Towards a Social Bioarchaeology of the Mycenaean Period by Ioanna Moutafi

Towards a Social Bioarchaeology of the Mycenaean Period by Ioanna Moutafi

Author:Ioanna Moutafi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Published: 2021-06-21T00:00:00+00:00


6.10 Tomb 20

6.10.1 Tomb 20: presentation of archaeological data (after Kolonas 1998; forthcoming)

Tomb 20 is a small tomb of irregular, horseshoe, shape, located at the west part of the middle hill terrace, in an uncommon W–E orientation (Figures 1.4 and 6.10.1; further information: Table 7.1). The tomb was accidentally discovered when the construction of a modern road caused the partial collapse of its roof but the chamber was found well-preserved. The road construction prevented the excavation of its dromos.

Burial T20/A, the only primary burial of the tomb, was placed along the south wall, in E–W direction. The body was deposited on its left side (skull facing south) with a flexed lower limb position and hands folded on the pelvis (Figures 6.10.1–2). The body was placed straight on the floor, except for the upper part of the skeleton which was positioned on top of a raw clay layer (interpreted, in this case, as used to even a damaged part of the floor: Kolonas 1998). The grave goods include only one LHIIIC Early stirrup jar (T20/2) and bronze tweezers (T20/1, Table 6.10.1).

In the central part of the chamber, towards the entrance, Pit I (0.46 × 0.76 × 0.36 m) contained a secondary deposit (T20/B–Δ) of commingled bones and artefacts, including a globular vessel (T20/10), and tweezers (T20/7), buttons (T20/8–9), and beads (T20/11–13), dated to the LHIIIB period (Table 6.10.1). Adjacent to the pit, at the NW chamber corner, a group of vessels (T20/4–6) also dated to the LHIIIB period was located; a single stirrup jar (T20/3) of the same date was found inverted at the rearchamber (Table 6.10.1).



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