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| POSI Number | TP127 |
|---|---|
| GU number | GU3047 |
| SIA Number | TS09 |
| Intensive Survey Zone | Karkotis |
| Village | Katydhata |
| Locality | Laonarka |
| Easting | 489805.00 |
| Northing | 3882110.00 |
| Elevation (m) | 268.00 |
| References | [Link to Bibliography] |
| Source | Aerial |
| Aerial Photograph | 38038 |
| Sheet Map 1:5000 | 28-XXVIII |
| Team Leader | ATB |
| Summary | Roman chamber tomb with dromos |
| Topography | midway down main ridge in town |
| Vegetation | Batha |
| Access | Behind Mayor's house; take a right at the InterAmerican sign off the main road |
| Description Environment | Slope is less steep than that ot TP126. Just above (east of) ridge cut where housing development has begun. See TP126.South west to TP126 and level with it and West of TP 126 and downhill from it. |
| Pottery | Some |
| Tile | None |
| Chipped Stone | None |
| Ground Stone | None |
| Slag | None |
| Architecture | Abundant |
| Visibility (%) | 70 |
| Description POSI | Dromos whose roof has collapsed. Two stepes down it are visible from the entrance, rest have been filled in. Walls of dromos were slighly domed. Most of chamber has been filled in with soil and bedrock. Chamber contains modern rubbish as well as possible remains of excavation (including a trowel). Chamber apperars to be ovular. Roof of chamber, as well as walls, appear to be intact. Worked limestone slab next to dromos entrance. Sherds of undecorated light utility vessels, including a lamp , on the higher slope to the east; also rim fragments of light blue open glass vessel.23/6/04, ATB: Dromos faces west, but chamber is on a slightly different axis: NW-SE. Chamber was previously described as ovoid; but we found that its walls are now more clearly defined, and additional chambers have been excavated by looters. The first chamber (as you enter) contained loose soil and cobbles, sherds, and a bone (possible human tibia). A limestone slab (50 x 42 x 10 m) sits along the south side of this chamber. The northern corner between the first and second chambers forms a very nice right angle. The second chamber contained very loose soil, which seems to be the spoil from the excavation of the third chamber. The second chamber's roof is currently only ca. one meter above the floor level. The third chamber contained a fragmentary cover tile, fragments of several glass vessels, trowels, sifters, and buckets. |
| Condition | stable |
| Settlement | No |
| Church | No |
| Building | No |
| Bridge | No |
| Check Dam | No |
| Threshing Floor | No |
| Tomb | Yes |
| Kiln | No |
| Other Structure | No |
| Rock | No |
| Mine/Adit | No |
| Botany | No |
| Extraction | No |
| Road | No |
| Pottery | No |
| Lithics | No |
| View | No |
| Geomorphology | No |
| Prehistoric | No |
| Iron Age | No |
| Hellenistic/Roman | Yes |
| Medieval/Ottoman | No |
| Modern | No |
| Slag | No |
| Shrine | No |
| Entered By | CLT |
| Entered Date | 3/8/2002 00:00:00 |
| Recorded By | ATB |
| Recorded Date | 3/8/2002 00:00:00 |