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South temple seen from the south-west after completion of the excavations in 2008. In the foreground lies the western pediment of the Archaic temple, dislodged when the Persians sacked the city. Archaic south temple, reconstruction of the west facade. Excavation of the north-Syrian, late Hittite bronze bowl found in the Geometric south temple (8th cent. BC). North-Syrian, late Hittite bronze bowl with relief depicting a men's dance from the Geometric south temple.
Anthropomorphic cheek flap of a bronze helmet (early 5th cent. BC). Fragments of a Mycenaean krater with a depiction of the transport of supplies into a fortress from the Mycenaean temple (c. 1100 BC). Excavation leader W.-D. Niemeier in action. Stone depot, south of the stadium. Photographic documentation of the over 3,500 architectural members brought here from the sanctuary since 1970 was completed in April 2008.
The foundations of the tower in the fortification wall, erected inside the Temple of Zeus in late antiquity, reuse architectural members from the Leonideion, a kind of hostelry from the 4th cent. BC The rubble filling of the tower from late antiquity was examined in April 2008 to settle the much-debated issue of the structure's date. A coin of Emperor Maximinus Thrax (235-238) from the rubble filling of the tower provides the first firm evidence for a dating. South of the stadium, the excavation has extended eastwards from the

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