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| Transport amphora found beneath a collapsed clay wall. |
| Click the links below for more photos from the 2011 excavation season at Bylazora: 2011 Summary Report 2011 TFAHR International Field School |
| Other Photos from the 2011 Season: 2011 Summary Report 2011 TFAHR International Field School |
SELECT FINDS FROM BYLAZORA 2011
A tiny bronze bracelet.
Left: slag, probably from a pottery
kiln, and burned wattle and daub.
These materials were found in a
destruction layer around the Iron
Age houses in Sector 3.
kiln, and burned wattle and daub.
These materials were found in a
destruction layer around the Iron
Age houses in Sector 3.
| Right, a stone inscribed with Greek letters. We are still studying the stone to determine what the language of the inscription is. |
TFAHR Photo Album - 2011 Excavations at Bylazora (Sveti Nikole), Republic of Macedonia.
| A bronze spatula. |
Dozens of loom weights were found
in the storage depot in Sector 3.
Two were stamped with the image of
the goddess Athena (the patroness
of weaving), holding an owl.
in the storage depot in Sector 3.
Two were stamped with the image of
the goddess Athena (the patroness
of weaving), holding an owl.
Left, burned seeds found near the
terracotta altar just under the
propylon ramp.
terracotta altar just under the
propylon ramp.
| A iron spear. |
Metal Finds
| A miniature bronze "cut-away spout" jug. |
Worked Stones
Pottery
Other Finds
| In 2011 we were able to excavate into deeper, pre-Classical strata, which yielded pottery shapes and decoration that we had not seen before at Bylazora. |
Left, black glazed base
with scratched Greek
letters.
with scratched Greek
letters.
| An iron hook. |
| TFAHR Site Photo Albums Bylazora 2010 Bylazora 2009 Bylazora 2008 Vardarski Rid 2007 Gloska Cuka Morodvis Antipatris Tel 'Ira Zur Natan Valmagne Gevgelija Lake Prespa |
Painted "cut-away spout" jug, found
inside a pithos in the storage depot in
Sector 3.
inside a pithos in the storage depot in
Sector 3.
Stamped and Inscribed Finds
The rims of several pithoi (underground
storage jars) bore inscriptions, perhaps
denoting their contents and capacity.
storage jars) bore inscriptions, perhaps
denoting their contents and capacity.
| Below, a limestone Doric capital. |
| A terracotta figurine of a woman. |
| In the excavation of the stoa in Sector 6 we found examples of wall plaster, including some painted red and orange. |
