Kalapodi, Greece: the problem of frost at the archaeological site and the implementation of the TRIQUETRA programme

Artemios Oikonomou; Themistoklis Bilis

doi:10.4408/IJEGE.2025-01.S-07

Authors

Artemios Oikonomou Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Athens, Greece; University of West Attica, Athens, Greece https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4612-2727
Themistoklis Bilis University of West Attica, Athens, Greece https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5111-6933

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4408/IJEGE.2025-01.S-07

Keywords:

Kalapodi, Central Greece, climate change, Triquetra project, stone materials

Abstract

In central Greece, in today’s Fthiotis, where in antiquity Phokis bordered eastern Lokris and Boeotia, there is a sanctuary that is one of the most important of ancient Phokis. Systematic excavations were carried out in the sanctuary in the second half of the 20th century, under the direction of the German Archaeological Institute and they continue to this day. As part of the TRIQUETRA programme an integrated methodological model to protect archaeological remains at Kalapodi from frost is proposed. The TRIQUETRA project (EU HE research and innovation programme under GA No. 101094818) aims at creating an evidence-based assessment platform that allows precise risk stratification, and also creates a database of available mitigation measures and strategies, acting as a Decision Support Tool towards efficient risk mitigation and site remediation (Ioannidis et alii, 2024). This paper will present climatic data of Kalapodi together with materials analysis of the building materials of the sanctuary highlighting the frost problem.