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| POSI Number | TP117 |
|---|---|
| GU number | GU2303 |
| SIA Number | TS08 |
| Intensive Survey Zone | Asinou |
| Village | Nikitari |
| Locality | Kapsalia |
| Easting | 497596.00 |
| Northing | 3878030.00 |
| Elevation (m) | 493.00 |
| References | [Link to Bibliography] |
| Source | GPS |
| Sheet Map 1:5000 | 28-XXXI |
| Team Leader | MJG |
| Summary | Reported site of Asinou monastery buildings or ruined churches; 2 ancient olives |
| Topography | Hillslope/spur with terracing |
| Vegetation | Olives, almonds, thick wild oats and barley; hawthorn |
| Access | Opposite Asinou church of Panayia |
| Description Environment | Mostly abandoned orchard with almonds and olives, thickly overgrown with wild cereals. Some large hawthorns. Once terraced, though now collapsed and overgrown.200 m from church. |
| Pottery | Some |
| Tile | Unclear |
| Chipped Stone | Unclear |
| Ground Stone | Unclear |
| Slag | Unclear |
| Architecture | Abundant |
| Visibility (%) | 10 |
| Description POSI | Reported by Panayiotis Loppas (to MJG, 25/7/02) as site of monastery buildings and animal pens; 'spitakia'. Nothing to see on ground at 2 olive trees he pointedout,there there may be a bit more rubble than elsewhere. Zero visibility, but grasses can be easily cleared with rake. 2 ancient olives: completely hollowed,circumference split into separate stems, lots (20+) of suckers, though none very thick. 30 m to SE is collapsed square stone structure c. 6 m across. Wallline survives on its N side.Surveyed by team central (ESG, CRR, SMJ, JPR and CLT) on 11 July 2003. Stone structure possibly monastery. The physicalboundaries unclear due to overgrown vegetation. Original boundaries/walls may have been moved deliberately or through erosion. Approximately 15.5 mnortheast from readings is a square pit full of stones 6m by 10m (diagram). Adjacent to north wall of pit is another possible square structure. Two structures maycontinue eastwared towards road, as a stone similar to those in the walls was found under the road. 2m south east from center is a collapsed wall and 15 msouth is a series of cropmarks below a manmade terrace. Posi continues west from centre as indidicated by micellaneous stones. Pithari sherd found in shurbsNW of centre (diagram). Several photocraps have been taken. Sherd is 3.2 cm thickFurther studied and mapped by LHS, JMC, AJG, JPR on 13 & 14/vii/03.See Settlement notebook 2003 and TP117 POSI report for detailsResistivity survey carried out by IAB on ?/vii/03 in area below/north of olive trees, whereTeam Central carried out block survey (SU2301-SU2305) in 2003. A rectangular anomaly, approximately 15m long was identified.Edit, LHS, 27/viii/03 |
| Condition | Structure is stable if slightly overgrown |
| Settlement | Yes |
| Church | Yes |
| Building | Yes |
| Bridge | No |
| Check Dam | Yes |
| Threshing Floor | No |
| Tomb | No |
| Kiln | No |
| Other Structure | No |
| Rock | No |
| Mine/Adit | No |
| Botany | No |
| Extraction | No |
| Road | No |
| Pottery | Yes |
| Lithics | No |
| View | No |
| Geomorphology | No |
| Prehistoric | No |
| Iron Age | No |
| Hellenistic/Roman | No |
| Medieval/Ottoman | Yes |
| Modern | No |
| Slag | No |
| Shrine | No |
| Entered By | MJG |
| Entered Date | 28/7/2002 00:00:00 |
| Recorded By | MJG |
| Recorded Date | 25/7/2002 00:00:00 |