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September: Italy
In September? the Centre of Classical and Oriental Archaeology performed excavations in the ancient city of Acragas (modern Agrigento) in Sicily. the HSE excavations in Acragas: the first stage was conducted in 2019? while the 2020 expedition was cancelled due to the pandemic. This year? the archaeologists managed to overcome considerable difficulties presented by COVID-19 restrictions (including having to obtain a special permit from the Italian Ministry of Health to work without observing the obligatory quarantine).
The excavation was conducte This was
As part of an international archaeological hungary whatsapp number data 5 million expedition lead by Laurence Chevallier (Bordeaux Montaigne University? France) and Askold Ivantchik. The project’s partners were the French Archaeological School in Rome? the University of Wisconsin–Madison (USA)? and the Agrigento Archaeological Park.
The expedition studied the western part of one of the most picturesque and famous ancient archaeological sites—the Valley of the Temples (a UNESCO World Heritage site)? which is home to five perfectly preserved Greek temples from the Archaic and Classical periods. The site housed the Sanctuary of the Chthonic Deities? where the HSE archaeologists investigated the first terrace? including activist tim wise it stops facing the proble two plots in the northern part? adjacent to the sacred road. The chronology of the (presumably religious) buildings was determined and their structure was studie.
Team of the French-Russian
Archaeological mission in Acragas. Laurence Chevallier a alb directory panel and Askold Ivantchik are picture in the centre.
Of all the findings? the votive hoards (dedicated to a deity) deserve special attention. The sites contain painted ceramic objects from the Archaic period? miniature vessels? terracotta figurines? and bronze phiales. However? even more significant are three lead plates in the shape of rotuli? on which spells were typically writte. The placement of the artifacts dates them to the 5th century BC.