Halae

Ancient town in East Opuntian Lokris, Greece, situated by the sea on the Bay of Atalante near modern Theologos. Excavations by Hetty Goldman and Alice Walker from 1911 to 1935 uncovered a fortified acropolis with continuous occupation from the Neolithic through Late Roman or Byzantine periods, along with approximately 280 tombs of Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic date. The acropolis contained a temple area, fortification walls with bastions, and a sanctuary, while a well yielded archaic figurines associated with worship of Athena. Pausanias described it as the last town of Boeotia, likely named after salt springs still found in the vicinity.