Arcadia, Greece

University of Arizona
Thirty-Ninth Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, Tripolis
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Field Seasons

Field Seasons

Project
Overview

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Area Map

Sanctuary
Plan

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Lykaion Games

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(Field Seasons: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008)

Field Season 2006

During 2006 a research team from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the University of Arizona, in collaboration with the Fifth Ephorate of Classical and Prehistoric Antiquities, continued work at the Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion.

Photographs from the 2006 Field Season

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Fig. 1: Opening levels at Trench A. Left to right: Heather Kelly, Jacob Spier, Jeffery Spier, Allisa Stoimenoff, Mary Voyatzis, Monique Kornell.

Fig. 2: Ximena Valle drawing at the east end of the stoa.

Fig. 3: South end of the hippodrome, with trenches.

Fig. 4: Bailing out Trench A after heavy rain, Alexis Belis, Allisa Stoimenoff and Heather Kelly.

Fig. 5: Trench A at lower levels, Nick Kendall with reflector, Heather Kelly and Allisa Stoimenoff.

Fig. 6: Standing in the doorway of the Cultural Center in the rain, back row, Miranda Gardiner, Susan Mentzer, Pam Jordan, Tom Fenn, Nick Kendall, front row Ximena Valle, John Lee, Lois Kain, Leslie Hammond.

Fig. 7: Leslie Hammond at her desk.

Fig. 8: Trusty blue Fiat van, Zeus.

Fig. 9: Planning for the future: Village Syllogos leaders meeting with project staff, Susan Petrakis, Mary Voyatzis, Anastasia Panagiotopoulou, Christos Koumoundouros, Kyriakos Karagiannis, Kathy Koumoundouros.

Fig. 10: Thannasis Christeas cleaning the sanctuary seats.

Fig. 11: Professor Yanis Pikoulas giving a lecture in the village plateia.

Fig. 12: Professor Yanis Pikoulas with students, Evangelia P. Eleftheriou, University of Thessaly, George Terais, University of Thessaly, Eleni Salavoura, University of Athens.

Fig. 13: Tom Fenn discussing the topographical survey in the Cultural Center.

Fig. 14: Susan Mentzer taking soil samples in Trench A.

Fig. 15: In front of Xenona in Kastanochoroi, back row, Tom Fenn, John Lee, front row, Ximena Valle, Miranda Gardiner, Susan Mentzer, Susan Petrakis, Pam Jordan, Alexis Belis.

Fig. 16: Mary Voyatzis, center, receiving awards from Nikos Kostopoulos, near left, on occasion of visit of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Karabots, far left. David Romano, right.

Fig. 17: Trench talks at Trench A. Allisa Stoimenoff, center, speaking.

Fig. 18: David Romano working in Trench C.

Fig. 19: Tom Fenn surveying in the area of the sanctuary seats.

Fig. 20: Group photo 2006.

Fig. 21: Final dinner 2006 in Karytaina.

Photos taken by David Romano et al.