Tholos Tomb Gamma: A Prepalatial Tholos Tomb at Phourni, Archanes (Approaches to Anthropological Archaeology) (Prehistory Monograph)

This publication includes a detailed discussion of the pottery, the finds and their parallels, and a reconstruction of both the excavation and stratigraphy of Tholos Gamma in the Bronze Age cemetery of Phourni at Archanes. This evidence is used to give the historical outline of the tomb from its foundation in Early Minoan IIA until its excavation in 1972. Several problems concerning Prepalatial mortuary practices are discussed, with particular reference to Tholos Gamma and the new evidence resulting from the study of this funerary assemblage. The artifacts from the tomb include pottery, metal objects, marble figurines, other small finds, and skeletal remains.

Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. Excavation and Stratigraphy; 3. Pottery; 4. Other Finds; 5. Discussion of the Excavation Evidence; 6. Mortuary Practices; 7. Conclusions; Appendix: The Human Remains, Sevi Triantaphyllou.