Cypriot Cultural Details by Hadjikyriako Iosif;Gaia Trentin Mia;

Author:Hadjikyriako, Iosif;Gaia Trentin, Mia;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
ISBN: 4392696
Publisher: Oxbow Books, Limited
Published: 2015-07-27T00:00:00+00:00

Emplacements

A characteristic features of the closed Storage areas are the emplacements, set into the floor as supports for medium size vessels and pithoi. Three emplacements have been found within SA I. Two of them, Ft. 1 (US -374), Ft. 3 (US -376), show a circular opening of 0,25 m. diameter, and a depth around of 0,20 m. Both emplacements have been all around surrounded by a circle of big stones in order to fix two pithoi (respectively the pithos KVP09.354.SA3 into the emplacement Ft. 1 and the pithos KVP09.354.SA1 into the emplacement Ft. 3) and guarantee a better stability (Fig. 8).

A similar round structure made up by big stones has been displayed in the area between the pithoi, where two small bowls have been found. In this case the support was created without cutting the emplacement into the plaster floor.

Other two emplacements, Ft. 6 (US -431), Ft. 7 (US -442), Ft. 8 (US. -440) rounded in shape, (0,30 m. diameter) lie on the plaster floor of Room B of SA II. They are carved into the floor, lined with a thick and homogeneous plaster-like covering as well as Ft. 1 and Ft. 3 of SA I. Among them just the emplacement Ft. 6, has been entirely dug. It shows a peculiar feature, having the bottom reinforced by a diabase stone (Figs. 8 & 9).

Whereas the three emplacements of SA I were thought to be used as vessel support, the primary function of the three emplacements of SA II were different. Presumably they were set up to adjust the wooden posts of a temporary structure and just in a second phase they were re-used to fix the medium and big size vessels. This hypothesis can be supported by the finding, nearby Ft. 6, of large jar with disc base, which perfectly fill, the inner space of the emplacement.

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