In the late 8th c. BC the sanctuary consists mainly of an enclosure wall at N and a sacral oikos, built against a large marble lump, which seemed to have a prevailing character. E of the first oikos a second one was built in the third quarter of the 7th c. BC. Further down the slope, two unroofed compartments with ritual pits were found. These compartments were arranged along an extension of the temenos wall to the W and S. In the course of the first half of the 6th c. BC an earthquake or a landslide caused damages to the sanctuary. The temenos wall and the two oikoi were repaired. The second oikos in its second phase of use served for food preparation (ritual meals?). A complex of rooms at the S may serve for the accommodation of those who practiced the rites or even for the preparation of ritual meals. Finally, between the entrance of the sanctuary to the S and the older oikoi remains of a marble temple dated to the 6th c. BC were revealed. At that time the aforementioned complex of rooms must have been abandoned and demolished.

Records

• 2000-2006: Systematic Excavation by V. K. Lambrinoudakis (Greek Archaeological Service)
  

References: Primary

• Lambrinoudakis, V. K., 2005. A new early Archaic building on Naxos. Some thoughts on the Oikos of the Naxians on Delos, in M. Yeroulanou & M. Stamatopolou (eds.), Architecture and Archaeology in the Cyclades, papers in honour of J.J. Coulton, Oxford: 79–86

References: Secondary

• Lambrinoudakis, V. K., 2001. The emergence of the city-state of Naxos in the Aegean, in M. C.Lentini (ed.), The two Naxos Cities : a Fine Link between the Aegean sea and Sicily, 14-30 June 2001 University of Athens, 6-31 July Archaeological Museum of the Island of Naxos, Palerme: 13–22
• Mermoz, J., 2010. La vie religieuse des Cyclades de l’HR IIIC à la fin de la période archaïque, Lyon (unpublished PhD Thesis): 49–53
• Philaniotou, O., 2001. New evidence for the topography of Naxos in the Geometric period, in M. Costanza Lentini (ed.), The two Naxos Cities: a Fine Link between the Aegean sea and Sicily, 14-30 June 2001 University of Athens, 6-31 July Archaeological Museum of the Island of Naxos, Palerme: 90

Written Sources

• None