The article offers a preliminary report on the excavations 2018-2019. In Operation A and E (northern portion of the mound) extensive excavations further exposed the Late Hellenistic monumental portion of the site, particularly the NW-Building (west sanctuary), and the stone-paved plaza. In Operation B a vast productive area featuring a large number of pyrotechnical installation dating to the mid-1st millennium BCE was revealed. Excavations in Operation C and D, on teh souther slope and in the western terrace, are bringing to light new relevant data on the Bronze Age and Iron Age at the site and in its lower town. Finally, votives in the form of birds of pray and bull statues were uncoverd in Operation E. In the article we report about the restoration of the Marble Eagle Statue, and its installation in the permanent collection of the Nigde Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Excavations at Niğde-Kınık Höyük: campaigns 2018-2019
Lorenzo d'Alfonso
2020-01-01
Abstract
The article offers a preliminary report on the excavations 2018-2019. In Operation A and E (northern portion of the mound) extensive excavations further exposed the Late Hellenistic monumental portion of the site, particularly the NW-Building (west sanctuary), and the stone-paved plaza. In Operation B a vast productive area featuring a large number of pyrotechnical installation dating to the mid-1st millennium BCE was revealed. Excavations in Operation C and D, on teh souther slope and in the western terrace, are bringing to light new relevant data on the Bronze Age and Iron Age at the site and in its lower town. Finally, votives in the form of birds of pray and bull statues were uncoverd in Operation E. In the article we report about the restoration of the Marble Eagle Statue, and its installation in the permanent collection of the Nigde Archaeological MuseumI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
