In May 2022, the Italo-Greek archaeological mission, comprised of the National Superintendency for Underwater Cultural Heritage and the Central Institute for Restoration (Italian Ministry of Culture), the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Lesvos (Greek Ministry of Culture and Sport), under the auspicies of the Italian Archaeological School at Athens, conducted underwater research on the island of Lemnos at the coastal sites of Ormos Pournias, Cape Hekaton Kephales, Ormos Tigani, Ormos Palaiopolis, Kotsinas, Agios Charalambos, Ayia Sotira, Nephtina, Trigyes, Poliochni and Stvi. During these activities, the remains of several shipwrecks were identified and several currently submerged wall structures were investigated. Particular attention was paid to the coastal area of the ancient city of Hephaistia and its port system.
Nel maggio 2022, la missione archeologica italo-greca, costituita dalla Soprintendenza Nazionale per il Patrimonio Culturale Subacqueo e dall’Istituto Centrale per il Restauro (Ministero della Cultura), dall’Eforia alle Antichità Subacquee e dall’Eforia alle Antichità di Lesbo (Ministero greco della Cultura e dello Sport), sotto gli auspici della Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene, ha condotto ricognizioni subacquee sull’isola di Lemno presso i siti costieri di: Ormos Pournias, Capo Hekaton Kephales, Ormos Tigani, Ormos Palaiopolis, Kotsinas, Agios Charalambos, Ayia Sotiras, Neftina, Trigyes, Poliochni e Stvi. Nel corso di tali attività sono stati individuati i resti di alcuni naufragi e sono state investigate diverse strutture murarie attualmente sommerse. Particolare attenzione è stata dedicata all’area litoranea dell’antica città di Efestia e al suo sistema portuale.
Italian-Greek underwater archaeological research in Lemnos. Preliminary report of the 2022 campaign
Salvatore Medaglia
;Fabio Morfea;
2022-01-01
Abstract
In May 2022, the Italo-Greek archaeological mission, comprised of the National Superintendency for Underwater Cultural Heritage and the Central Institute for Restoration (Italian Ministry of Culture), the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Lesvos (Greek Ministry of Culture and Sport), under the auspicies of the Italian Archaeological School at Athens, conducted underwater research on the island of Lemnos at the coastal sites of Ormos Pournias, Cape Hekaton Kephales, Ormos Tigani, Ormos Palaiopolis, Kotsinas, Agios Charalambos, Ayia Sotira, Nephtina, Trigyes, Poliochni and Stvi. During these activities, the remains of several shipwrecks were identified and several currently submerged wall structures were investigated. Particular attention was paid to the coastal area of the ancient city of Hephaistia and its port system.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
