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| POSI Number | TP248 |
|---|---|
| GU number | |
| Intensive Survey Zone | Atsas |
| Village | Evrykhou |
| Locality | Kamilaries |
| Easting | 493430.00 |
| Northing | 3882340.00 |
| Elevation (m) | 282.00 |
| References | [Link to Bibliography] |
| Source | GPS |
| Team Leader | MJG |
| Summary | Archaic cemetery |
| Topography | Spur above incised gully |
| Vegetation | Thyme, genista, spiny burnet, hawthorn, zizyphus |
| Access | Cross Atsas at Lemonas |
| Description Environment | Uncultivated shallow spur, with gently sloping ploughed fields on W and steep incised gully on E. Spur slopes NNW. Prominent hill with National Guard post to S; otherwise clear view of Skouriotissa and Morphou Bay. |
| Pottery | Abundant |
| Tile | None |
| Chipped Stone | None |
| Ground Stone | None |
| Slag | None |
| Architecture | None |
| Visibility (%) | 50 |
| Description POSI | About 25 tombs (at least), cut into fossiliferous limestone. Clearly looted some time ago, presumably before 1974 (as in Buffer Zone). One example has a clear dromos and collaposed chamber. Scatter of Archaic pottery of fine quality, some with relatively fresh breaks. Collected grab of 27 sherds as PU01. Kristina and Luke want tomb looters' children to be born with bald heads and hairy feet. |
| Condition | Looted; clear holes. |
| 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 | Yes |
| Hellenistic/Roman | No |
| Medieval/Ottoman | No |
| Modern | No |
| Slag | No |
| Shrine | No |
| Entered By | MJG |
| Entered Date | 6/7/2004 00:00:00 |
| Recorded By | MJG |
| Recorded Date | 6/7/2004 00:00:00 |