The Excavation
The history of the excavations at Phaleron Delta
History of the excavations
The necropolis was firstly excavated in the late 19th century. The recovery of 179 small vases and pithoi in the excavation carried out by Grigoris Bournias during the two first weeks of June 1863 was recorded in the minutes of the Archaeological Society. Two small-scale rescue excavations were conducted in 1911 and 1915 by the Greek archaeologists Konstantinos Kourouniotis and Stratis Pelekidis respectively.
A stratigraphic profile at Phaleron Delta
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The rescue excavation of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Piraeus and the Islands under the direction of Dr Stella Chrysoulaki, before the construction of the SNFCC from 2012 to 2020 brought to light almost 2100 burials.
Skeletons from the Necropolis at Phaleron Delta
