EXCAVATION OF A HILLTOP SANCTUARY ON THE ACTOPOLIS OF ANTIKYTHERA: A PRELIMINARY REPORT
EXCAVATION OF A HILLTOP SANCTUARY ON THE ACTOPOLIS OF ANTIKYTHERA: A PRELIMINARY REPORT

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the material remains of a sanctuary that were partially excavated at the upper levels of the Antikythera citadel in 2012-2014. The shrine displays several irregular features. It incorporates a water cistern, linked to a fissure, which is formed along the rocky ridge. This fissure had been artificially widened in order to be converted to a staircase leading onto the top of the citadel. At this point, at the edge of the cliff, a platform was carved into the rock. Immediately below this platform, on the vertical face of the cliff, at least 16 votive niches are carved. Not far from the cistern excavation revealed the remains of a bathroom equipped with a built bathtub and a similar foot-washbasin. An important portable object along with observations related to the structure of the shrine lead us to its identification with an oracle.

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