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OverviewRichard B Seager excavated the Minoan cemetery on Pseira, a small island off the northeast coast of Crete, in 1907. This work, however, was never published. More recently, 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 the visible tombs, and excavated tombs that had not been previously excavated. The results of these new excavations are published in two volumes. This volume, Pseira VII reports on 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, in small tombs constructed of fieldstones, in house tombs, and in jars, and burials were communal, as is usual in Minoan cemeteries. The artefacts included clay vases, stone vessels, obsidian, bronze tools, jewellery, and other objects. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip P. Betancourt , Costis DavarasPublisher: INSTAP Academic Press Imprint: INSTAP Academic Press Volume: 6 Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 28.00cm Weight: 1.165kg ISBN: 9781931534055ISBN 10: 1931534055 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 01 July 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsThe Pseira cemetery volumes will for long serve as standard reference books for many subjects not only of Cretan, but also broader Aegean archaeology.'--Krzysztof Nowicki Aegean Archaeology Vol. 7 2003-2004 Author InformationPhilip 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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