A mountain fortified settlement – a castle with a wall and an intermediate wall, which reaches the shores of Lake Petra, is gradually revealed by the archeological dig.
At the top of the castle rises a three-aisled basilica, with features of the mid-Byzantine basilicas of western Macedonia and the excavation research focuses on its complete unveiling of the wall and houses of the settlement.
“The abundance of graves in the temple also indicates its cemetery character”, points out the head of the research, if. Professor of Archeology, AUTh Melina Paisidou.
The entrance to the castle is protected at the northeastern end by a tower, while in the area of ​​the settlement there are scattered ruins of small buildings, which are estimated to have functioned as houses with storage spaces.
The ceramic finds indicate an agricultural installation with use from the 9th century AD to the 15th century. “The location of the settlement north of the Egnatia Odos crossing, its strategic location and information from sources lead to a possible identification with the Byzantine Peteriskos, later Petersko, which in the 20th century was named Petres”, explains Mr. Paisidou, which together with them A. Tsoka, S. Zachariadi, M. Perdikopoulou and D. Cheila will present the latest findings of the university excavation at Kale Amynteou, tomorrow afternoon, at the conference for the archaeological works of the year 2021 in Macedonia and Thrace, which takes place online from 10 to 11 March 2022.
The excavation at the fortress “Kale” of Amyntaio began in 2015 and is carried out by the Department of Archeology in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Florina, under the direction of Ms. Paisidou and with the participation of doctors, postgraduate and undergraduate students of the Department.
The archeological findings were under discussion to be exhibited in the future in the museum under establishment, in the old 1st primary school of Amyntaio.
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