







The Olynthos Project Field Survey 2014-2019: Season 2019
Survey: Systematic fieldwalking survey
The project has now carried out field walking over its entire 8-km2 study area, except those fields with very poor visibility. A total of 408 fields (3.16km2 ) were walked in 2019, with a focus on two strips to the north of the North Hill. Here, some 600m from the northern edge of the ancient city, the density of artefacts was low. Noticeable were large coarse ceramic wares whose fabric and dimensions seem appropriate for water pipes. These fields were on the ridge line running northeast from the site and David Robinson (who conducted investigations at Olynthos between 1928–38) had suggested that the line of Olynthos’ water supply followed this ridge, although he was uncertain of its exact path. As in previous years, most of the ceramic material discovered this year dated to the Classical period, although there was also some Byzantine and two small concentrations of Late Roman pottery.
Active in 2019.