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Isthmia Excavation
From: University of Chicago
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 he sanctuary of Poseidon on the Isthmus of Corinth was centrally located beside one of the main roads linking the Peloponnesus with mainland Greece, making the shrine a natural assembly place in the ancient Greek world. It was one of four sanctuaries where, every two years, Greeks from all parts of the Mediterranean came to compete in Panhellenic games. The sanctuary became the major extramural shrine of the Corinthians and their most important religious foundation outside the city. Oscar Broneer of the University of Chicago discovered the site in 1952 and launched the excavation process, with work continued by Elizabeth Gebhard, also of the University of Chicago, beginning in 1976. |
The University of Chicago excavation website(humanities.uchicago.edu/isthmia/isthmia.html) includes computer-generated 3D animated views of the sanctuary during nine selected time periods from the eighth century BCE to 180 CE. Each 3D view includes a corresponding contour map. Detailed maps of the region (both present and past), architectural plans of the site and aerial photographic views of the sanctuary are also displayed. The website is a helpful introduction to the sanctuary and the region, and is also a useful research tool, with essays about the history and discoveries at the site, illustrated by images of objects found during excavations. |
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