Pottery in the Archaeological Collection of the German Archaeological Institute, Athens from the 1901 Excavation by Wilhelm Dörpfeld on the Acropolis of Ancient Leukas

2024/11/12 by Morgan, Catherine
Arts and Humanities · Business, Management and Accounting · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History #Archaeological Research and Protection #Byzantine #Geometric #Law, logistics, and international trade #northwest Greece #south Italy #trade

paper · doi:10.34780/6ej5vb38

openalex publication_date 2024/11/12 · openalex created_date 2025/12/13 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01

Abstract

Pottery found in Wilhelm Dörpfeld’s 1901 excavation on the acropolis of ancient Leukas includes vessels of pre- and post-colonial periods (Mycenaean, 8th- and 7th-century, and Middle Byzantine) otherwise little known in the city. Geometric-Archaic material produced in northwest Greece shows evidence of Lakonian and Corinthian influence: Corinthian, Ithacesian, and Thessalian imports are also present. Middle Byzantine pottery includes imports from south Italy. In this article, I present a catalogue of the sherds kept in the archaeological collection of the DAI in Athens and discuss the wider significance of the site and the connections represented.

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