The Eridanos Valley and the Athenian Agora
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4539561 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A J Ammerman (0000-0002-9255-6078, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 699-715 |
| Publication date | 1996-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/506674 |
| OpenAlex | W2323126028 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
The northwest corner of the Agora was one of the key nodes in the ancient city of Athens, the place where the Panathenaic Way passed between the Royal Stoa and the Painted Stoa. Two water courses in underground channels met there as well. Previous studies have been limited by the high modern water table in the area. In the course of four seasons of fieldwork, the natural relief in this part of the city has now been mapped. In all, 41 cores were taken by hand. They make it possible to reconstruct for the first time the size and shape of the Eridanos Valley, which turns out to have been a larger feature on the landscape than previously recognized. A major transformation of the original setting was required to fill in the valley, install the underground water channels, and build the well-known complex of monuments and roads in the northwest corner. Consideration can now be given to the possible connection of the Eridanos project and the relocation of the Agora to the political transformation of Athens at the end of the sixth century B. C
Agora · Ancient history · Archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Natural (archaeology · Relocation · Table (database · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · History
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2002 - 2023 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |