Conferences by Tenea Project
by Korka Elena, Paraskevi (Vivi) Evaggeloglou, Tenea Project, Constantine Lagos, Maria Syrrou, Eleni Lazoga, Ioannis Christidis, Argyro Pissa, Panagiotis Panailidis, Michaelis Lefantzis, Antonio Corso, Απόστολος Παπαφωτίου, Afroditi Kamara, Ergun LAFLI, Grigorios Tsokas, Marina Guarente, Christofilis Maggidis, Konstantinos S . Giannakos, Andreas Georgopoulos, Elias K. Petropoulos, Dora Katsonopoulou, and Angelos Nakasis These three famous cities were connected in antiquity according to myth. The fall of Troy and the... more These three famous cities were connected in antiquity according to myth. The fall of Troy and the establishment of Trojans in Tenea and Rome bound the fate of these faraway places.Tenea was very active in lower Italy and Sicily, especially in its colony of Syracuse. Later on, the Roman conquest of Greece strongly brought forward these connections and legends. The discovery of Ancient Tenea has stimulated archaeological research in this domain. Tenea project involves the study and archaeological excavation of the ancient city of Tenea, which has started coming to light these passed years in the Corinthia. In 2018 it was internationally recognized as ranking among the fifteen most important archaeological discoveries worldwide. The conference’s aspiration is the communication of Greek and foreign scholars and researchers from the fields of Archaeology, Architecture, Archaeometry, specialists in cultural communication and cultural resources, archaeological sites and museums, History, Mythology, Linguistics and Topography, all connected to the subject of the conference. The conference is connected to the celebration of the year of Troy. As such a scientific colloquium on this subject takes place for the first time, we are positive that it will produce fertile conclusions regarding relevant archaeological studies. Specifically, the objective is the exchange of opinion between researchers, considering all the new evidence and data, which we believe will lead to synergies and development of new cultural itineraries. The three cities Troy Tenea- Rome and their broader environment are connected through a common past and their study as whole will assist in the further apprehension and interpretation of the historical and archaeological data. Important finds from Tenea exist in museums in Greece, Germany and the USA. Through the conference we wish to inform the broader public on this subject of international interest.
Papers by Tenea Project
Museum School Education, τ. 4 (2), 2024
Ειρήνη Μπότσιου «Η φορεσιά μου η πολυλογού»-Μια πρώτη γνωριμία με τον κόσμο των παραδοσιακών ενδυ... more Ειρήνη Μπότσιου «Η φορεσιά μου η πολυλογού»-Μια πρώτη γνωριμία με τον κόσμο των παραδοσιακών ενδυμασιών για μικρούς επισκέπτες με μεγάλες απορίες! Ένα εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα του Λαογραφικού και Εθνολογικού Μουσείου Μακεδονίας-Θράκης στη μόνιμη έκθεση των παραδοσιακών ενδυμασιών για παιδιά νηπιαγωγείου και δημοτικού σχολείου ..
Κόρκα, Ε. & Χάψα, Μ. & Ευαγγέλογλου, Π. & Κοτσαρίνης, Α. & Χρηστίδης, Ι. (2023) Τενεάτιδα γη και Gen-Z, μια ανοιχτή ανασκαφή, στο Κανταρτζή, Ε. & Φουργκατσιώτης, Α. (επιμ.) 8ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο: Εκπαίδευση και Πολιτισμός στον 21ο αι. Αθήνα: Μουσείο Σχολικής Ζωής και Εκπαίδευσης, τ. Β, σ. 368-379. Η συστηματική ανασκαφή της Αρχαίας Τενέας «Tenea Project» διεξάγεται την τελευταία δεκαετία στην ... more Η συστηματική ανασκαφή της Αρχαίας Τενέας «Tenea Project» διεξάγεται την τελευταία δεκαετία στην Κορινθία αποκαλύπτοντας μια από τις σημαντικότερες πόλεις της αρχαιότητας, που άφησε ισχυρό το αποτύπωμά της στη ΒΑ Μεσόγειο και σήμερα προκαλεί το παγκόσμιο ενδιαφέρον (BBC, National Geographic, New York Times, κ.ά.). Το «Tenea Project» εξαρχής στράφηκε σε εκπαιδευτικές δράσεις και προγράμματα που απευθύνονται στο ευρύ κοινό και διεξάγονται κυρίως στο ανασκαφικό πεδίο, με σκοπό την επικοινωνία του πολιτιστικού αποθέματος που παράγει. Η πρωτοβουλία αυτή σταδιακά εξελίχθηκε από εκπαιδευτικούς της δευτεροβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης, οι οποίοι εστίασαν στη διάχυση της επιστημονικής πληροφορίας στη σύγχρονη γενιά εφήβων, όπως προκύπτει μέσα από τις πλέον σύγχρονες μεθόδους έρευνας και τεχνολογίας που εφαρμόζει το «Tenea Project». Η παρούσα εισήγηση αφορά στην παρουσίαση ενός κοινού πολιτιστικού εκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος, που πραγματοποίησε το 4ο ΓΕΛ Κορίνθου με το Πειραματικό Λύκειο του ΕΚΠΑ και σχολικές μονάδες της Νορμανδίας. Η εν λόγω εκπαιδευτική προσέγγιση στηρίχθηκε στη συνεργασία εκπαιδευτικών διαφορετικών επιστημονικών ειδικοτήτων με ερευνητές της αρχαίας Τενέας, εστιάζοντας στη βιογραφία ενός Τενεάτη του 6ου αι. π.Χ. που προέκυψε από τη διεπιστημονική μελέτη και την ανθρωπολογική ανάλυση των σκελετικών του καταλοίπων. Η ανασύνθεση του Τενεάτη, ενός υπαρκτού ανθρώπου της αρχαιότητας στο δικό του πραγματικό χώρο και χρόνο σε συνδυασμό με την πρωτοποριακή μουσειακή αλλά και ψηφιακή του παρουσίαση, αποτέλεσε για τους εκπαιδευτικούς πεδίο δράσης. Αναπτύχθηκαν μοντέλα μάθησης μέσω της ψηφιακής τεχνολογίας, που στηρίζονται στην πρωτοτυπία και στην καινοτομία, στην ενεργητική και βιωματική μάθηση, στην καλλιέργεια και στην ενδυνάμωση προσωπικών δεξιοτήτων, ώστε οι μαθητές να αποκτήσουν σφαιρική αντίληψη τόσο για τον εαυτό τους όσο και για τον κόσμο που τους περιβάλλει. Στο πλαίσιο αυτής της πολυτροπικής εκπαιδευτικής προσέγγισης οι μαθητές-έφηβοι επιμορφώνονται διεπιστημονικά, συνδημιουργούν και αυτοεκφράζονται, ενώ ταυτόχρονα αλληλεπιδρούν με άλλα σχολεία και άλλους εφήβους της Ελλάδας και του εξωτερικού μέσα από την εμπλοκή ποικίλων γνωστικών αντικειμένων (Ιστορία, Βιολογία, Ανθρωπολογία, Φυσική, Νεοελληνική Γλώσσα και Λογοτεχνία, Μουσειακή Αγωγή και Δημιουργική Γραφή).
Mare Ponticum Vol. 10 | No. 1 , 2022
Από το 2013 διεξάγεται στην ανατολική Κορινθία η συστηματική αρχαιολογική έρευνα της Αρχαίας Τενέ... more Από το 2013 διεξάγεται στην ανατολική Κορινθία η συστηματική αρχαιολογική έρευνα της Αρχαίας Τενέας (Tenea Project). Το ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα ξεκίνησε μεαρχικό στόχο τον εντοπισμό της αρχαίας πόλης, η οποία ήταν γνωστή μόνον μέσα από τις αρχαίες πηγές. Μετά τον εντοπισμό των νεκροταφείων και τον εντοπισμό των πρώτων οικιστικών καταλοίπων της Τενέας, το 2018, οι ανασκαφικές εργασίες επικεντρώνονται στην αποκάλυψη του αστικού ιστού της. Κύριοι άξονες του προγράμματος είναι η ανασκαφή, η επιφανειακή έρευνα, η μελέτη και τεκμηρίωση των ανασκαφικών ευρημάτων, καθώς επίσης και η μετέπειτα ανάδειξη και προβολή τους. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό λειτουργεί μια διεπιστημονική ομάδα που εφαρμόζει όλες τις σύγχρονες μεθόδους έρευνας και τεχνολογίας που διέπουν την επιστήμη της αρχαιολογίας σήμερα. Κάθε χρόνο, στο πεδίο εκπαιδεύονται φοιτητές από ελληνικά και ξένα πανεπιστήμια, ενώ ταυτόχρονα αναπτύχθηκαν συνεργασίες με τοπικούς φορείς και πραγματοποιούνται δράσεις πολιτιστικού περιεχομένου. Η Τενέα είχε διαχρονική παρουσία στους προϊστορικούς και ιστορικούς χρόνους και μέσω της σύγχρονης αυτής έρευνας συμπληρώνεται μια ίσως από τις σημαντικότερες πτυχές της Κορινθιακής ιστορίας.
Since 2013, the archaeological research program of ancient Tenea, also known as “Tenea Project”, is being carried out under the direction of Dr. Elena Korka and under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports. Tenea Project is the first systematic archaeological research program taking place between the villages of Chiliomodi and Klenia, in Corinthia, with the aim to locate, reveal and map the ancient city. The systematic excavation has already brought to light a well-organized cemetery of the archaic times, along with a funerary monument and part of the city’s main hub consisting of private and public buildings of the roman times revealing important information about the everyday life in the city of Tenea. At the same time,
the project is active in outreach activities with the local community, in an effort to raise public awareness on the protection of cultural heritage and the promotion of ancient Tenea as a cultural feature of the local people.
Θέματα Αρχαιολογίας, τ. 5(1), 2021
In 2019, the work of the systematic archaeological research program of ancient Tenea, brought to ... more In 2019, the work of the systematic archaeological research program of ancient Tenea, brought to light a roman bath complex, unveiling the first public building of the city, in a short distance from the residential facilities found in 2018. The numerous architectural members of the Archaic and Hellenistic period found in second use in the walls, alongside an archaic hexagonal well and an archaic deposit located in direct contact with the baths, indicate the existence of earlier large public buildings in the vicinity of the bath complex. Archaeological evidence such as the discovery of facilities of commercial activity to the east of the baths, prove the social character of the building as civic where wider everyday life activities were taking place.
«Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στην Πελοπόννησο» (ΑΕΠΕΛ1), 2018
Τον Ιούλιο του 1984, κατά την διάρκεια τεχνικών έργων ύδρευσης, εντοπίστηκε στο Χιλιομόδι Κορινθί... more Τον Ιούλιο του 1984, κατά την διάρκεια τεχνικών έργων ύδρευσης, εντοπίστηκε στο Χιλιομόδι Κορινθίας, στη συμβολή των οδών προς Φανερωμένη και Καμαρέτα, ολόλιθη σαρκοφάγος αρχαϊκών χρόνων, η καλυπτήρια πλάκα της οποίας έφερε στην εσωτερική πλευρά της γραπτή σύνθεση αποτελούμενη από δύο αντωπούς λέοντες και ανθέμιο στο κέντρο. Σύμφωνα με τα έως τώρα δεδομένα, πρόκειται για μοναδικό εύρημα στην Ελλάδα, καθώς δεν έχει εντοπιστεί άλλο παράλληλο σε πώρινο μνημειακό τάφο αρχαϊκών χρόνων.
Numismatica e Antichita Classiche: Quaderni Ticinesi, Volume 47, 2018
Le più antiche emissioni provenienti dalla città di Tenea, a lungo dipendente dalla vicina Corint... more Le più antiche emissioni provenienti dalla città di Tenea, a lungo dipendente dalla vicina Corinto, risalgono solo al II sec. a.C. La produzione di moneta locale, allora segno del-l'indipendenza della città, sembra però aver subito presto una battuta d'arresto per riprendere soltanto alcuni secoli più tardi in epoca romana imperiale. Particolare attenzione viene data alle emissioni del periodo di Settimio Severo recanti le effigi dell'imperatore, di Iulia Domna e del figlio Caracalla. Queste mostrano non poche somiglianze con monete coeve battute nelle città di Megara, Pellene e Sicyon. Tali similitudini costituiscono un tangibile indizio del-l'impiego da parte della città di Tenea di personale itinerante che permetteva l'emissione di denaro in caso di necessità, anche in assenza di officine stabili per la produzione di moneta locale. Ciò sembra confermato anche dalle differenze tra i coni prodotti nella città del Pelo-ponneso con quelli della vicina di Corinto la quale invece era dotata di una propria zecca.
Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art , 2020
this article is the preliminary report of important discoveries which took place at Tenea between... more this article is the preliminary report of important discoveries which took place at Tenea between Corinth and Argos. Elements of a monumental sekos of the period of Augustus have been found. The first part is by Dr. Korka, the architectural analysis by Dr. Lefantzis, the consideration of the sculptures by Dr. Corso
The Journal of Archaeological Numismatics,Volume 9, pp. 349-362., 2019
In recent years an international team under E. Korka has undertaken systematic archaeological inv... more In recent years an international team under E. Korka has undertaken systematic archaeological investigation and excavations uncovering remains of the lost city of Tenea in Corinthia. Among the various finds made until 2017 are coins and gold danakes recovered in the context of graves. A hoard of four bronze coins of Ptolemy III was found during the 2015 excavation season in a grave containing two contemporaneous burials and belonging to a cemetery of ancient Tenea at “Faneromeni” (modern day Chiliomodi). This is the first hoard consisting exclusively of bronze coins of Ptolemy III to be recorded as found in a grave in Greece. All coins belong to an issue that may represent the financial aid sent by Ptolemy to Aratos of Sicyon or/and Cleomenes III of Sparta.
During the 2016 and 2017 excavation seasons at Tenea, the remains of an impressive mausoleum and graves of the Roman era were unearthed. Beneath this cemetery, an older one of the Hellenistic period was also excavated. A number of finds at this site may be associated with the practice of “Charon’s obol”. Many Roman era tombs included bronze coins of low value or even much older issues placed on the deceased. On the contrary, the excavations in some of the earlier Hellenistic era tombs brought to light gold danakes made from contemporary bronze coins of Sikyon, instead of the “humble” obol.
ΑΕΠΕΛ(2), 2020
Occupying a strategic location controlling the roadway from Argos to ancient Corinth, Tenea was a... more Occupying a strategic location controlling the roadway from Argos to ancient Corinth, Tenea was a prosperous city in the 8th century BC due to its participation in the colonization of Syracuse. Pausanias states that the residents of Tenea were Trojan prisoners that Agamemnon brought over after the fall of Troy. Strabo mentions that Tenea was the place where Corinthian king Polybus nursed Oedipus. Strabo also informs us that Tenea became independent after the Roman destruction of Corinth. Archaeological investigations carried out in 2013-2017 in ancient Tenea at Chiliomodi in the Corinthia revealed an Archaic cemetery with unique finds, an extensive and rich Hellenistic and Roman cemetery, and part of one of the ancient city’s main roads. The Roman cemetery included an important Roman funerary monument built over a cistern, which had been used for ritual purposes.
Θέματα Αρχαιολογίας, τ. 3(1) , 2019
In July 1984, a sarcophagus of the early archaic period was found during rescue excavations in th... more In July 1984, a sarcophagus of the early archaic period was found during rescue excavations in the area of Faneromeni near the town of Chiliomodi. On the interior of the covering slab a unique composition of two lions of monumental character is depicted. The first systematic excavation in the area started in 2013. Initially, a rich archaic cemetery was excavated with unique finds worthy of the importance of the city of Tenea. During the excavations of 2016 and 2017, a magnificent funerary monument of the Roman times was revealed, with a unique lay-out for the Corinthia. Beneath it a cistern was discovered dedicated to ritual purposes. A very rich cemetery surrounds the Roman mausoleum, with burials from the Hellenistic and Roman periods, offering important knowledge in regard to the society, which inhabited the city. In 2018 elaborate domestic complexes were discovered, due to which the excavation of Tenea was considered to be among the most important projects in Greece and abroad.
Book Chapters by Tenea Project
American Numismatic Society, 2021
This is the preliminary report for an important early Byzantine hoard of gold coins and a gold ri... more This is the preliminary report for an important early Byzantine hoard of gold coins and a gold ring, which were unearthed during the archaeological excavation of ancient Tenea in October 2020. Since 2013 the modern-day village of Chiliomodi in Corinthia has been the centre of systematic archaeological exploration— including large-scale excavations, extensive surface surveys, and geophysical research—under the direction of Elena Korka.2 These have brought to light remains of ancient Tenea, Corinth’s most important satellite city during antiquity on the way to Argos. In the Archaic and Classical periods, Tenea was part of the city-state of Corinth, but in the late Hellenistic period it was free and no longer under Corinthian authority. This political status appears to have been maintained by Rome after she had conquered Greece in 146 bc. The Romans may also have favoured the Teneans because of the alleged kingship they shared, as both claimed to have been descendants of Trojans. Tenea disappears from literary sources in the early Byzantine period (6th century ad) and even the exact position of the city was disputed until recently.
Griechische Nekropolen. Bibliopolis / Möhnesee, 2019
The city of Tenea is mentioned by Strabo and Pausanias. It is Pausanias, who gives us information... more The city of Tenea is mentioned by Strabo and Pausanias. It is Pausanias, who gives us information about the origin of the people in Tenea. They were considered, according to tradition, as Trojan war-prisoners, who were brought over after the fall of Troy and were allowed by Agamemnon to settle in the region of Tenea. However, other scholars consider them inhabitants from the small island of Tenedos. During the Roman period Tenea was not destroyed, as the inhabitants were considered to have a common background with the Romans also coming, according to myth, from Troy.
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Since 2013, the archaeological research program of ancient Tenea, also known as “Tenea Project”, is being carried out under the direction of Dr. Elena Korka and under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports. Tenea Project is the first systematic archaeological research program taking place between the villages of Chiliomodi and Klenia, in Corinthia, with the aim to locate, reveal and map the ancient city. The systematic excavation has already brought to light a well-organized cemetery of the archaic times, along with a funerary monument and part of the city’s main hub consisting of private and public buildings of the roman times revealing important information about the everyday life in the city of Tenea. At the same time,
the project is active in outreach activities with the local community, in an effort to raise public awareness on the protection of cultural heritage and the promotion of ancient Tenea as a cultural feature of the local people.
During the 2016 and 2017 excavation seasons at Tenea, the remains of an impressive mausoleum and graves of the Roman era were unearthed. Beneath this cemetery, an older one of the Hellenistic period was also excavated. A number of finds at this site may be associated with the practice of “Charon’s obol”. Many Roman era tombs included bronze coins of low value or even much older issues placed on the deceased. On the contrary, the excavations in some of the earlier Hellenistic era tombs brought to light gold danakes made from contemporary bronze coins of Sikyon, instead of the “humble” obol.
Book Chapters by Tenea Project
Since 2013, the archaeological research program of ancient Tenea, also known as “Tenea Project”, is being carried out under the direction of Dr. Elena Korka and under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports. Tenea Project is the first systematic archaeological research program taking place between the villages of Chiliomodi and Klenia, in Corinthia, with the aim to locate, reveal and map the ancient city. The systematic excavation has already brought to light a well-organized cemetery of the archaic times, along with a funerary monument and part of the city’s main hub consisting of private and public buildings of the roman times revealing important information about the everyday life in the city of Tenea. At the same time,
the project is active in outreach activities with the local community, in an effort to raise public awareness on the protection of cultural heritage and the promotion of ancient Tenea as a cultural feature of the local people.
During the 2016 and 2017 excavation seasons at Tenea, the remains of an impressive mausoleum and graves of the Roman era were unearthed. Beneath this cemetery, an older one of the Hellenistic period was also excavated. A number of finds at this site may be associated with the practice of “Charon’s obol”. Many Roman era tombs included bronze coins of low value or even much older issues placed on the deceased. On the contrary, the excavations in some of the earlier Hellenistic era tombs brought to light gold danakes made from contemporary bronze coins of Sikyon, instead of the “humble” obol.