In a previous post I suggested that the present road between Kenchreai and Isthmia is not in the same position that the road was in the 1950's (the time when the several segments were discovered). Now I see that there is evidence that the road was, indeed, rebuilt about that time.
A) In Wiseman [1978] 59 we read "Part of the dump from the Corinth Canal now covers the wall between this section and where it re-appears near the modern road."
In other words part of the Corinth Canal dump was put between segments Sk and segment St. Notice that Wiseman talks about the 'modern' road.
B) "The Hellenistic Wall. During the summer of 1965 a short section of a fortification wall was uncovered at Cenchreae during excavations by the University of Chicago and the University of Indiana. The wall had been cut through in the construction of the new Isthmia-Epidaurus highway." Wiseman [1978] 62
So, here again, Wiseman mentions a new road built between Isthmia and Cenchreae - in this case before 1965.
C) " ... on the side of a small gully that runs from the old earthen road (Isthmia-Cenchreae) towards the southeast slope of Ayios Dhimitrios Ridge (Fig. 70)." Wiseman [1978] 62
From these citations we learn two things. The old road was replaced by a new road before 1965 (from B) and the old road was an earthen road (from C).
Since segments Sk and St were discovered before this time we must assume that Broneer's original report about St was referring to the 'old earthen road'.
What we do not yet know is whether the new road was repositioned.
Bibliography
Wiseman [1978] : Wiseman, James. The Land of the Ancient Corinthians. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg. ISBN: 91-85058-78-5.(Note used: N663)
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