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Visiting Chora

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by Irma Havlicek
Powerhouse Museum Online Producer

Image of Chora
Image of Chora © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Today, Tuesday 23 October, we went on an excursion – to Chora, Andros. Chora is the main village of Andros, and you can see the Venetian influence in the architecture. Our reason for going there was to visit the Andros Museum, which has a wonderful exhibition devoted to the finds on Zagora. Our visit will inform the work we do at Zagora.

We only had a little while to venture up the hill to the square where the museum is, and a small wander up the main street of shops there. However I snapped the following pics which appealed to me, so I thought I would share them with you. I hope I get back there to explore Chora further because I thought it was gorgeous…. What do you think?

Image of Chora, Andros
Image of Chora, Andros © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek

Just a few metres on from the seafront, above, we encountered a corner vacant block which showed clear evidence of the house that had been demolished from the site. This inspired an animated discussion about construction of the house, what the shelves may have been used for, and so on.

Archaeology of a house
The remains left after the demolition of a house provided clear signs of the construction and indications of storage in the house © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Archaeologists discussing the Chora house remains
The remains of the demolished house at Chora provided ample opportunity for archaeological discussion of theories about the construction and use of the house © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Image of Chora, Andros
Image of Chora, Andros © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Image of Chora, Andros
Image of Chora, Andros © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Image of Chora, Andros
Image of Chora, Andros © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
A sundial at Chora
A sundial at Chora © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Image of Chora
Image of Chora © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Image of Chora
The Zagora Archaeological Project (ZAP) team enjoying lunch at Chora after our visit to Andros Museum © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Image of Chora
Even the supermarket at Chora has a Facebook presence © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Image of Chora
Image of Chora © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Image of Chora
Image of Chora © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Image of Chora
Lesley Beaumont and Meg Miller share an amusing moment at Chora © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Image of Chora, Andros
Image of Chora © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek
Image of Chora, Andros
Image of Chora, Andros © PHM; photo by Irma Havlicek

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4 thoughts on “Visiting Chora”

  2. It looks absolutely beautiful. The photos really do bring the place ‘home’ – oh I do wish could see it for myself but this is definitely the next best thing. Thanks Guys 🙂

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