Kavousi IV (2-volume set)

Mehr zum Buch

The excavation at Vronda Kavousi reveals two distinct cemeteries in East Crete, featuring tholos tombs from the Subminoan to Protogeometric periods and enclosure graves with cremation burials from the Late Geometric to Late Orientalizing periods. The volume includes a detailed examination of individual graves, covering architecture, human and faunal remains, pottery, and burial customs. Additionally, it analyzes the cremation process and provides insights into the society of the burial population, with appendices on pottery capacities and metallurgical studies of iron objects.