Definition: Delos is the name of an island in the Aegean Sea, which according to the Greek legends, is the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. First occupied during the 3rd millennium BC, Delos was a Cycladic shrine, and also the site of one of the earliest known Jewish synagogues, dated to the 2nd century AD. Delos was first excavated in the late 1870s by the French School of Archaeology at Athens, who have continued to work at the site in conjunction with the Greek government. Delos was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1990.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
