Πρωτομινωικόν νεκροταφείον Αγίας Φωτιάς Σητείας
Part of : Αρχαιολογικά ανάλεκτα εξ Αθηνών ; Vol.IV, No.3, 1971, pages 392-397
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392-397
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An early minoan cemetery at Haghia Photia
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Αρχαιολογικά χρονικά
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An early Minoan I/I I cemetery was the seaside of the village Haghia Phoexcavated during July and August at tia, near Siteia. This huge cemetery, the largest in Crete, consisted of 252 tombs; about 50 more tombs are presumed to have been destroyed and plundered during previous years. Some of them were simple pit-tombs but the majority were primitive chamber- tombs. Their roofs had mostly collapsed (figs. 2 -4, 7-8, 10-13, 15); a large upright slab closed the entrance (figs. 1, 3-4, 7-8, 12-13, 15). In front a small antechamber was formed, mostly paved with irregular stones. The chamber as well as the antechamber had an elliptical or an irregular round form. The floors of the chambers were mostly covered with small pebbles. On the rough pavement of the antechamber was usually found a Pyr- gos ware tall gray chalice. The pottery found in the tombs reached the number of 1800 vases of different shapes : beaked jugs (figs. 2,7), bowls, suspension pots with a high neck and vertically pierced lugs (fig. 8), cups, double (figs. 7-8), triple or quadruple kernoi, pyxides, etc. Some of them show a rich incised decoration. The stone vases were few. Among the finds were several hundreds of obsidian blades, some spools, etc. A fine collection of bronze objects included a sword, a spearhead, several daggers and knives (fig. 10), fish-hooks, adzes, and bracelets. Worthy of note are two lead zoomorphic pendants (fig. 3). Finally among the grave-goods were some pieces of pumice-stone.
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νεκροταφεία, μινωική εποχή, Κρήτη
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