The Archaeological Museum of Piraeus has opened an exhibit showcasing some of the most important findings from the excavation in the Delta of Faliron Bay, south of Athens.
The salvage excavation was on the site where the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre was meant to be built before some discoveries were made.
The excavations revealed an extensive cemetery of 1500 ancient Greek skeletons dating between the 8th and 5th centuries BC, and also a mass grave containing 80 skeletons, 36 of which were in shackles.
Culture Minister, Lina Mendoni inaugurated the “Falirothen (Coming from Faliron): Between Two Worlds” exhibition in a ceremony with the Piraeus Mayor, Yiannis Moralis present.
The exhibition is curated by Piraeus Archeological Ephorate head, Stella Chryssoulaki, with the help of fellow-archeologists Ioannis Pappas, Dora Evangelou, Alexandra Syrogianni, Ekaterini Panagopoulou and Andromachi Kapetanopoulou.
Divided into four units, the first two will present the funerary practices in Attica during the Early and Late Archaic periods with the third focusing on Early Attic pottery, and the fourth presenting three burials analysed through bioarchaeology.
Source: AMNA
