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Fig. 16. Grave 4, goblet (IM 666). 12). A rectangular slab of schist was placed under the mouth of the pithos. The upper side of the pithos was recovered directly beneath the cultiva- tion layer at a depth of 34 cm, while the lower side was at a depth of 90 cm, that is to say within the destruction layer of the EC settlement. It is clear that a fairly large pit had been dug to bury this pithos, since it is a large vessel (80 cm high, with a diameter of 60 cm). The funerary pithos was found broken into a number of large pieces which, how- ever, had not been moved out of position; the find had retained its form.

Figure 16 Grave 4, goblet (IM 666). 12). A rectangular slab of schist was placed under the mouth of the pithos. The upper side of the pithos was recovered directly beneath the cultiva- tion layer at a depth of 34 cm, while the lower side was at a depth of 90 cm, that is to say within the destruction layer of the EC settlement. It is clear that a fairly large pit had been dug to bury this pithos, since it is a large vessel (80 cm high, with a diameter of 60 cm). The funerary pithos was found broken into a number of large pieces which, how- ever, had not been moved out of position; the find had retained its form.

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Fig. 1. Map of the Cyclades showing the locations of MC and early LC cemeteries.
Fig. 1. Map of the Cyclades showing the locations of MC and early LC cemeteries.
Fig. 2. Map of Ios showing the site of Skarkos. the Seismic Destruction at Akrotiri, Thera. Ac- cording to the excavator, eleven clay vases were un- earthed, eight of which have been identified in the National Archaeological Museum and published by Papathanassopoulos.”4 They are as follows: six, one-handled conical cups (five dark-coated and one with tortoise-shell ripple pattern decoration), a one-handled, semi-globular cup (also with tor- toise-shell ripple pattern), and a plain, handleless conical cup. These vases are imports from Minoan Crete and/or local imitations of Minoan proto- types and, consequently, are indicative of the Mi- noan influence on Naxos, the island of Ariadne, in the late MC and early LC period. This idea of a close relationship between Naxos and Crete is fur- ther bolstered by the relatively recent investigations at settlement sites on this island and the adjacent Kato Kouphonisi.”°
Fig. 2. Map of Ios showing the site of Skarkos. the Seismic Destruction at Akrotiri, Thera. Ac- cording to the excavator, eleven clay vases were un- earthed, eight of which have been identified in the National Archaeological Museum and published by Papathanassopoulos.”4 They are as follows: six, one-handled conical cups (five dark-coated and one with tortoise-shell ripple pattern decoration), a one-handled, semi-globular cup (also with tor- toise-shell ripple pattern), and a plain, handleless conical cup. These vases are imports from Minoan Crete and/or local imitations of Minoan proto- types and, consequently, are indicative of the Mi- noan influence on Naxos, the island of Ariadne, in the late MC and early LC period. This idea of a close relationship between Naxos and Crete is fur- ther bolstered by the relatively recent investigations at settlement sites on this island and the adjacent Kato Kouphonisi.”°
Fig. 3. The hill of Skarkos and the surrounding area.
Fig. 3. The hill of Skarkos and the surrounding area.
Fig. 4. Plan of the Skarkos site showing part of the EC II settlement (in grey) and the late MB and early LB grave groups (in black) above it.
Fig. 4. Plan of the Skarkos site showing part of the EC II settlement (in grey) and the late MB and early LB grave groups (in black) above it.
Fig. 5. Grave 1. The burial jar of grave 2 (Figs. 4 and 6) was
Fig. 5. Grave 1. The burial jar of grave 2 (Figs. 4 and 6) was
Fig. 9. Grave 3, nippled ewer (IM 606). Fig. 10. Grave 3, hol- low-mouthed minia- ture jug (IM 607).
Fig. 9. Grave 3, nippled ewer (IM 606). Fig. 10. Grave 3, hol- low-mouthed minia- ture jug (IM 607).
Fig. 6. Grave 2.
Fig. 6. Grave 2.
Fig. 7. Grave 2, burial jar (IM 814). The burial jar of grave 3 (Figs. 4 and 8) was found smashed by cultivation of the plot. However, large fragments of its lower part, parts of the skel- eton, and the grave goods were preserved. A mini- ature nippled ewer (Fig. 9) and a hollow-mouthed miniature jug (Fig. 10), both local, were found in- tact among the fragments of the jar. The miniature nippled ewer, a characteristic Cycladic type, has counterparts in the LC I / LM Ia Akrotiri Volcanic Destruction Level,”® even if the broad spout, the thick neck and the absence of painted decoration distinguish it from those examples (Figs. 32 right, 33 right). The hollow-mouthed miniature jug is a minoanising shape,”? which has an abundance of parallels at Akrotiri, Phylakopi and Ayia Irini in early LBA levels.°° Consequently, an early LBA
Fig. 7. Grave 2, burial jar (IM 814). The burial jar of grave 3 (Figs. 4 and 8) was found smashed by cultivation of the plot. However, large fragments of its lower part, parts of the skel- eton, and the grave goods were preserved. A mini- ature nippled ewer (Fig. 9) and a hollow-mouthed miniature jug (Fig. 10), both local, were found in- tact among the fragments of the jar. The miniature nippled ewer, a characteristic Cycladic type, has counterparts in the LC I / LM Ia Akrotiri Volcanic Destruction Level,”® even if the broad spout, the thick neck and the absence of painted decoration distinguish it from those examples (Figs. 32 right, 33 right). The hollow-mouthed miniature jug is a minoanising shape,”? which has an abundance of parallels at Akrotiri, Phylakopi and Ayia Irini in early LBA levels.°° Consequently, an early LBA
Fig. 14-15. Grave 4, conical cups of low type (IM 906) and of high type (IM 909).
Fig. 14-15. Grave 4, conical cups of low type (IM 906) and of high type (IM 909).
Fig. 11. Grave 4.
Fig. 11. Grave 4.
Fig. 12. Grave 4, burial pithos (IM 904).
Fig. 12. Grave 4, burial pithos (IM 904).
Fig. 17. Grave 4, bronze hairpin (IM 121). of the finds which document and prove, through
Fig. 17. Grave 4, bronze hairpin (IM 121). of the finds which document and prove, through
Fig. 20. Grave 7, nippled ewer (IM 610), upside down. Fig. 21. Grave 7, nippled ewer (IM 610).
Fig. 20. Grave 7, nippled ewer (IM 610), upside down. Fig. 21. Grave 7, nippled ewer (IM 610).
Fig. 18. Grave 4 and surrounding area from the east: burial pithos (IM 904) on the right, and cooking pot in the shape of a wide-mouthed jug (IM 636) on the left.
Fig. 18. Grave 4 and surrounding area from the east: burial pithos (IM 904) on the right, and cooking pot in the shape of a wide-mouthed jug (IM 636) on the left.
Fig. 19. Area surrounding grave 4: cooking pot in the shape of a wide-mouthed jug (IM 636).
Fig. 19. Area surrounding grave 4: cooking pot in the shape of a wide-mouthed jug (IM 636).
Fig. 22. Grave 7, semi-globular cup with pulled-rim spout (IM 609).
Fig. 22. Grave 7, semi-globular cup with pulled-rim spout (IM 609).
Fig. 23. Grave 7, semi-globular cup with pulled-rim spout (IM 637).
Fig. 23. Grave 7, semi-globular cup with pulled-rim spout (IM 637).
Fig. 24. Grave 7, faience bead (IM 1112 a). uncovered in situ. Even so, it appears to have been one of the richest graves at the Skarkos cemetery excavated to date.
Fig. 24. Grave 7, faience bead (IM 1112 a). uncovered in situ. Even so, it appears to have been one of the richest graves at the Skarkos cemetery excavated to date.
Fig. 28. Wider area of grave 7: legs of tripod cooking pots (IM 207, 1110, 364).
Fig. 28. Wider area of grave 7: legs of tripod cooking pots (IM 207, 1110, 364).
Fig. 27. Grave 7, double-edged tongue-shaped razor blade (IM 612).
Fig. 27. Grave 7, double-edged tongue-shaped razor blade (IM 612).
Fig. 30. Grave 8, burial jar (IM 608). Fig. 29. Grave 8. Conclusion
Fig. 30. Grave 8, burial jar (IM 608). Fig. 29. Grave 8. Conclusion
Fig. 31. Grave 9.
Fig. 31. Grave 9.
Fig. 33. Theran nippled ewers. place in the Skarkos cemetery involving the prep- aration of food and its offering, particularly in conical cups, as well as the possible organisation of meals in the cemetery. This evidence on the one hand points to a continuation of the rituals occur- ring in the EC and early MC cemeteries, and on the other reflects certain aspects of Minoan burial habits.
Fig. 33. Theran nippled ewers. place in the Skarkos cemetery involving the prep- aration of food and its offering, particularly in conical cups, as well as the possible organisation of meals in the cemetery. This evidence on the one hand points to a continuation of the rituals occur- ring in the EC and early MC cemeteries, and on the other reflects certain aspects of Minoan burial habits.
Fig. 32. Iotic nippled ewers. and early LC cemeteries. As regards the plan and range of grave types, it is reminiscent to a degree of the Ayia Irini, period IV and VI, cemeteries (grave groups, pit-, jar- and pithos-burials); in terms of pottery, it recalls to some extent the Ailas grave (Minoan and Minoanising pottery, conical and semi-globular cups).
Fig. 32. Iotic nippled ewers. and early LC cemeteries. As regards the plan and range of grave types, it is reminiscent to a degree of the Ayia Irini, period IV and VI, cemeteries (grave groups, pit-, jar- and pithos-burials); in terms of pottery, it recalls to some extent the Ailas grave (Minoan and Minoanising pottery, conical and semi-globular cups).
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