spoːɹˈædɪk ˌɛkskəvˈeɪʃənz bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ɪnðɪ ˈaʊɾɚɹ ˈɛɹiə ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪnðə dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ʌv mˈɛni ˈɑːɹɾɪfˌækts æz wˈɛl æz pˈɑːɹts ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɪɾi dˈeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌmðɪ ɑːɹkˈeɪɪk, klˈæsɪkəl, ænd hˌɛlənˈɪstɪk ˈiəɹəz.
Sporadic excavations between 1970 and 1990 in the outer area resulted in the discovery of many artifacts as well as parts of the original city dating from the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic eras.