- Skotinon
Skoteino cave. L. Tyree (ASCSA), A. Kanta (Herakleion Museum) and C. Davaras (Athens) continued work in 2009 towards the publication of Davaras’ 1962 excavation of the cave. Mapping of the cave by 3D laser scanning is now completed: the considerably different elevations within the cave and between the excavated areas make their topographic and geological relationships difficult to understand using traditional 2D data. The pottery study included a macroscopic re-examination of the fabrics,...
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...
Archaeological site of Skoteinos, Pediada. Maria Mavraki Balanou (ΚΓ’ ΕΠΚΑ) reports that G. Detorakis was denounced for proceeding to illegal excavations at the area surrounding the archaeological site of Skoteinos cave, exceeding the permit that the Archaeological Service has provided him with. Moreover, a recent damaging spoil of old building materials was observed between the property of G. Detorakis and an older illegally built church, which was built by him. The presence of such...
En 2006, A. Kanta (Institut archéologique de Crète) et L. Tyree (ASCSA) ont poursuivi l’étude de la céramique de la grotte fouillée par K. Davaras, dont l’utilisation rituelle date principalement du Néopalatial. Pendant cette période, les vases à boire, notamment les calices, sont particulièrement abondants ; un fragment porte une inscription en Linéaire A. Des marmites tripodes, petites à miniatures, témoignent aussi de la consommation de nourriture. Au MR III, les bols...
En 2003, l'étude du matériel provenant des fouilles de K. Davaras, en 1962, dans la grotte a été entreprise par une équipe sous la direction de L. Tyree (CAIA, ASCSA), A. Kanta (Institut archéologique de Crète) et K. Davaras (éphore émérite). Le matériel, très mélangé, provient de divers points de la grotte mais surtout de la « salle avec la formation en forme d'autel » au fond de celle-ci. Selon les premiers résultats de l'étude, la période d'utilisation majeure de...