Eleni Konsolaki-Giannopoulou

Eleni Konsolaki, also Eleni Konsolaki-Giannopoulou or Eleni Konsolaki-Yannopoulou (Greek: Ελένη Κονσολάκη-Γιαννοπούλου) is a Greek archaeologist who is renowned internationally and excataved in areas including Troezen, Poros and Methana.

Major task

She has been active for approximately 18 years in that area. She spends her busy time with examination of ancient treasures of the area. Special attention was received while excavation in Methana in 1990 which she discovered and Mycenaean building. She described over 150 idols from the ancient times.

Special discoveries

It drew the attention of all the Greek state in fach that the peninsula of Methana was archaeologically known. The Methana peninsula is noted as an archaeologically protected zone.

In the lart years, she investigated the Mycenaean-built Acropolis Magoula near Galatas next to the island of Poros. She discovered several Mycenaean buildings which show that the Troezen area did not only have a great importance in the ancient times, after a few researches, the connections of the Mycenaean and the Minoan epochs came closer. These include Theseus, the famoys mythological hero who defeated the Minotaurs from this region. Also the Troezen area had a great importance.

Eleni Konsolakis-Yannopoulou published her research work to the conference to the history of the Saronic Gulf in 1998 on the island of Poros. Their research work contributed much to the prehistory.

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