reports). The room continued in use throughout the life of Megaron A, as attested by the replacement of the east wall, and the appearance of much yellow clay on the line of the perhaps now abbreviated north wall, and was probably abandoned at the same time. Full exposure of the so-called Annexe revealed a more complicated stratigraphy and use history than anticipated. The east/west corridor at the north end of the Annexe and south of the north-east room probably gave access to both spaces and to Megaron A through its east wall. Another north–south access route, the so-called passageway, ran between the west side of the Annexe and the east wall of the Megaron. The construction of Megaron B began in Lefkandi Phase 2b/3. A substantial structure later structure confirms that area of the Annexe was occupied after the period of the Megara.
Active in 2011.
Lemos, Professor Irene S.