DOI Artikel:
Daszewski, Wiktor Andrzej: Nea Paphos 1992
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.26425#0090
More extensive archaeological research was carried out
inside the Late Hellenistic House just outside the southern limits
of VT. The excavations covered several areas within the ancient
structure: inside the main hall (no. 10)/ inside room 11, west of
room 11, in the western part of the southern portico, and in a
spot where the southwestern comer of the structure was expected.
Room 10 is the biggest and most representative room in
the whole building. Its floor was a bichrome mosaic, made up of
irregular chips of white and black stones. A narrow black frame
on a plain white background ran all around the room. The mosaic
floor was found to be in excellent condition in this area; also
large sections of the southern wall came to light (preserved only
in the lower parts). Painted plaster still adhered to the wall
fragments coming from the upper parts of the wall. The decora-
tion resembled the First Pompeian style.
Room 11, partly uncovered during the previous season/
is located west of room 10, at a level 0.8 m below the mosaic
floor. It was destroyed in the same earthquake which caused the
destruction of the building as a whole. On the gravel and lime
floor lay the debris from the walls consisting of stone blocks,
plaster and earth. Close to the southwestern comer a doorway
was identified. In the centre of the room, close to its western
wall, a human skeleton was found under the debris. It was lying
on its right side with the head toward the west. The person was
presumably attempting to flee the crumbling structure and died
under the falling blocks. Anthropological examination of the
88
^ For the plan of the building see PAM III, 1991 (1992), Fig. 3 on p. 64.
' See PAM III 1991 91992), p. 64.
inside the Late Hellenistic House just outside the southern limits
of VT. The excavations covered several areas within the ancient
structure: inside the main hall (no. 10)/ inside room 11, west of
room 11, in the western part of the southern portico, and in a
spot where the southwestern comer of the structure was expected.
Room 10 is the biggest and most representative room in
the whole building. Its floor was a bichrome mosaic, made up of
irregular chips of white and black stones. A narrow black frame
on a plain white background ran all around the room. The mosaic
floor was found to be in excellent condition in this area; also
large sections of the southern wall came to light (preserved only
in the lower parts). Painted plaster still adhered to the wall
fragments coming from the upper parts of the wall. The decora-
tion resembled the First Pompeian style.
Room 11, partly uncovered during the previous season/
is located west of room 10, at a level 0.8 m below the mosaic
floor. It was destroyed in the same earthquake which caused the
destruction of the building as a whole. On the gravel and lime
floor lay the debris from the walls consisting of stone blocks,
plaster and earth. Close to the southwestern comer a doorway
was identified. In the centre of the room, close to its western
wall, a human skeleton was found under the debris. It was lying
on its right side with the head toward the west. The person was
presumably attempting to flee the crumbling structure and died
under the falling blocks. Anthropological examination of the
88
^ For the plan of the building see PAM III, 1991 (1992), Fig. 3 on p. 64.
' See PAM III 1991 91992), p. 64.