Pseira VII. The Pseira Cemetery 2. Excavation of the Tombs

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1 Pseira VII The Pseira Cemetery 2. Excavation of the Tombs

2 The archaeological excavations at Pseira, Crete, were sponsored by Temple University, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the Archaeological Institute of Crete, and by the Archaeological Society of Crete.

3 PREHISTORY MONOGRAPHS 6 Pseira VII The Pseira Cemetery 2. Excavation of the Tombs edited by Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras Contributing authors: Demetrios Anglos, Robert Arnott, Philip P. Betancourt, Polyxeni Bougia, Costis Davaras, Heidi M.C. Dierckx, Susan Ferrence, Paul Goldberg, Richard Hope Simpson, Robert B. Koehl, Mari P. Mateo, Olga Matzari, Kristalia Melessanaki, Natalia Poulou-Papadimitriou, David S. Reese, Werner H. Schoch, Fotini Zervaki, and Vasso Zographaki Published by INSTAP ACADEMIC PRESS Philadelphia, PA 2003

4 Design and Production The Institute for Aegean Prehistory Academic Press Printing Sun Printing Co., Philadelphia Binding Hoster Bindery, Philadelphia Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Pseira Cemetery / edited by Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras ; with contributions by Philip P. Betancourt... [et al.]. p. cm. (Prehistory monographs 6) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN (alk. paper) ISBN (alk. paper) 1. Pseira Island (Greece) Antiquities. 2. Excavations (Archaeology) Greece Pseira Island. 3. Minoans Greece Pseira Island. 4. Tombs Greece Pseira Island. I. Betancourt, Philip P., II. Davaras, Kostes. III. Series. DF221.C8P dc21 Copyright 2003 THE INSTITUTE FOR AEGEAN PREHISTORY ACADEMIC PRESS Philadelphia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America

5 Contents LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT vii LIST OF FIGURES ix LIST OF PLATES xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii PART I. EXCAVATION OF THE TOMBS Introduction, Philip P. Betancourt, Costis Davaras, and Richard Hope Simpson Tomb 1, Demetrios Anglos, Philip P. Betancourt, Heidi M.C. Dierckx, Susan Ferrence, Mari P. Mateo, Kristalia Melessanaki, David S. Reese, and Fotini Zervaki Tomb 2, Philip P. Betancourt, Paul Goldberg, Richard Hope Simpson, Robert B. Koehl, Olga Matzari, David S. Reese, Werner H. Schoch, and Fotini Zervaki Tomb 3, Philip P. Betancourt, Heidi M.C. Dierckx, David S. Reese, and Vasso Zographaki Tomb 4, Philip P. Betancourt, Polyxeni Bougia, Heidi M.C. Dierckx, Paul Goldberg, Fotini Zervaki, and Vasso Zographaki Tomb 5, Philip P. Betancourt, Heidi M.C. Dierckx, and Vasso Zographaki Tomb 6, Philip P. Betancourt, Heidi M.C. Dierckx, and Vasso Zographaki Tomb 7, Philip P. Betancourt, Heidi M.C. Dierckx, Olga Matzari, and David S. Reese Tomb 8, Philip P. Betancourt, Polyxeni Bougia, Heidi M.C. Dierckx, and David S. Reese Tomb 9, Philip P. Betancourt, Heidi M.C. Dierckx, Olga Matzari, and David S. Reese Tomb 10, Philip P. Betancourt, Polyxeni Bougia, Heidi M.C. Dierckx, Paul Goldberg, and David S. Reese Tomb 11, Philip P. Betancourt and Olga Matzari Tomb 12, Philip P. Betancourt and Olga Matzari

6 vi PSEIRA VI 13. Tomb 13, Philip P. Betancourt and Olga Matzari Tomb 14, Philip P. Betancourt and Olga Matzari Tomb 15, Philip P. Betancourt and Polyxeni Bougia Tomb 16, Philip P. Betancourt and Fotini Zervaki Tomb 17, Philip P. Betancourt Tomb 18, Philip P. Betancourt Tomb 19, Philip P. Betancourt Other Features in the Cemetery, Philip P. Betancourt PART II. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS Interpretation and Conclusions, Philip P. Betancourt APPENDICES A. Concordance of Excavation Numbers B. Locations of Tombs: Concordance by Excavated Units C. The Human Skeletal Remains, Robert Arnott REFERENCES INDEX FIGURES PLATES

7 List of Illustrations in the Text Illustration 1. Cross-section of Tomb Illustration 2. Cross-section of Tomb Illustration 3. Tomb 2, lower stratum Illustration 4. Tomb 2, upper stratum Illustration 5. Tomb 10, level with human bones and two vases

8 List of Figures Figure 1. Map of Pseira Island showing ancient and modern sites identified by the Pseira Survey. Figure 2. Topographic plan of the Pseira cemetery. Figure 3. Plan and section, Tomb 1. Figure 4. Plan and sections, Tomb 2. Figure 5. Plan and sections, Tomb 3. Figure 6. Plan and section, Tomb 4 and terrace in front of Tomb 4. Figure 7. Plan and section, Tomb 5. Figure 8. Plan and section, Tomb 6. Figure 9. Plan and section, Tomb 7. Figure 10. Plan and section, Tomb 8. Figure 11. Plan and section, Tomb 9. Figure 12. Plan and section, Tomb 10. Figure 13. Plans and sections, Tombs 11 and 13. Figure 14. Plan and section, Tomb 12. Figure 15. Plan and section, Tomb 14. Figure 16. Plan and section, Tomb 15. Figure 17. Plan and section, Tomb 16. Figure 18. Plan and section, Tomb 17. Figure 19. Plan and section, Tomb 18. Figure 20. Plan and section, Tomb 19. Figure 21. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tomb 1. Figure 22. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tomb 1. Figure 23. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery, Tomb 1. Figure 24. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery, Tomb 1.

9 x PSEIRA VI Figure 25. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tomb 1. Figure 26. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tombs 1 and 2. Figure 27. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tomb 2. Figure 28. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tomb 2. Figure 29. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tombs 2 and 3. Figure 30. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tombs 3 and 4. Figure 31. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tomb 4. Figure 32. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery, Tomb 4. Figure 33. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tomb 4. Figure 34. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tombs 4 and 5. Figure 35. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tombs 5 and 6. Figure 36. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tomb 7. Figure 37. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tombs 7, 8, and 9. Figure 38. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tomb 9. Figure 39. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tomb 9. Figure 40. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tomb 9. Figure 41. Profile drawings of cataloged artifacts, Tomb 9. Figure 42. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tombs Figure 43. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tomb 10. Figure 44. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tombs 11, 12, and 13. Figure 45. Profile drawings of cataloged pottery and other artifacts, Tombs 13, 14, and 16, and objects without context.

10 List of Plates Plate 1A. Aerial view of Pseira Island. Plate 1B. The cemetery, like many parts of Pseira Island, supports only sparse vegetation. Plate 2A. Objects in situ in Tomb 1. The arrow points to magnetic north. Plate 2B. Northwest corner of Tomb 1, showing the wall seated on bedrock. Plate 3. Tomb 1 after excavation, looking north. Plate 4A. Tomb 1 after excavation, looking north. Plate 4B. No Plate 4C. No Plate 5. Tomb 2, lower stratum, with no. 2.5 at left. Plate 6A. Detail of the lower stratum with complete vases in Tomb 2, with vase no. 2.5 at the left. Plate 6B. Detail of the side-spouted jug no Plate 6C. Side-spouted jug no Plate 7A. The upper stratum in Tomb 2, looking north. Plate 7B. Upper stratum in Tomb 2. Plate 8A. Upper part of the upper stratum in Tomb 2. Plate 8B. Stone vessel no Plate 8C. Stone vessel no Plate 8D. Deatail of Plate 8A. Plate 9A. The upper stratum in Tomb 2, looking north, with stone vessel no visible. Plate 9B. Stone bowl no Plate 9C. Stone vessel no Plate 9D. Photomicrograph of Sample 1 showing large void with dusty coating. Plate 9E. Photomicrograph of Sample 1 showing circular voids and vesicles. Plate 10A. Tomb 3.

11 xii PSEIRA VI Plate 10B. Tomb 3, back wall. Plate 11A. Tomb 3, support for wall. Plate 11B. Tomb 3, northeast corner. Plate 12. Tomb 4 before excavation. Plate 13A. Tomb 4, looking west. Plate 13B. Tomb 4. Plate 13C. Cup no Plate 14. Tomb 5. Plate 15A. Tomb 6. Plate 15B. Tomb 7. Plate 16A. Tomb 9. Plate 16B. Tomb 10. Plate 17A. Tomb 10. Plate 17B. Detail of Tomb 10. Plate 18A. Tomb 11. Plate 18B. Tomb 12. Plate 19. Tomb 12, general view. Plate 20A. Tomb 13. Plate 20B. Tomb 15. Plate 21A. Tomb 16 looking north. Plate21B. Tomb 16 looking west. Plate 22A. Tombs 17, 18, and 19. Plate 22B. Elliptical copper or bronze disk from a seal ring, no. MISC.16. Photograph by Ingo Pini. Plate 22C. Human radius from Tomb 10 with a cut mark on it (PSB/519).

12 Acknowledgments The archaeological investigation of the cemetery on Pseira Island was a part of the Pseira Project, an American-Greek collaboration (synergasia) directed jointly by Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras. The project was sponsored by Temple University, the Archaeological Institute of Crete, and the Archaeological Society of Crete, under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Additional financial assistance for the work published in this volume was given by the following: the Institute for Aegean Prehistory; the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency; The Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada; the Society for the Preservation of the Greek Heritage; the Arcadia Foundation; the Mellon Corporation; Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario; and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Thanks are extended to all those persons who assisted with the project: the Directors for Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, Ministry of Culture of Greece, Yannis Tzedakis ( , ), Ios Zervoudaki ( ), and Katerina Romiopoulou ( ); Nikos P. Papadakis, Epimeletes and Supervisor for the Ephorate of Eastern Crete ( and ); and to the directors of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Stephen G. Miller ( ), William D. Coulson ( ), and James D. Muhly ( ). The survey of the cemetery began with preliminary examinations of the island of Pseira in 1985 and 1986, followed by an intensive walking survey carried out in 1988 and Mapping and surveying was by David D. Day ( ) using a Topcon DM-A2 EDM (Electronic Distance Meter) generously loaned to the excavation by Don Anderson, of the Anderson Instrument and Supply Company, Canton, Ohio, to whom the project is much indebted. In , a topographic map of the cemetery site was prepared by a team of surveyors. Participants included Joan Beaudoin (Supervisor, 1993), Hilary Brown (1993), William B. Hafford (1994), Leigh-Ann Bingham (1994), Sheila Lin (1994), James L. Wilson (1994), Katherine May ( ), George Mitrakis ( ), and Lada Onyshkevych (Supervisor, 1994). Field photographs are by Michael W. Betancourt ( ), Philip P. Betancourt ( ), and Richard Hope Simpson ( ). Profile drawings are by Michael W. Betancourt (1990), Leigh-Ann Bingham (1994), Senta German (1989), Krista Gustafson ( ), Jenny Hope Simpson (1989, 1991), Teresa Howard ( ), Sheila Lin (1994), Marie T. Naples ( ), Jeanne Pond (1990), Sharon Rathke (1989), Chrysostomos Theodorou (1989), Eleni Velona (1990), and Philip P. Betancourt. Human skeletal remains were studied by Kristin Borré and Laura Sappelsa in 1993 and 1994; they were re-studied in 2000 and 2001 by Robert Arnott. Assistance with editing was provided by Joan Beaudoin, Hilary Brown, Katherine May, Andrea Powers, and Louise Langford. Tombs in the cemetery were excavated in 1987 and Trench supervisors included Polyxeni Bougia, Olga Matzari, Fotini Zervaki (area supervisor), and Vasso Zographaki. Excavation specialists were Nikos Daskalakis, Andreas Klinis, and Georgios Tsandakis. Drawings of the tombs were made under the supervision of John C. McEnroe and

13 xiv PSEIRA VI Philip P. Betancourt. Individual field drawings and plans are by Senta German, Ann Barnosky, Merav Nesvisky, and Fotini Zervaki. Additional survey and data processing is by Harrison Eiteljorg II, Katherine May, Lada Onyshkevych, and William B. Hafford. Data processing and computer processing to prepare the tomb drawings for publication took place at the Archaeology Laboratory, Department of Art History, Temple University and at the Center for the Study for Architecture, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Catalog entries were written by several authors. Mary A. Betancourt was registrar. The entries for marine shells and animal bones were supervised by Davis S. Reese. Heidi M. C. Dierckx supervised the entries for obsidian and stone tools. Werner H. Schoch studied the charcoal. Pottery entries and the catalog entries for the miscellaneous objects of bronze, stone, and other materials were written by Philip P. Betancourt. Post-Minoan pottery was studied by Natalia Poulou-Papadimitriou.

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