Discoveries

Very few inscriptions have been found in Argilos and they consist mainly of graffiti inscribed on vases or sherds, amphoras, roof tiles, coins. However, one inscription is recorded on a…

Argilos minted its first coins during the last quarter of the 6th century B.C. The date is important since the minting implies that Argilos was a politically and economically independent…

The necropolis of Argilos is situated to the East of the city. There are various types of tombs. Most are cist-graves, that is, trenches, of which the sides are clad…

Plan of the acropolis sector showing the Hellenistic mansion Having conquered the region around Argilos, the Macedonian king Philip II divided the land between his « hetairoi», a group of…

Plan of the acropolis sector The army of Philip II destroyed Argilos in 357 B.C. and gave its land to the Macedonian king. The city was abandoned and its buildings…

La qualité de la céramique des Vème et IVème siècles n'égale pas celle des périodes précédentes. On trouve encore quelques beaux vases attiques à figures rouges, mais les importations de…

Plan du secteur sud-est et Localisation du bâtiment "E"c Along the main road leading to the acropolis, excavations brought to light a very large building, measuring about 10 square meters.…

The city of Argilos enjoyed great prosperity until the foundation of Amphipolis in 437 B.C., but saw a net decline in the city's architecture and various economical activities thereafter. The…

Plan of the southeast sector showing building "B" At the right of house « A », a narrow cobbled street leads to a terrace on which Building B was constructed.…

During the 6th century B.C., Argilos knew a great variety of pottery styles. Thracian pottery dissapeared after 550, which may indicate that the Thracian inhabitants adopted the greek way of…