Listed 2 sub titles with search on: Archaeological sites for wider area of: "KOZANI Prefecture GREECE" .
SPILIA (Village) KOZANI
Macedonian tomb with two chambers and a Doric facade. It was constructed in the
beginning of the 2nd century B.C. and was reused many times until the 1st century
B.C. The tomb was excavated in 1986-87. A temporary shed has been constructed
to protect the monument.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
EANI (Ancient city) KOZANI
Aiane, situated south of present-day Kozane,
was the capital of the kingdom of Elimeia
in Upper Macedonia. Extensive ruins of a city inhabited from prehistoric times
to the 1st century BC were discovered and are under excavation on a hill in the
region.
The city was built on the free
system of town-planning, on successive stepped terraces, and had large portico
structures possibly for public use, a circular cistern and other installations
for water supply, as well as numerous private houses. Most buildings were split
on several levels due to the slope of the terrain.
Round the hill there were extensive cemeteries and clusters of graves
dating from the late Bronze Age to the end of the Hellenistic period. In the cemetery
of the Archaic and Classical periods, chamber tombs and cist
graves were found as well as a 'heroon', which must have belonged to members
of the highest social class of the kingdom of Elimeia.
The wealth of grave goods in the tombs, and other finds in the city
area attest the existence of commercial and cultural relations with the rest of
Greece and the flourishing of metal, figurine and pottery workshops. The discovery
of Aiane, already a structured city in Classical times, refutes theories of cultural
isolation of Upper Macedonia at this early period.
By kind permission of:Ekdotike Athenon
This text is cited Nov 2003 from the Macedonian Heritage URL below, which contains image.
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