The Greek-Swedish excavations at Kastelli, Khania 1980
Part of : Αρχαιολογικά ανάλεκτα εξ Αθηνών ; Vol.XVI, No.1-2, 1983, pages 3-17
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Αρχαιολογικά χρονικά
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The 1980 excavation revealed further evidence on most of the known levels from the site from modern telephone cables to Final- Neolithic pottery. Dominating among the «modern» remains (Venetian and later periods) were large wall foundations with joining foundation pits and levelling deposits, revealing evidence of a substantial building activity from this period. Below the modern levels we came in the N part directly upon the LM III C deposits represented with architecture in Trench 16 and Scarp 1/3. These LM III C buildings were constructed partly upon pits of late III B or early III C date, partly upon late III B architecture (Scarp 1/3). In the S part (Trench 17) we came below the surface directly upon a level of LM 111 B:2. This deposit sealed the mainly undisturbed remains of the large building of the LM III A/B period. This in its turn sealed the heavy destruction level of the LM I B phase which added some more information to our knowledge of House IV. In the northern part the LM III remains were placed directly upon the MM levels represented by architecture of Μ Μ II and Μ Μ I A (Scarp 1/3). The EM (II) constructions were discovered below the floors of Room E in House I and revealed evidence of workshop activity. In this same area several sherds of Final-Neolithic pottery were discovered below the floor of the EM 11 stratum.It must finally be mentioned that several minor restoration works were carried out in order to preserve best possible the architecture of the large LM 1 buildings. Most important among these were the restoration of Room B and the Entrance Hall (H) with the three steps leading up to the level of the Minoan Hall (fig. 17).
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Χανιά
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