Sparta Roman Stoa Excavation 1989-1991
Fieldwork:
From details of design and technique, the date of construction is likely to have been the 2nd cent. AD. The original decor of the two compartments consisted of high-quality marble revetment, in a variety of colours, and a floor of marble slabs. All of this had been robbed. The period of the original stoa was dated to the Hellenistic period. After being stripped of marble the eastern end may have served as a Middle Byzantine cistern. The south eastern end of the stoa was incorporated into another building, probably a church, associated with this area were some human remains. The western end of the stoa seems to have been used in middle Byzantine housing.
Active from 1989 to 1991.
Sparta Roman Stoa Excavation 1989-1991 (Fieldwork)
Sparta Roman Stoa Excavation 1989-1991: Season 1991 (Excavation)Sparta Roman Stoa Excavation 1989-1991: Season 1990 (Excavation)
Sparta Roman Stoa Excavation 1989-1991: Season 1989 (Excavation)
Waywell, Geoffrey B., et al. 1997. Excavations at Sparta: The Roman Stoa, 1988-91 Part 3. BSA 92: 401-434. Direct link
Sanders, Guy D. 1993. Excavations at Sparta: The Roman Stoa, 1988-91 Preliminary Report, Part 1: (c) Medieval Pottery. BSA 88: 251-286. Direct link
Bailey, Donald M. 1993. Excavations at Sparta: The Roman Stoa, 1988-91 Preliminary Report, Part 1: (b) Hellenistic and Roman Pottery. BSA 88: 221-249. Direct link
Waywell, Geoffrey B. & Wilkes, John J. 1993. Excavations at Sparta: The Roman Stoa, 1988-91. Preliminary Report, Part 1: (a) Introductory Remarks. BSA 88: 219-220. Direct link
Waywell, Geoffrey B. & Wilkes, John J. 1994. Excavations at Sparta: The Roman Stoa, 1988-91 Part 2. BSA 89: 377-432. Direct link
Spawforth, Anthony J. 1994. Excavations at Sparta: The Roman Stoa, 1988-91 the Inscriptions. BSA 89: 433-441. Direct link