Palaikastro - 2009

Palaikastro. N. Mavrokoukoulaki plot. Chryssa Sophianou (ΚΔ'ΕΠΚΑ) reports on the results of 42 test trenches, of which 6 contained antiquities. Two LM III tombs, cut into the bedrock were discovered. Tomb A (Fig. 1) contained 3 larnakes with skeletal remains, 7 stirrup jars, a perfume vessel, a jug, a cup and a bronze dagger. One larnax contained a double burial and bones probably of a young child with a pithos fragment. Tomb B contained one larnax, 2 vessels and an offering table in secondary use. East of the tombs were found 17 conical cups of LM III date.