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Skoteino cave, Lendas (Lebena). L. Tyree (ASCSA), A. Kanta (Herakleion Museum) and C. Davaras (Athens) continued the preparation for publication of the material from Davaras’ 1962 excavations in the cave. Over 3 seasons, the natural and cultural features in the cave have been planned conventionally, complemented by 3-D laser scanning to capture the complex physiography of the cave interior. On-site documentation includes geological and speleological observations as well as ambient...
Galatas. G. Rethemiotakis (Herakleion Museum) reports on the 2008 excavation season at the M palace and town of Galatas, focused on buildings 6 and 7 S of the palace and building 1, some 100m E. Building 6 is a large, 300m2 building, most of which was excavated in 2007. The M hall and the adjacent lustral basin, as well as the building’s location close to the W wing of the palace and the court with the baetyl, indicate its importance in the settlement. Some walls and a paved area at its SW...
Galatas. G. Rethemiotakis (Herakleion Museum) reports on the 2007 season of excavation at the M palace and town of Galatas, focused on the Neopalatial building 6, W of the ‘Court of the Baetyl’, in particular its N wing. Rock cracks contain sherds of black-polished EM I−II wares. The large structure (500m2) is better preserved to the E, but eroded to the bedrock at the W. The centre of attention was a M hall and adjacent rooms of moderate size. The hall (5 x 3.3m) has a pier and door...
Kephala, Skopela. N. Panagiotakis, A. Dipla and M. Panagiotaki report the discovery of a possible sanctuary on a hilltop between the Patsidianos and Ai Giannis (Chourmalis) streams, overlooking the coast from the ridge of Rodia to near Chersonissos. A probable Bronze Age watch or signal post was also located on the hill. The foundations of an impressive structure, oriented northeast-southwest, are preserved on the highest part of the hill, where a platform slopes down to the north, west and...
Galatas. G. Rethemiotakis (Herakleion Museum) reports on the 2000 season at the Palatial site and settlement (see previously AR 47 [2000-2001], 127-28, along with work in 1997 and 1999). Only elements additional to previous reports in AR are added here. The use of stones other than the more mundane sorts is noted - e.g. gypsum for pillar bases, schists for floors and limestone as in the lightwell of room 48b. Room 39, behind the entrance off the central court, has a plaster floor and a bench...