Excavations of the Head of Antiquities in Kefallonia and Ithaca, Antonis Vassilakis changed dramatically what is known about Ithaca and the Odyssey.
In the region of Riza, Poros in Kefallonia, excavations unearthed an impressive building of the Mycenaean era (1400-1200 BC), next to the Tholos Tomb of the Mycenaeans.
This building is a part of an extensive residential centre and the first one being discovered in the area of Kefallonia. There is a wall curved wall whose total acreage is 250, while its dating is precise due to the stratified pottery of this period.
If this discovery will be affirmed, then contemporary Ithaca was a part of Odysseus’ kingdom with Kefallonia as the seat of the kingdom and the palaces in the region of Riza.
Vassilakis’ new evidence have been forwarded to the Greek Ministry of Culture.
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