Paliochora, Byzantine Maronia

Paliochora, Byzantine Maronia

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During the middle-byzantine period, at the ruins of the early Christian basilica, a part of a middle-byzantine settlement and the cemetery of the same period were built. The habitation lasted from the 9th-10th century until the second half of the 13th century. The buildings were incorporated into the royal building and they were built with the same material. Inside the buildings, many things were found such as; jars, pots slots, hobs, a vaulted oven with a pot inside, small pits with shells, a Byzantine amphora and bones. In the northern part of the atrium a three-part secular building of impressive size and with a second floor was built. The mansion, due to the findings which were found there (including glazed pottery in the pit and a small pot of Chrism) is probably identified with the house of a prominent person from Maronia. Moreover, in the eastern part of the aisles of the basilica, two one-room chapels made with clay were established, which continued the tradition of worship in the area. The rich glazed pottery, the coins, the lead seals, the stamps and the crosses indicate the continuous habitation of the area, over the years, until the 13th century.
At the floor plan the excavated remains of the basilica are illustrated with blue color and with orange color, the remains of the buildings.

During the middle-byzantine period, at the ruins of the early Christian basilica, a part of a middle-byzantine settlement and the cemetery of the same period were built. The habitation lasted from the 9th-10th century, until the second half of the 13th century. The buildings were incorporated into the royal building, and they were built with the same material. Inside the buildings, many things were found, such as,; jars, pots' slots, hobs, a vaulted oven with a pot inside, small pits with shells, a Byzantine amphora, and bones. In the northern part of the atrium, a three-part secular building of impressive size and with a second floor was built. The mansion, due to the findings which were found there, (including glazed pottery in the pit, and a small pot of Chrism), is probably identified with the house of a prominent person from Maronia. Moreover,, in the eastern part of the aisles of the basilica, two one-room chapels made with clay were established, which continued the tradition of worship in the area. The rich glazed pottery, the coins, the lead seals, the stamps and the crosses, indicate the continuous habitation of the area over the years, until the 13th century.
At the floor plan, the excavated remains of the basilica, are illustrated with blue color, and with orange color the remains of the buildings.

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