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After the completion of the excavations for the Syntagma Metro Station, the two contiguous grave enclosures were reconstructed very close to their original location, together with two sarcophagi. The enclosures, each approximately 24.20 metres long, are made of large conglomerate blocks.


Evidence of the early fifth century aqueduct of Peisistratus is preserved in the same area. It consists of a deep rock-hewn well, which contained terracotta conduits with decorative bands. The conduit joints were sealed with lead, and their walls had semicircular cut-outs for cleaning and maintenance. A T-shaped joint of two aqueduct conduits of different diameter was also discovered here.
Author
Olga Zachariadou, archaeologist