| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| Collection-Unit | 9228 |
| Materials-Observed | Architecture and Artifact Scatter |
| Interpretation | Villa |
| Name | Marougka Villa |
| Period, Summary | Roman-Medieval |
| Topo-Map | 63671 |
| Toponym | Marougka |
| Northing | 4194400.0 |
| Easting | 671963.0 |
| Toponym Secondary | Xylokeriza |
| Investigation-Methods | DU Survey, Grab Sample, Irregular Subunit Survey |
| Grid Dimensions | 120 x 120 |
| Elevation | 76.0 |
| Area | 9218.0 |
| Grid Unit-Size | Irregular |
| Description | Roman villa site with later Medieval remains. Consists of a significant artifact scatter of ancient date and architecture (cut stone), plus later phases. Located south of Marougka on lower slopes of North face of Oneion, on the North side of paved road running East-West just below pig slaughterhouse. On lower slopes of an alluvial fan system dominated by olive and citrus groves, vineyards. Many grab samples taken in 2002 during revisit to attempt to refine chronology of the site. Nicknamed "Villa of the Pigdog" during survey. See Pettegrew 2015. |
| References | David K. Pettegrew, “Corinthian Suburbia: Patterns of Roman Settlement on the Isthmus.” In Bridge of the Untiring Sea: The Corinthian Isthmus from Prehistory to Late Antiquity, edited by Elizabeth R. Gebhard and Timothy E. Gregory, 289–310. Hesperia Suppl. 48. Princeton, NJ: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2015. |
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| Period (Linked) | Roman-Medieval |
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Landscape archaeology
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Suggested Citation
David K. Pettegrew, Timothy E Gregory, Daniel J Pullen, Richard Rothaus, Thomas F Tartaron. (2021) "LOCA 9228 from Europe/Greece/Corinthia/EKAS Region/Marougka". In The Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey. David K. Pettegrew, Timothy E Gregory, Daniel J Pullen, Richard Rothaus, Thomas F Tartaron (Ed). Released: 2021-06-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/2da932f2-2112-4da6-ab20-bebd374969db> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2gh9tz01
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