Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (1.1988-1989(1990))

NEA PAPHOS 1989

by
WIKTORA. DASZEWSKI

The Polish Archaeological Mission of the Centre of Mediterranean
Archaeology, University of Warsaw, has carried out excavations at Haloutenaarea
inKato Paphos from the 25th of August till 24th of September. The work was
concentrated in three areas:
Within the so called Villa of Theseus, a residential house of the Roman
period, a stratigraphic pit was opened under the mosaic pavement of the East
portico. An entrance to the building of its early phase, was uncovered. Below
this level a large water cistern of the Hellenistic period was explored.
Immediately to the south of the Villa of Theseus excavations were continued
of an earlier building which can be dated to the Late Hellenistic period.
Further parts of the peristyle were uncovered and a series of rooms adjoining
the porticoes on the East and West of the court.
To the East two large rooms paved with large blocks of stone (some of them
measure 1.5 x0.33 m)were found. To the West of the court remains of large
rooms of more official, representative character were partly cleared from debris
of fallen walls. One of the rooms has amosaic pavement made up of white chips
of stone with black band delimiting the central part. Near the other room or
hail, a fragment of wall terminating with a pilaster were found. The base of the
pilaster reveals painted decoration in green and red color. Red blue and yellow
colors were found upon a very large capital of corinthian-ptolemaic type, found
nearby. Some painted plaster was also preserved upon the walls. Many fragments
of terracotta figurines of dogs were found in this area as well as a fine
terracotta head of Serapis.

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