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| POSI Number | TP184 |
|---|---|
| GU number | GU2653 |
| Intensive Survey Zone | Xyliatos |
| Village | Xyliatos |
| Locality | Alestos |
| Easting | 502356.00 |
| Northing | 3876796.00 |
| Elevation (m) | 592.00 |
| References | [Link to Bibliography] |
| Source | GPS |
| Sheet Map 1:5000 | 29-XXVI |
| Team Leader | AGR |
| Summary | Adit with two entrances possibly connected to TP180 |
| Topography | SSE facing slope at 22 degrees, bare rock. |
| Vegetation | Spiny Burnet, Heath. pine, Cistus, Wild grasses, Hawthorn, Asphodel. |
| Access | Dirt track leading from the road between Ayios Yeoryios road and TS10 |
| Description Environment | The adit is located on the SSE facing slope of Alestos on a slope of 32 degrees. It is almost completely made up of bare rock. The lichens have weathered the rock providing nutrients for the support of vegetation. |
| Pottery | None |
| Tile | None |
| Chipped Stone | None |
| Ground Stone | None |
| Slag | None |
| Architecture | Some |
| Visibility (%) | 100 |
| Description POSI | 2 entrances to an adit, but with no spoil heap. The distance between the upper and lower entrances is 2.55 m. Dimensions of upper entrance: 80 cm E-W, 1 m N-S, 1.8 m deep. Dimensions of lower entrance: 1 m N-S, 90 cm E-W, 2.8 m deep. The adit is Y-shaped and as there is no spoil heap it may be connected to the adit entrance with spoil heap further down the slope, TP180. The line of the cavity seems to direct itself towards TP180. |
| Condition | Good, but some collapsed boulders on the bottom which have fallen from the roof. |
| Settlement | No |
| Church | No |
| Building | No |
| Bridge | No |
| Check Dam | No |
| Threshing Floor | No |
| Tomb | No |
| Kiln | No |
| Other Structure | No |
| Rock | No |
| Mine/Adit | Yes |
| Botany | No |
| Extraction | Yes |
| 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 | RAB |
| Entered Date | 21/7/2003 00:00:00 |
| Recorded By | CWA |
| Recorded Date | 20/7/2003 00:00:00 |