iron Age Crete
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Recent papers in iron Age Crete
A group of arrowheads found in tomb A1K1 of the necropolis of Orthi Petra in Eleutherna, certify the presence of warriors who could be identified as archers. However, the presence of arrows alone is not merely enough to identify a dead... more
In 1975 two burials were accidentally discovered at Orthi Petra, to the southeast edge of the urban area of the ancient Arkades on the Prophitis Ilias hill of Aphrati. These were a Late Orientalising cinerary urn, in the form of a plain... more
ABSTRACT – The data presented here were acquired during a small-scale archaeological survey conducted in response to the threat of earthworks from the widening of the main road linking Crete’s northern and southern coasts. The data shed... more
The Necropolis of Aphrati-Arkades after the Late Orientalizing Phase The tomb furnishings of the known Knossian cemeteries provide the reference frame for the ceramic sequence in central Crete until ca. 630 BC, when all of them were... more
The necropolis of Siderospilia of Prinias and those of the Knossos area are the greatest Early Iron Age ones excavated in central Crete. A preliminary examination of the grave goods found in the first of these allowed us to identify the... more
Nel 1990, in vista della costruzione della superstrada tra Iraklion e Aghia Varvara, la Missione Archeologica di Priniàs attuò una serie di ricognizioni di superficie mirate ad individuare l’eventuale presenza di siti d’interesse... more