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| POSI Number | TP030 |
|---|---|
| GU number | GU0340 |
| SIA Number | TS08 |
| Intensive Survey Zone | Asinou |
| Village | Nikitari |
| Locality | Kapsalia |
| Easting | 497575.00 |
| Northing | 3878280.00 |
| Elevation (m) | 445.00 |
| References | Stylianou & Stylianou 1985 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Source | Aerial |
| Aerial Photograph | 63-35-036 |
| Team Leader | ESG |
| References | Church: Stylianou & Stylianou 1985: 114-140. |
| Summary | Panayia Phorviotissa church and enclosure; geophysics |
| Topography | Located on spur overlooking river - on bedrock |
| Vegetation | 4 eucalyptus trees and 1 cypress |
| Access | Road from Nikitari |
| Description Environment | Located on bedrock spur with 2 gullies on either side. Overlooking river. Located in forested area (to the north of forest cairns as well as south). Immediate area cultivated with almonds and olives (100 m away). |
| Pottery | Some |
| Tile | Some |
| Chipped Stone | None |
| Ground Stone | None |
| Slag | None |
| Architecture | Abundant |
| Visibility (%) | 100 |
| Description POSI | Rectangular building with traditional alpine roof covering domes. Recess at east end. Several phases of construction (2 in body of church). Additional buttresses added on north wall (structural problems?). Frescos on outside walls of building (northeast side); supporting arch on north wall; north and south wall have 2 supporting blocks with inside niches. Blocked doorway on north wall. Fragmentary paintings on plaster on all walls - painting on north wall probably hidden from outside). Enclosure wall shows evidence of different phasing - old wall with large ashlar blocks with lichen. Wall on church: re-used stone (worked limestone, tile). Buttress has water pipes in construction material (look Roman). Walls made of different materials: ashlar blocks, mixture of rounded stone and pottery. Church is sitting on a stone built platform. Rubble located in NE portion of enclosed area, as well as on other side of enclosure. Door on NE side of church may have been moved. |
| Settlement | No |
| Church | Yes |
| Building | Yes |
| Bridge | No |
| Check Dam | No |
| Threshing Floor | No |
| Tomb | No |
| 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 | No |
| Medieval/Ottoman | Yes |
| Modern | Yes |
| Slag | No |
| Shrine | No |
| Entered By | SED |
| Entered Date | 18/7/2001 00:00:00 |
| Recorded By | ESG |
| Recorded Date | 18/7/2001 00:00:00 |