Pseira IV: Minoan Buildings in Areas B, C, D, and F

by Betancourt, Philip P.; Davaras, Kostes; Armpis, Eleni

• ISBN13: 9780924171741
• ISBN10: 092417174X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: David Brown Book Co

Summary

Volume four in the series of final reports on the Bronze Age town of Pseira located on Pseira island just off the coast of Crete. This volume reports on the architectural remains and associated finds from Areas B, C, D and F, including pottery, stone tools, lithics, fauna and micro-fauna.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	xi
List of Figures	xiii
List of Plates	xv
Acknowledgements	xvii
Introduction	xix
PART I. AREA B
Building BA	3	(8)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	3	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	3	(5)
John C. McEnroe
The Stone Tools	8	(1)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
The Lithic Materials	8	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Comments and Conclusions	9	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Area BB	11	(6)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	11	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Eleni Armpis
Eleni Velona
The Architecture	12	(1)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	12	(2)
Cheryl R. Floyd
The Stone Tools	14	(2)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
The Faunal Remains	16	(1)
David S. Reese
Comments and Conclusions	16	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BC, The Building of the Pillar Partitions	17	(28)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	17	(3)
Philip P. Betancourt
Robert B. Koehl
The Architecture	20	(9)
John C. McEnore
The Pottery	29	(5)
Robert B. Koehl
The Stone Tools	34	(1)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
Other Cataloged Objects	35	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Faunal Remains	36	(1)
David S. Reese
The Lithic Materials	37	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Micromorphology Studies	37	(2)
Paul Goldberg
Sediment Studies and Volcanic Ash and Pumice Studies	39	(2)
Charles J.
Dorothy B. Vitaliano
Studies of the Sandstone	41	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
William R. Farrand
George H. Myer
Imported Limestone Used for Floor Slabs in Room BC 2	43	(1)
George H. Myer
Comments and Conclusions	44	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BD	45	(2)
General Comments	45	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Area BE	47	(10)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	47	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	49	(3)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	52	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Stone Tools	54	(1)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
Other Cataloged Objects	54	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Lithic Materials	54	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Comments and Conclusions	55	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BF	57	(4)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	57	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	57	(2)
John C. McEnroe
Comments and Conclusions	59	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BG	61	(8)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	61	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	63	(1)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	64	(1)
Robert B. Koehl
The Stone Weight	65	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
The Lithic Materials	65	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Description and Characterization of the Emery	66	(1)
George H. Myer
Philip P. Betancourt
Sediment Studies	67	(1)
Charles J.
Dorothy B. Vitaliano
Comments and Conclusions	68	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Area BH	69	(16)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	69	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Marianna Nikolaidou
The Architecture	70	(8)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	78	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Stone Tools	79	(1)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
The Stone Lamp	80	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Funal Remains	80	(1)
David S. Reese
The Lithic Materials	81	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Comments and Conclusions	82	(3)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BI	85	(4)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	85	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	85	(3)
John C. McEnroe
The Stone Arrowhead	88	(1)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
Comments and Conclusions	88	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Area BJ	89	(6)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	89	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
George Mitrakis
The Architecture	90	(2)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	92	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Other Cataloged Objects	93	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Comments and Conclusions	93	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BK	95	(2)
General Comments	95	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Area BL	97	(4)
Introduction	97	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Pottery	97	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Stone Tools	98	(1)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
Other Cataloged Objects	98	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Faunal Remains	99	(1)
David S. Reese
Lithic Materials	99	(1)
Comments and Conclusions	100	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BN East	101	(12)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	101	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Cheryl R. Floyd
The Architecture	102	(3)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	105	(3)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Stone Tools	108	(1)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
The Stone Weight	109	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
The Clay Weight	109	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Faunal Remains	110	(1)
David S. Reese
Comments and Conclusions	110	(3)
Philip P. Betancourt
Area BN West	113	(6)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	113	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	114	(3)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	117	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Comments and Conclusions	117	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BO	119	(8)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	119	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	120	(4)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	124	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Stone Tools	125	(1)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
The Stone Weight	125	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
The Lithic Materials	126	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Comments and Conclusions	126	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BP	127	(4)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	127	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	127	(3)
John C. McEnroe
Comments and Conclusions	130	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BQ	131	(8)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	131	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	132	(2)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	134	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Eleni S. Banou
The Triton Shell	136	(1)
David S. Reese
Comments and Conclusions	137	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Area BR	139	(34)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	139	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Eleni Armpis
Polyxeni Bougia
Robert B. Koehl
Maria Parisi
Georgia Salapata
Eleni Velona
Vasso Zographaki
The Pottery	141	(14)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Stone Tools	155	(3)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
The Stone Weights	158	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
Other Cataloged Objects	159	(3)
Philip P. Betancourt
Artifacts Made from Faunal Remains	162	(1)
David S. Reese
The Faunal Remains	162	(2)
David S. Reese
The Fish Remains	164	(1)
Mark Rose
The Lithic Materials	164	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Micromorphology Studies	166	(1)
Paul Goldberg
Comments on the Plateia (Area BR)	167	(3)
Costis Davaras
Comments	170	(3)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BT	173	(14)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	173	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
George Mitrakis
Fotini Zervaki
The Architecture	174	(3)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	177	(6)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Stone Tools	183	(1)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
The Stone Vessels	184	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Faunal Remains	184	(1)
David S. Reese
The Lithic Materials	185	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Comments and Conclusions	185	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BU	187	(4)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	187	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	188	(2)
John C. McEnroe
Comments and Conclusions	190	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BW	191	(8)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	191	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
George Mitrakis
Maria Parisi
Eleni Velona
The Architecture	192	(2)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	194	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Stone Tools	195	(1)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
Other Cataloged Objects	196	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Faunal Remains	197	(1)
David S. Reese
Comments and Conclusions	197	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Area BX	199	(6)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	199	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	199	(2)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	201	(2)
Robert B. Koehl
The Stone Tools	203	(1)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
Other Cataloged Objects	203	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Comments and Conclusions	204	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BY, The Obsidian Workshop	205	(22)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	205	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Eleni Armpis
Eleni Velona
The Architecture	206	(2)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	208	(8)
Cheryl R. Floyd
The Stone Tools	216	(6)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
Other Cataloged Objects	222	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Faunal Remains	223	(1)
David S. Reese
Comments and Conclusions	224	(3)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BZ	227	(4)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	227	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	227	(3)
John C. McEnroe
Comments and Conclusions	230	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building BAA	231	(8)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	231	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	231	(2)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	233	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Stone Tools	234	(1)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
Other Cataloged Objects	234	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Lithic Materials	235	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Comments and Conclusions	235	(3)
Philip P. Betancourt
PART II. AREAS C, D, AND F
Introduction	238	(1)
Building CA	239	(4)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	239	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	239	(3)
John C. McEnroe
Comments and Conclusions	242	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Area CB	243	(4)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	243	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	244	(1)
John C. McEnroe
The Stone Vessel	244	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Eleni S. Banou
Comments and Conclusions	245	(2)
Philip P. Betancourt
Building CC	247	(12)
Introduction and General Comments	247	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	247	(12)
John C. McEnroe
Building CD	259
Introduction and General Comments	249	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	249	(2)
John C. McEnroe
Area CE	251	(4)
Introduction and General Comments	251	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	251	(4)
John C. McEnroe
Building CF	255	(4)
Introduction and General Comments	255	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	255	(4)
John C. McEnroe
Area CG	259	(4)
Introduction and General Comments	259	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	259	(4)
John C. McEnroe
Building CH	263	(2)
Introduction and General Comments	263	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	263	(2)
John C. McEnroe
Building CI	265	(2)
Introduction and General Comments	265	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	265	(2)
John C. McEnroe
Building DA	267	(20)
Introduction and History of the Excavations	267	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Georgia Salapata
The Architecture	268	(2)
John C. McEnroe
The Pottery	270	(10)
Eleni S. Banou
The Stone Tools	280	(1)
Heidi M. C. Dierckx
Other Cataloged Objects	281	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Faunal Remains	282	(1)
David S. Reese
The Charcoal Remains	283	(1)
Werner H. Schoch
The Lithic Materials	284	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
Comments and Conclusions	284	(3)
Philip P. Betancourt
Area DB	287	(2)
Introduction and General Comments	287	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	287	(2)
John C. McEnroe
Area DC	289	(2)
Introduction and General Comments	289	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	289	(2)
John C. McEnroe
Area DD	291	(2)
Introduction and General Comments	291	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	291	(2)
John C. McEnroe
Building FA	293	(4)
Introduction and General Comments	293	(1)
Philip P. Betancourt
The Architecture	293	(4)
John C. McEnroe
PART III. DISCUSSION
Summary and Conclusions for Area B	297	(6)
Philip P. Betancourt
Summary and Conclusions for Areas C, D and F	303	(8)
Lada Onyshkevych
Appendix A. Statistical Tables for Pottery	311	(14)
Eleni S. Banou
Philip P. Betancourt
Cheryl R. Floyd
Bibliographical References	325	(12)
Concordance of Museum and Field Numbers	337	(6)
Index	343