Pseira VII - The Pseira Cemetery II. Excavation of the Tombs (Hardcover)

Richard B. Seager excavated the Minoan cemetery at Pseira in 1907, but the work was never published. The Temple University excavations (1985-1994) under the direction of Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras conducted an intensive surface survey of the cemetery area, cleaned and drew plans of all visible tombs, and excavated tombs that had not been previously excavated. The results of the cemetery excavations on the small island off the northeast coast of Crete are published in two volumes. Pseira VII presents the results from the excavation and cleaning of the 19 tombs that still exist at the Pseira cemetery. The cemetery is remarkable for the diversity of its tomb types. Burials were in cist graves built of vertical slabs (a class with Cycladic parallels), in small tombs constructed of fieldstones, in house tombs, and in jars. Burials were communal, as is usual in Minoan cemeteries. Artifacts included clay vases, stone vessels, obsidian, bronze tools, jewelry, and other objects.

General

Imprint:	Institute For Aegean Prehistory
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Prehistory Monographs, 6
Release date:	July 2003
First published:	July 2003
Editors:	Philip P. Betancourt • Costis Davaras
Dimensions:	280 x 216 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-931534-05-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Mortuary practice Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Prehistoric archaeology Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology Promotions
LSN:	1-931534-05-5
Barcode:	9781931534055

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