PARAMITHAS Ierapetra - 2000
General Information
Record ID
1777
Activity Date
2000
Chronologies
Key-words
Tomb - Lamp - Numismatics - Dress and personal ornament - Metal - Bone - Cemetery - Building Type - Find Type - Material Type - Site Type
Type of Operation
Institution
Ministry of Culture & Tourism (ΚΔ' ΕΠΚΑ)
Toponym
Linked Record
2000
Report
Paramithas (Chaniotakis property). S. Apostolakou (Director, ΚΔ' ΕΠΚΑ) reports on excavations conducted in 2000. Twenty five first- to second-century AD tombs (Fig. 1) were found in the north of this plot, adding to the total of 62 previously discovered (see ADelt 52 [1997] Chr, 1047-49). They were arranged in three groups, broadly aligned east-west. Almost all contained single burials in supine position with the head to the east (there are two examples of multiple burial), and with the exception of one pit grave, all are tile graves made of Corinthian-type tiles. Most have been robbed: among the few surviving goods are clay vases, lamps, parts of bronze vessels and pins, and a few bronze coins.
Author
Don EVELY
Bibliographic reference(s)
ADelt 55 (2000), Chr, 1043
Date of creation
2011-02-02 00:00:00
Last modification
2018-08-22 09:24:34
Picture(s)
Fig. 1/ Ierapetra, "Paramithas" (Chaniotakis property): Tombs 1 and 2.