Kouroi and Necropolis of Tenea. Publication of the Graves and the Sculpture in the Regional Context

2010年5月，希腊警方缴获了两个真人大小的古罗，可以追溯到6世纪的最后三分之一。这是过去几十年来希腊塑料中最重要的新发现之一。由于被逮捕的寻宝者所提供的陈述，也有可能挖掘出相应的墓地。墓地横跨一条从科林斯通往阿尔戈斯的道路——康托波里亚。在挖掘过程中，发现了77座古墓，时间从公元前6世纪到公元前4世纪。所有的坟墓都完好无损，除了被埋葬的尸体，还有陪葬品。也有可能辨认出属于有关kouroi的坟墓。因此，人们不仅能够第一次安全地重建古代墓穴的建造，而且由于各自的埋葬对象，也可以进一步确保古代晚期塑料的静态年代。该项目的目的是在Korinthia进一步埋葬地点的背景下，对necoropolis和两个坟墓kouroi进行科学评价和出版。

In Mai 2010, the Greek police was able to seize two life-sized kouroi dating back to the last third of the 6th century. It is one of the most important new findings among Greek plastics during the last decades. Due to the statements given by the arrested treasure hunters, it was also possible to excavate the corresponding necropolis. The necropolis stretched out over both sides of an road, the Kontoporeia, that led from Korinth to Argos. In the course of the excavation, 77 tombs were uncovered dating from the 6th century untill the 4th century BC. All of the tombs were untouched and contained, besides the remains of the buried bodies, also burial objects. It was also possible to identify the tombs belonging to the kouroi in question. Thus, one is not only able for the first time to securely recontruct the erection of archaic grave kouroi but, due to the respective burial objects, the stilistic dating of late-archaic plastics can also be further ensured. The aim of the project is the scientific evaluation and publication of the necoropolis and of the two grave kouroi in the context of further burial sites in the Korinthia.