Pseira III : The Plateia Building

by: Davaras, C. Betancourt, Ph.P.

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 Pseira III : the Plateia Building
Authors:Cheryl R. Floyd, Philip P. Betancourt, Kōstēs. Davaras

Summary:The Pseira project began in 1985. Excavations were conducted from 1986 to 1991 as an American-Greek collaboration directed by Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras. The Plateia Building (Building BS/BV) is located at the north of the Town Square or Plateia. It occupies the entire northern side of the square, with one room built on the eastern side as well. The structure is the largest building excavated at Pseira. The building was discovered by small tests made in 1986, and it was excavated in subsequent seasons. From the beginning, the building was recognized as an important structure in the town. Its excavation was conducted slowly and meticulously, with careful attention to the proper recovery and recording of its data. This third volume in the series of publications on the Minoan site of Pseira focuses on the Plateia building. This report on the findings includes an introduction to the project, followed by a detailed discussion of the architecture and small finds: pottery, stone tools, terracotta objects, sealstones, shell artefacts, faunal remains, charcoal, lithics, plaster and so on. This database of evidence allows an interpretation of the function of the buildings, the residential, cult and industrial activities, and its relationship to the Plateia itself

Series:
University Museum monograph, 102

xv, 329 pages, 47 pages of figs., 21 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.

Contents:
Part I: Introduction
Part II: The Evidence
Part III: Discussion and Conclusions
APPENDIX A : Pottery Tables for the Plateia Building (Nos. 1-61) APPENDIX B: Fabric Percentages (by Count) by Room/Space and Context APPENDIX D: Percentages of Sherds (by Count) in Various Fabrics According to Vessel Types APPENDIX E: Percentages of Sherds (by Count) of Various Vessel Types APPENDIX F: List of Stone Tools by Context and Rooms Bibliographical References CONCORDANCE A: Field Numbers and Numbers in This Volume CONCORDANCE B: Excavated Units and Room/Space Numbers for the Plateia Building and Vicinity

Pseira III : The Plateia Building

by: Davaras, C. Betancourt, Ph.P.

• ISBN-13: 9780924171604 / 978-0-924171-60-4
• ISBN-03: 092417160X / 0-924171-60-X
• University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, 1998

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