Kavousi IV : The Early Iron Age Cemeteries at Vronda

by: Day, L.P. Liston, M.A.

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Kavousi IV. The Early Iron Age Cemeteries at Vronda

Two-volume set of text and figures and plates

Leslie Preston Day and Maria A. Liston

This 2 volume set presents the results of the excavation of two cemeteries at the site of Vronda Kavousi in East Crete: the cemetery of tholos tombs belong to the Subminoan to Protogeometric periods (with some use in the eighth century B.C.) and the cemetery of enclosure graves with cremation burials belonging to the Late Geometric to Late Orientalizing periods. A discussion of individual graves (including the stratigraphy, architecture, human remains, faunal and botanical remains, pottery, and other finds) is followed by the analysis of the cremation process and human remains, the faunal and botanical remains, the pottery, the petrographic analysis of the pottery, the metals and other finds, the burial customs, and the history and society of the burying population. A study of the capacities of some of the pottery vessels and a metallurgical analysis of the iron objects appear in appendices. Volume 1 contains the text and Volume 2 contains the Tables, Charts, Figures, and Plates.

Contents: Volume 1: Frontmatter. 1. Introduction, Leslie Preston Day. 2. Tholos Tombs at Vronda, Leslie Preston Day and Maria A. Liston. 3. Enclosure Burials at Vronda, Leslie Preston Day, Maria A. Liston, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton, David S. Reese, and Lynn M. Snyder. 4. Cremation Process, Maria A. Liston. 5. Human Remains, Maria A. Liston. 6. Faunal and Botanical Remains, Lynn M. Snyder, David S. Reese, and Kimberly Flint-Hamilton. 7. Funerary Architecture, Leslie Preston Day. 8. Early Iron Age Pottery, Leslie Preston Day. 9. Petrographic Analysis of the Grave Ceramic Assemblage, Eleni Nodarou.
10. Finds Other than Pottery, Leslie Preston Day, with a contribution by Julie Unruh. 11. Burial Customs, Leslie Preston Day.
12. History and Society in the Vronda Graves, Leslie Preston Day. Appendix A. Estimates of Vessel Capacities, Kevin T. Glowacki. Appendix B. Metallographic and Analytical (SEM-EDAX) Investigation of Metalwork from Early Iron Age Kavousi, Effie Photos-Jones. Appendix C. Concordance of Excavation Inventory Numbers with Catalog Numbers and Museum Numbers. References. Index. Volume 2: Frontmatter. Tables. Charts. Figures. Plates.

Hardback: 454 pp. of text Vol. 1, 330 pp. of backmatter Vol. 2, 175 figs., 83 pls., 31 tables, 15 charts.
(Prehistory Monographs 71, INSTAP Academic Press, 2023)

Preface................................................................................................................... xxv
List of Abbreviations................................................................................................. xxvii
Glossary.................................................................................................................xxix
1. Introduction, Leslie Preston Day .....................................................................................1
Methodology ......................................................................................................3
Stratigraphy .......................................................................................................5
Excavation and Recording of Graves ..........................................................................6
Presentation of the Material ....................................................................................7
Catalogs............................................................................................................8
Pottery..............................................................................................................8
Other Objects ................................................................................................... 13
History and Chronology of the Vronda Remains ......................................................... 14
2. Tholos Tombs at Vronda, Leslie Preston Day and Maria A Liston ............................................ 15
Vronda Tomb I (Boyd?s Tomb A)............................................................................. 16
Vronda Tomb II (Boyd?s Tomb 1) ............................................................................ 18
Vronda Tomb III (Boyd?s Tomb B)........................................................................... 20
Vronda Tomb IV (Boyd?s Tomb 3) ........................................................................... 20
Vronda Tomb V (Boyds Tomb C) ............................................................................ 27
Vronda Tomb VI (Boyd?s Tomb D) .......................................................................... 28
Vronda Tomb VII (Boyd?s Tomb 4).......................................................................... 29
Vronda Tomb VIII (Boyd?s Tomb 2, Grave 18)............................................................. 31
Vronda Tombs II, VII, or VIII (Boyd?s Tombs 1, 4, or 2) ................................................. 34
Vronda Tomb IX................................................................................................ 35
Vronda Tomb X................................................................................................. 44
Vronda Tomb XI................................................................................................ 48
Addendum: Other Vessels Possibly from Vronda Tholos Tombs ....................................... 51
3. Enclosure Burials at Vronda, Leslie Preston Day, Maria A. Liston, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton,
David S. Reese, and Lynn M. Snyder ............................................................................... 53
Grave 1 ........................................................................................................... 53
Grave 2 ........................................................................................................... 59
Grave 3 ........................................................................................................... 61
Grave 4 ........................................................................................................... 67
Graves 5 and 11 ................................................................................................. 73
Grave 6 ........................................................................................................... 81
Grave 8 ........................................................................................................... 90
Graves 9 and 14 ................................................................................................. 92
Grave 10......................................................................................................... 109
Grave 12......................................................................................................... 111
Grave 13......................................................................................................... 124
Grave 15......................................................................................................... 127
Grave 16 ......................................................................................................... 129
Grave 17......................................................................................................... 134
Grave 19......................................................................................................... 139
Grave 20......................................................................................................... 144
Graves 21 and 22............................................................................................... 151
Grave 23......................................................................................................... 157
Grave 24......................................................................................................... 161
Grave 26......................................................................................................... 162
Grave 27......................................................................................................... 168
Grave 28......................................................................................................... 172
Grave 29......................................................................................................... 181
Graves 30, 33, and 7 ........................................................................................... 183
Grave 31 ......................................................................................................... 192
Graves 32 and 25............................................................................................... 193
Grave 34....................................................................................................... 198
Grave 35 .............................................................................................................200
Grave 36....................................................................................................... 201
Grave 37.......................................................................................................208
Other Possible Enclosure Burials............................................................................209
4. Cremation Process, Maria A. Liston..............................................................................211
Excavation ...................................................................................................... 211
Inventory and Measurement................................................................................. 211
Reconstructing the Cremation Process .................................................................... 212
Classification of Cremation Burials......................................................................... 215
Cremation Process at Vronda................................................................................ 216
5. Human Remains, Maria A. Liston ................................................................................ 219
Tholos Tombs: Demography, Health, and Pathology .................................................... 219
Enclosure Graves: Demography, Health, and Pathology ................................................220
6. Faunal and Botanical Remains, Lynn M. Snyder, David S. Reese, and Kimberly Flint-Hamilton........ 235
Animal Bones, Lynn M. Snyder.............................................................................. 235
Marine Shells, David S. Reese................................................................................242
Palaeobotanical Remains, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton .....................................................242
7. Funerary Architecture, Leslie Preston Day .................................................................... 245
Tholos Tombs...................................................................................................245
Enclosure Graves ..............................................................................................248
Other Types of Burials without Architectural Features .................................................250
8. Early Iron Age Pottery, Leslie Preston Day .................................................................... 253
Discussion by Shape...........................................................................................254
General Observations about the Pottery ................................................................... 291
Potters? Marks and Graffiti................................................................................... 294
9. Petrographic Analysis of the Grave Ceramic Assemblage, Eleni Nodarou.................................. 297
Kavousi Fabrics and the Aim of the Study................................................................. 297
Analytical Results ............................................................................................. 298
Provenance and Consumption Patterns ................................................................... 303
An East Cretan Assemblage—An East Cretan Community?...........................................304
10. Finds Other than Pottery, Leslie Preston Day, with a contribution by Julie Unruh .......................305
Metal.............................................................................................................305
Ivory or Bone................................................................................................... 321
Glass............................................................................................................. 321
Stone ............................................................................................................. 322
Terracotta ....................................................................................................... 323
Textile Remains................................................................................................ 324
Analysis of Textiles, Julie Unruh ............................................................................ 324
11. Burial Customs, Leslie Preston Day.............................................................................. 327
Tholos Tombs................................................................................................... 328
Enclosure Burials.............................................................................................. 331
Comparison of Burial Customs in Tholos Tombs and Enclosures..................................... 351
Reconstructing the Burial Rituals .......................................................................... 352
12. History and Society in the Vronda Graves, Leslie Preston Day ............................................. 355
History of Mortuary Use of the Vronda Ridge............................................................ 355
Burying Population and Location of Cemeteries......................................................... 358
Introduction of Cremation................................................................................... 362
Social Structure and Burial .................................................................................. 365
Conclusions..................................................................................................... 373
Appendix A. Estimates of Vessel Capacities, Kevin T. Glowacki ................................................ 375
Cups ............................................................................................................. 376
Skyphoi and Kraters........................................................................................... 377
Appendix B. Metallographic and Analytical (SEM-EDAX) Investigation of Metalwork from
Early Iron Age Kavousi, Effie Photos-Jones...................................................................... 379
Iron Production Using the Bloomery Process.............................................................380
Iron Artifacts from Vronda and Kastro and Their Examination with Optical and Scanning
Electron Microscopy and Microhardness Testing .................................................... 381
Results and Discussion ....................................................................................... 382
Appendix C. Concordance of Excavation Inventory Numbers with Catalog Numbers and
Museum Numbers.................................................................................................. 385
References ............................................................................................................... 395
Index ..................................................................................................................... 413

Kavousi IV : The Early Iron Age Cemeteries at Vronda

by: Day, L.P. Liston, M.A.

• ISBN-13: 9781931534369 / 978-1-931534-36-9
• ISBN-03: 1931534365 / 1-931534-36-5
• INSTAP Academic Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2023

Price: 156,00 EURO

1 copy in stock