Pseira VII
The Pseira Cemetery 2. Excavation of the Tombs
edited by Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras
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.
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.
- Edited by Philip P. Betancourt
- Edited by Costis Davaras
Other Titles in this Series
Petras, Siteia I
A Minoan Palatial Settlement in Eastern Crete: Excavation of Houses I.1 and I.2
Volume 53
Mochlos IA
Period III. Neopalatial Settlement on the Coast: The Artisans' Quarter and the Farmhouse at Chalinomouri: The Sites
Volume 7
House X at Kommos
A Minoan Mansion Near the Sea Part 1: Architecture, Stratigraphy, and Selected Finds
Volume 35
Mochlos IB
Period III. Neopalatial Settlement on the Coast: The Artisans' Quarter and the Farmhouse at Chalinomouri: The Neopalatial Pottery
Volume 8
The Galatas Survey
Socio-Economic and Political Development of a Contested Territory in Central Crete during the Neolithic to Ottoman Periods
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The Cave of the Cyclops
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The Shrine of Eileithyia
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Volume 74
Kos in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age
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