Plan, Eleusis, Eschara
| Context: | Eleusis |
| Type: | Altar |
| Summary: | Ground altar; to the northeast outside the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore, near the northwest corner of the Temple of Artemis Propylaia and Poseidon Pater. |
| Date: | ca. 600 BC |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Archaic |
Plan:
Wall enclosing a rectangular open space. Eschara was a brick-lined pit covered with a metal grid.
History:
The pit was used to burn sacrifices and although the visible remains are Roman, excavation has revealed 6th century B.C. remains at the same location.
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