The excavational finds are in the Archaeological Museum of Polygyros. The Olynthos Museum has only audio-visual material, the purpose of which is to give visitors a picture of the archaeological site of Olynthos, starting with the history of the city and moving on to a description of the excavation and the restoration.
Visitors learn that the city was built to a Hippodamean plan (two wide avenues with insulae containing ten (square) houses, and a sewage pipe every five houses). An Olynthian house took the form of a pastas (a square, two-story dwelling with rooms giving onto a covered inner courtyard) and was built of river stones and clay, with the superstructure being of unbaked bricks reinforced with a timber framework. In most of the houses, the floor was of compacted earth, but four have mosaic floors made with river pebbles and mortar.
Photographs and texts describe the domestic organisation (preparation of food, storage of foodstuffs, weaving) and the economic life of the city (stonework, koroplastics, agricultural activities, recreation, symposia).
Visitors also learn about the course of the excavations, from Robinson's work in 1928 to the excavations of 1990 and 1992.
Outside view
Interior view
Interior view
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This article incorporates text from the corresponding article at the Museums of Macedonia website, commissioned by the Macedonian Heritage foundation, written by Vlasis Vlasidis, and published under a CC-BY-SA-3.0 license.
archaeological, museum, olynthos, opened, july, 1998, building, archaeological, site, ancient, olynthos, from, moudania, halkidiki, central, macedonia, greece, outside, viewthe, excavational, finds, archaeological, museum, polygyros, olynthos, museum, only, au. The Archaeological Museum of Olynthos opened in July 1998 in a building on the archaeological site of ancient Olynthos 5 km from Moudania Halkidiki in Central Macedonia Greece Outside viewThe excavational finds are in the Archaeological Museum of Polygyros The Olynthos Museum has only audio visual material the purpose of which is to give visitors a picture of the archaeological site of Olynthos starting with the history of the city and moving on to a description of the excavation and the restoration Visitors learn that the city was built to a Hippodamean plan two wide avenues with insulae containing ten square houses and a sewage pipe every five houses An Olynthian house took the form of a pastas a square two story dwelling with rooms giving onto a covered inner courtyard and was built of river stones and clay with the superstructure being of unbaked bricks reinforced with a timber framework In most of the houses the floor was of compacted earth but four have mosaic floors made with river pebbles and mortar Photographs and texts describe the domestic organisation preparation of food storage of foodstuffs weaving and the economic life of the city stonework koroplastics agricultural activities recreation symposia Visitors also learn about the course of the excavations from Robinson s work in 1928 to the excavations of 1990 and 1992 Outside view Interior view Interior viewSources editThis article incorporates text from the corresponding article at theMuseums of Macedoniawebsite commissioned by the Macedonian Heritage foundation written by Vlasis Vlasidis and published under a CC BY SA 3 0 license 40 17 24 N 23 21 08 E 40 2900 N 23 3521 E 40 2900 23 3521 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Archaeological Museum of Olynthos amp oldid 1059904949, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
