PSEIRA - 2007
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Numéro de la notice
256
Année de l'opération
2007
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Pseira. P. P. Betancourt (ASCSA/Temple) and K. Davaras (Athens) report on work conducted in 2007 towards the publication of block AF and on an investigation of stone quarries on the island.
Block AF is the most S section of the town, E of the harbour. The earliest architecture, predating MM II, is scanty: several rooms from a MM II house are preserved. More architecture from the next phase, destroyed in LM IA, is visible. This last building is of special interest because its destruction can be associated with the period of the eruption of Thera. After the damage, a foundation deposit consisting of Theran pumice, deep-water sea shells and one conical cup was placed on the floor before the next building phase was constructed.
The discovery of a new stone quarry in 2007 brings the total of known M quarries on Pseira to 3. This project studies the stone formations on the island, the way they were exploited to remove stones, and the use of those same stones in the M town.
Block AF is the most S section of the town, E of the harbour. The earliest architecture, predating MM II, is scanty: several rooms from a MM II house are preserved. More architecture from the next phase, destroyed in LM IA, is visible. This last building is of special interest because its destruction can be associated with the period of the eruption of Thera. After the damage, a foundation deposit consisting of Theran pumice, deep-water sea shells and one conical cup was placed on the floor before the next building phase was constructed.
The discovery of a new stone quarry in 2007 brings the total of known M quarries on Pseira to 3. This project studies the stone formations on the island, the way they were exploited to remove stones, and the use of those same stones in the M town.
Auteur de la notice
Catherine MORGAN
Références bibliographiques
Unpublsihed field report, ASCSA
Date de création
2009-12-01 00:00:00
Dernière modification
2024-02-15 14:54:11