Pseira VI: The Pseira Cemetery I. The Surface Survey (Prehistory Monographs)
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Philip P. Betancourt (Contributor) Costis Davaras (Contributor)
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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 VI publishes the methodology that was employed for the investigation, the topography of the cemetery area, the little that can be reconstructed of Seager's campaign, the ceramic petrography for the cemetery pottery, and the results of the intensive surface survey. The survey shows that the cemetery was first used in the Neolithic period, and it was abandoned in Middle Minoan II, before the expansion of the nearby town in LM I. It also demonstrates that the cemetery was larger than the area suggested by the 33 tombs found by Seager, and it shows that the customs included burial in jars, even though no examples have been excavated.
About the Author
Philip P Betancourt is the Laura H Carnell Professor of Art History and Archaeology, at Temple University, and the winner of the Archaeological Institute of America's 2003 Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement.Costis Davaras is Director of the Archaeological Institute of Crete. He is the author of several archaeological guides to Crete, including Guide to Cretan Antiquities.
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- Contributor: Philip P. Betancourt
- Imprint: INSTAP Academic Press
- ISBN13: 9781931534048
- Number of Pages: 215
- Packaged Dimensions: 216x280mm
- Packaged Weight: 955
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press
- Release Date: 2002-12-31
- Series: Prehistory Monographs
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Philip P Betancourt is the Laura H Carnell Professor of Art History and Archaeology, at Temple University, and the winner of the Archaeological Institute of America's 2003 Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement.Costis Davaras is Director of the Archaeological Institute of Crete. He is the author of several archaeological guides to Crete, including Guide to Cretan Antiquities.
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