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University of Chicago Excavations at Isthmia, 1989: I UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO EXCAVATIONS AT ISTHMIA, 1989:I (PLATES 1-19) In memoriam, Oscar Broneer, 1894-1992 T HE EFFORTS of the University of Chicago Excavationsat Isthmia since 1976 have been directed towards the final publication and conservationof objects recoveredin Oscar Broneer's excavations, 1952-1967.1 Although considerable progress on the cata- logues was made each season, importantquestions remained about the contextof the objects and about the history of deposition in the areas to the east and north of the central plateau where Broneer had identifiedtwo major deposits of debris, one from the destructionof the ArchaicTemple of Poseidonca. 470 B.C.and the other from a fire in the Classical Temple in 390 B.C.Furthermore, questions had arisen about the form and date of the ArchaicTemple as published in Isthmia II. In addition, more Protogeometricand Early Geometricpottery was found in the context containersthan had been previouslyrecognized, giving rise to the hypothesis that sacrificeson the plateau may have begun much earlier than had been sug- gested. Other questions included the date and route of the earliest phases of the Corinth- Isthmus road, the chronologyof the Early Stadium, and the location of a Greek shrine to Melikertes-Palaimon.On the ridge south of the sanctuary Broneer had uncovereda small complex of houses and workshops known as the Rachi Settlement, but many structures remainedunexcavated, and there, too, more informationabout the context of the buildings was neededbefore the architectureand objectscould be fully understood.After preliminary topographicaland stratigraphicinvestigations were carriedout in 1985-1988,2 a long sea- son of excavationwas undertakenon and around the central plateau of the sanctuary and on the Rachi, from August 16 to November 29, 1989.3 The results form the body of this ' Works frequently cited are abbreviatedas follows: Isthmia I = 0. Broneer,Isthmia, I, The Temple of Poseidon, Princeton 1971 Isthmia II = 0. Broneer,Isthmia, II, Topographyand Architecture,Princeton 1973 Isthmia III = 0. Broneer,Isthmia, III, TerracottaLamps, Princeton 1977 Abbreviationsused in the catalogue of deposits at the end of each section are given in note 47 below. For a summary account of the Isthmian Sanctuaryat the end of Broneer'sexcavations, see 0. Broneer, "The Isthmian Sanctuaryof Poseidon,"in Neue Forschungenin griechischenHeiligtiumern, U. Jantzen, ed., Tuibingen1976, pp. 39-62. A list of Broneer'spublications to that date appearsin Hesperia 43, 1974, pp. 396- 404. In 1976 Elizabeth Gebhard succeededBroneer as directorof the University of Chicago Excavationsat Isthmia. 2 Details of the geomorphologicalsurvey done in 1987 and 1988 using subsurfaceradar, a proton mag- netometer,and electromagneticconductivity meter will be published separately. 3 We thank Dr. Ioannis Tzedakis, then Director of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of the Greek ArchaeologicalService, for permission to carry out excavationson behalf of the University of Chicago under the auspices of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. The warm interest and support of Dr. Phani Pachygianni, Ephor of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, Nauplion Museum, and Mrs. Zoe Aslamatzidouare very much appreciated.We are indebtedto ProfessorWilliam D. E. Coulson, Director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, for his continuing interest and support and to his staff in Athens for their assistance. We are particularly grateful to Dr. Charles K. Williams, II, Director of the Hesperia 61, 1 American School of Classical Studies at Athens is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve, and extend access to Hesperia ® www.jstor.org 2 ELIZABETH R. GEBHARD AND FREDERICK P. HEMANS report.4Discoveries from the Rachi Settlement will be the subject of a separate report by Virginia Anderson-Stojanovic.At this point the major outlines of the developmentof the sanctuaryare clear, although many details will require further study. In almost all cases the trenches opened in 1989 underlay earlier trenches dug by Bro- neer. Becauseof this and the fact that the new material is closely relatedto the discoveriesof the earlier excavations,two trench plans are included,one for 1989 (Fig. 2) and one for the 1952-1980 excavations(Fig. 3).5 Beforethe 1989 season,the surfaceelevation of depositsin most trenches surrounding the Temple of Poseidon was that of the temenos in the 2nd century after Christ (ca. -1.00 to -1.50 m.). East of the Early Roman temenos wall, Broneerexposed the surfaceof the Archaictemenos, -2.25 to -4.30 m. (East Terrace 4 in the series of terracesdescribed below). In the southeast area he cleared the racecourseand starting line (elev. -2.09 m.) of the Early Stadium and the Roman Palaimonion precincts I-V (P1. 7). At the north and northwestsides of the temenos, he excavateda large portionof the Archaic depositsto a depth of -2.68 to -7.73 m. In 1989, elevationsfor the beginning and end of a basket were taken at the four corners and in the center of the trench.6Almost all soil was dry-sieved and the residue retained; samples from selected areas were taken for water sieving.7 After excavation, the baskets were grouped in Lots accordingto the sequence of their deposition,and the Lots of a given area were then assembledunder headings representingphases: Construction,Use, and De- struction.A summaryof the remains pertainingto each phase is given here in the catalogue Corinth Excavations,and Dr. Nancy Bookidis, Assistant Director, for their valuable assistance and counsel during the preparatoryperiod and the excavationseason. None of our work would have been possible without a three-yeargrant from the National Endowmentfor the Humanities (#RO-21847-89) that was matchedby generous contributions from Hunter Lewis, E. C. Whitehead, E. E. Cohen, W. D. Petersen, and T. K. Brooker.We also thank ProfessorPhilip Gosset, Dean of the Humanities Division of the University of Chica- go, and his staff for their support and encouragementthroughout the project. Trench masterswere Alison Adams, Keith Dickey, Timothy Gregory, Bruce King, Elizabeth Langridge, Jeanne Marty, Linda Mol, Julia Shear, Carol Stein, Dragan Stojanovic,Jennifer Tobin, and Grace Ziesing. Preliminaryanalysis of the pottery was carriedout during the excavationsby Karim Arafat, John Hayes, and Catherine Morgan with the help of Julie Bentz later in the season. The museum staff includedLauri Hlavaty (recorder), Helen Kingsley and Stella Bouzaki (conservators),Heather Goodhue, Julia Davey, Jane and Cynthia Thornet (pottery),and Jean Perras (secretary).Field photographywas done by Catlin Rockmanand objectphotography by Ino Ioannidouand Lenio Bartzioti.Frederick Hemans servedas Assistant Director and Chief Architectand was, in the latter capacity, assisted by Ab Koelman and Donald Jones. The foremanwas AristomenesArberores. Elizabeth Gebhard was Field Director and Principal Investigator. Unless specifiedotherwise, drawings are by F. P. Hemans. 4 In orderto presentthe new material in a historicalsequence, this preliminaryreport is organizedchrono- logically by area. Becauseof the length, it is dividedinto two parts that will be publishedseparately: Part I, the Mycenaean period to the destructionof the ArchaicTemple, ca. 470 B.C.; Part II, the Classical period through the 3rd century after Christ. All dates in Part I are B.C. unless stated otherwise. I In the following discussion,the 1989 trencheswill be designatedby the prefix 89-; in a list of 1989 trench numbers, the prefix to the first trench will apply to the entire series. In the catalogues of deposits, after the 1989 trench, the equivalent trench or trenches in Broneer's excavations is given in parentheses. The same datum point (53.37 m. above sea level) was used for both; it is locatedat the east end of the north cella wall in the Classical Temple (Isthmia I, p. 59, note 3). 6 The x,y,z coordinatesand elevations for all baskets are entered in the site data base. 7 The Corinth Excavationskindly lent us equipment for water sieving and weighing. In 1990 the faunal material was studied by David Reese, and Julie Hanson briefly examined the flora; soil samples were ex- ported for analysis in the United States. CHICAGO EXCAVATIONS AT ISTHMIA, 1989: I 3 of deposits at the end of each section.8Inventoried artifacts are listed by title followed by their inventorynumber in the Isthmia Museum.9 For the report on the Mycenaean and Early Iron Age potterywe have adopteda differ- ent approach, because no intact deposits prior to the 8th century have been recovered.In both the earlier and the 1989 excavations, Mycenaean and Early Iron Age sherds were found mixed with later material that was redepositedin the north and east terracesand in the secondand third floor surfaceswithin the ArchaicTemple. Their quantity, especiallyof Protogeometriccups, makes it likely that they were not casually left by passers-by but are remains of activities that took place on and around the central plateau of the sanctuary. Catherine Morgan presents here an overview of these wares, using examples from the old and new excavationsat Isthmia. On the basis of vessel shapes, she makes suggestionsabout their function at the site. THE CENTRAL PLATEAU BEFORE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SANCTUARY OF POSEIDON At the beginning of our planning for excavation,when Broneer'strenches were examinedin detail, it became clear that the central plateau on which the Temple of Poseidon stood had undergone a number of alterations during the history of the sanctuary. In order to under- stand how the earliest levels were related to the original landscape and what effect later alterations had on earlier remains, it was necessaryto clarify the original configurationof the plateau. Perhaps most importantfor an understandingof the early sanctuaryis the fact that the central plateau was originally triangular. Its apex pointed northeasttowards the Isthmus, and its base lay along the lower slopes of the ridge known locally as the Rachi (Fig. 1, Pls. 2-6). Broneer'sexcavation dump coversthe point, north of the Roman temenos,but the natural conformationof the slope at the sides is visible in the aerial photographs,and it is indicatedby the -2 to -5 m.
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