Photo Story: Archaeological discovery during works in Piraeus
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Photos made available by the Greek Ministry of Culture show various phases of archaeologists at an excavation site in a well in Piraeus, Greece, and their findings.
During excavation works in the wells for the expansion of Line 3 of the Metro in Piraeus, a very large volume of ancient artifacts was found and more than 4,000 of those items have been preserved with 1,400 utensils and 1,300 rare wooden objects that come from houses, household items, furniture and tools.
An antiquities conservator picks a fragment to be cleaned, inside the maintenance laboratory at the ‘Xylapothiki’ building in Piraeus, Greece. EPA-EFE/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU
A handout photo made available by the Greek Ministry of Culture shows archaeologists at an excavation site in a well in Piraeus, Greece. EPA-EFE/GREEK MINISTRY OF CULTURE HANDOUT
A handout photo made available by the Greek Ministry of Culture shows an ancient wooden statue, most likely of ancient Greek god Hermes that was found inside a well during excavation works, in Piraeus, Greece. EPA-EFE/GREEK MINISTRY OF CULTURE
A black-painted vase that was found during the expansion works of Line 3 of the Metro in Piraeus and being restored at the maintenance laboratory at the ‘Xylapothiki’ building in Piraeus, Greece. EPA-EFE/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU
A handout photo made available by the Greek Ministry of Culture shows an ancient Roman water tunnel in Piraeus, Greece. EPA-EFE/GREEK MINISTRY OF CULTURE
