Luge Doubles – Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games ©IOC/Richard Juilliart

Luge Doubles – Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games ©IOC/Richard Juilliart

Luge Doubles – Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games ©IOC/Richard Juilliart

The new archaeological excavations have also led to the discovery of a Roman-era pontoon, 40 metres in length and made up of several thousands of stones held in place by around 400 large oak stakes, which are remarkably well preserved. This monumental structure probably marked out the limits of the port basin of Lousonna. Fewer than 10 of these structures are known to exist throughout the entire Roman Empire, and are rarely so well preserved.

The new archaeological excavations have also led to the discovery of a Roman-era pontoon, 40 metres in length and made up of several thousands of stones held in place by around 400 large oak stakes, which are remarkably well preserved. This monumental structure probably marked out the limits of the port basin of Lousonna. Fewer than 10 of these structures are known to exist throughout the entire Roman Empire, and are rarely so well preserved.

The new archaeological excavations have also led to the discovery of a Roman-era pontoon, 40 metres in length and made up of several thousands of stones held in place by around 400 large oak stakes, which are remarkably well preserved. This monumental structure probably marked out the limits of the port basin of Lousonna. Fewer than 10 of these structures are known to exist throughout the entire Roman Empire, and are rarely so well preserved.

To enable work to progress as quickly as possible, extra teams were drafted in so that construction could continue during the night for a number of weeks.

To enable work to progress as quickly as possible, extra teams were drafted in so that construction could continue during the night for a number of weeks.

The final phase of archaeological excavations revealed a large number of remarkably well preserved oak pilings, which were most likely the base of the pontoon for the port of Lousonna.

The Olympic House project reaches the end of an important intermediate stage: the end of the terracing work.