The Erechtheion on the Acropolis of Athens

A long-standing debate about the location of the Erechtheion on Athens' Acropolis has been challenged by new evidence suggesting that the temple, traditionally associated with the Karyatid Temple, was instead situated on the 'Dörpfeld foundation,' a site of an Archaic building destroyed by the Persians in 480 BCE. This study argues against the prevailing view that the Erechtheion was relocated after its destruction, proposing that it remained recognized at the Dörpfeld foundation until antiquity's end. The research analyzes historical proposals and re-evaluates archaeological evidence to support this hypothesis, offering a significant reinterpretation of one of Athens' most iconic structures.

van Rookhuijzen, J. Z. (2021). The Erechtheion on the Acropolis of Athens. Kernos, 34, 69–121. https://doi.org/10.4000/kernos.3853