The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications as well as Works has announced the completion of the 2018 fieldwork flavor undertaken past times the Italian Erimi Archaeological Project (University of Torino) at the site of Erimi-Laonin tou Porakou. This year’s fieldwork was carried out from July 30th to August 23rd2018, nether the direction of Dr. Luca Bombardieri.
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| A large assemblage of Red Polished as well as Drab Polished, imported as well as locally produced ceramic vessels formed a rich funerary assemblage excavated on the deposition flooring of Tomb 467 [Credit: Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus] |
Investigations at the workshop complex on the overstep of the loma revealed that this area, mainly intended for the production of dyed textiles, played a pivotal role as well as had an odd ideological significance for the prehistoric community of Erimi. By extending the investigated expanse towards the western fly of the complex, a serial of ii novel rectangular roofed units (SA X as well as SA V) were fully excavated. Unit SA X (2,50x3,00 m.) is a modest roofed annex straight connected amongst unit of measurement SA V. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 huge deposit of dressed stones inward the filling of the room suggests that it was deliberately unopen when abandoned. Unit SA V (9,30x6,00 m.) is a roofed infinite amongst an enigmatic function.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large limestone dressed monolith mensuration 2,30 m. was constitute collapsed inward the centre of the room. The monolith, which is shaped every bit a regular slab is decorated on 1 side amongst carved motifs as well as was originally standing at the northern department of the unit. Additionally, a large Red Polished amphora as well as a circular burn downward house inward limestone blocks were constitute facing the monolith inward the contrary southern area, patch a serial of 11 shallow rounded basins were laid along the sides as well as at the centre of the unit. The peculiarities of context propose that this unit of measurement may cause got had a ritual function. Further analyses as well as futurity investigations volition render us amongst stronger testify inward back upward of the hypothesis of unit of measurement SAV acting every bit a modest shrine, presumably connected amongst production activities as well as their ideological implications.
Excavations inward the residential quarter, located inward the major lower terrace of the settlement, revealed a large rectangular domestic unit of measurement inward Area T2 (Unit 4; 5,00x3,00 m.). The access to the unit of measurement is marked past times a large stone threshold as well as steps that straight connect this domestic unit of measurement amongst nearby Unit 1, excavated inward 2017 as well as amongst a SW-NE connection alley, leading to the overstep of the hill.
Excavations inward the expanse of the settlement’s large wall (Area T1) confirmed the importance of this massive wall construction that appears to delineate the village to the westward as well as south, next the natural border of the terrace. The wall’s electrical flow extent is lxxx m. as well as it is 1,60/1,70 m. wide. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 cutting (0,60-0,70 m. deep) had been made inward the bedrock inward club to shape the foundation of the structure. The cutting was filled amongst rubble as well as large stone blocks amongst plaster mortar. Such a foundation would live able to back upward a dry-stone masonry wall upward to 2,00 m. inward elevation. This impressive wall construction appears to cause got been a sort of circuit wall surrounding the village as well as tin live ascribed to the almost recent stage of trace of piece of work of the village (Phase A), during the terminate of Middle Bronze Age.
The southern cemetery expanse (Area E) covers a serial of terraces sloping towards the south-east of the settlement, merely exterior the large circuit wall, mentioned above. Two interesting tombs were excavated during this season, along amongst 3 additional funerary rectangular pits, of a particular involvement regarding funerary architecture as well as mortuary treatment. While Tomb 466 is a large pit tomb (1,80x1,95 m.), Tomb 467 (1,85x2,50 m.) is of an odd type, a so-called pit-chamber tomb, already attested at prehistoric Erimi. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large assemblage of Red Polished as well as Drab Polished, imported as well as locally produced ceramic vessels formed a rich funerary assemblage excavated on the deposition flooring of Tomb 467 (Fig. 1), along amongst a unique elongated oval-shaped stone, mensuration 0,55 m. as well as extensively decorated amongst ruby-red painting.
The 2018 fieldwork flavor involved a squad of archaeologists of the University of Torino, an anthropologist from the University of Sheffield, an archaeobotanist from the Republic of Cyprus Institute as well as a squad of 3 restorers from the University of West Attica inward Athens (Architectural Conservation Lab).
Source: Press as well as Information Office, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Republic of Cyprus [September 17, 2018]
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