During the construction of the metro , numerous artifacts of archaeological interest were discovered. Their discovery was brought about as a result of what is known as salvage archeology, this is archeology that comes into play not because of natural decay but due to the artifact's imminent destruction by the systematic excavation process. Teams of archaeologists worked alongside engineers for a total of six years. They protected and recorded the archaeological evidence which was uncovered which included ancient streets, houses, cemeteries, sanctuaries, public workshops, foundry pits, kilns, aqueducts, wells, cisterns, drains and sewage tunnels. Together this allowed a new insight into the topography of the city in ancient times. Never before has such a rapid development of infrastructure been accompanied hand-in-hand with the attentive study and preservation of archaeological data.
Today, exhibitions of ancient artifacts can be found at various metro stations such as Acropolis, Monastiraki and Syntagma.
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Today, exhibitions of ancient artifacts can be found at various metro stations such as Acropolis, Monastiraki and Syntagma.
56°F/13°c
43°F/6°c
