It was not rediscovered until a Greek worker dug up a stele in April 1863. == Archaeology == Archaeological excavations in the Kerameikos began in 1870 under the auspices of the Greek Archaeological Society.
It was not rediscovered until a Greek worker dug up a stele in April 1863. == Archaeology == Archaeological excavations in the Kerameikos began in 1870 under the auspices of the Greek Archaeological Society.
They have continued from 1913 to the present day under the German Archaeological Institute at Athens. During the construction of Kerameikos station for the expanded Athens Metro, a plague pit and approximately 1,000 tombs from the 4th and 5th centuries BC were discovered.
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The bulk of the area lies about 7–10 meters below modern street level, having in the past been inundated by centuries' worth of sediment accumulation from the floods of the Eridanos. == Metro station == As of spring 2007, Keramikos is the name given to the metro station which belongs to Line 3 of the Athens Metro is adjacent to the Technopolis of Gazi. ==Notes== ==References== Ursula Knigge: Der Kerameikos von Athen.
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