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THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF MEGALI RACHI

The House with the Pithoi

Dwelling houses with several pithoi (large storage jars) in successive settlement phases from the Hellenistic period (3rd – 1st BC) have been identified. Α series of large stone blocks used for a floor attest to the existence of an earlier monumental structur bellow these phases.

The narrow walls, built of rubble masonry low down and mud bricks higher up, supported a wooden superstructure. A courtyard area contained a drainage conduit covered with tiles, while some of the rooms contained pithoi, a rectangular hearth and two circular structures framed by stone slabs.

Dr Georgia Karamitrou-Mentesidi

The House with the Pithoi: Site Restoration

Interior and exterior areas were investigated, but no continuation of the walls beyond the already known sections was uncovered. Noteworthy is the discovery of an underground space in the southwest, as well as the extension of the clay conduit to the east, where a layer of large roof tiles was also revealed.

Dr. Areti Chrondroyianni-Metoki

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