The Fieldwork of the Canadian Institute in Greece, 2010

Abstract

The archaeological fieldwork conducted in Greece in 2010 under of aegis of the Canadian Institute in Greece is summarized on the basis of a presentation given by the director at the institute’s annual Open Meeting in Athens, in May 2011. These research activities included excavations (Argilos and Kastro Kallithea), a pedestrian survey (Karpathos), and study seasons (Eastern Boeotia and Southern Euboea). Les travaux archéologiques menés en Grèce en 2010 sous l’égide de l’Institut canadien en Grèce sont passés en revue dans le cadre d’une présentation donnée par le directeur lors de l’Assemblée publique annuelle, tenue à Athènes en mai 2011. Ces recherches comptaient des fouilles (Argilos et Kastro Kallithéa), une prospection (Karpathos) et des campagnes d’étude (Boétie orientale et Eubée sud).

Late Roman–Early Byzantine Leukos settlement, Karpathos, Greece: Geoarchaeology, archeoseismology, and paleogeography

“…The kiln is a nicely preserved example of a two‐storied updraft kiln with a combustion chamber below the firing chamber separated by a ∼1.78 m‐diameter, perforated circular clay floor, an eschara, that allowed heat to rise into the firing chamber (Figure 6a; Christidou, 2013; Nelson et al, 2015). The kiln's function was the production of ceramic tableware (Rupp et al, 2012), and its construction typifies several Late Roman−Early Byzantine kilns scattered across Greece (Raptis, 2012). Approximately 0.3 m of loose sediment overlie the preserved vertical walls of the firing chamber so the walls now sit completely below the modern soil surface (Figure 6a), a surface whose elevation is roughly 5.1 m above present sea level (Figure 6b).…”