Southern Cemetery of the Ancient City

At the “Stavros” site in Paroikia, Paros, a rescue excavation has been carried out by the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades on privately owned land during the years 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2025 (supervising archaeologist: Ap. Papadimitriou).

On this particular plot, part of the southern cemetery of the ancient city of Paros has been brought to light. To date, more than 100 burials have been identified, and over 200 vessels (skyphoi, aryballoid lekythoi, oinochoai, and others), pottery fragments, Charon’s obol silver coins, metal objects (rings, mirrors, strigils, knives, and others), as well as marble objects—mostly inscribed funerary stelai—have been collected. In addition, human skeletal remains as well as animal bones have been recovered.
The burials date from the early 4th to the early 2nd century BC and constitute characteristic examples of ancient funerary practice. Conservation work on the excavated material (conservator: Chr. Damatopoulou) has yielded 80 objects, the most important of which are displayed in a separate showcase in the permanent exhibition of the Archaeological Museum of Paros.

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• Conservation of archaeological material. Image credit: Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades Archive.