The Hagios Charalambos cave
Subtitle: Excavation and the portable artifacts
By: by Philip P. Betancourt ; with contributions by Costis Davaras, Heidi M.C. Dierckx, Susan C. Ferrence, Panagiotis Karkanas, Louise C. Langford-Verstegen, Tanya J. McCullough, James D. Muhly, Natalia Poulou-Papadimitriou, Antonia Stamos, Eleni Stravopodi, Maria Tsiboukaki, and Gayla M. Weng ; edited by Philip P. Betancourt, Costis Davaras, and Eleni Stravopodi
Series: Prehistory monographs -- 47
Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press; INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9781931534802
Subjects: Antiquities; Caves; Ossuaries; Human remains (Archaeology); Grave goods; Excavations (Archaeology); Minoans; Bronze age
Description: "This is the first of five planned volumes to present the primary archaeological report about the excavation of the cave of Hagios Charalambos in eastern Crete. The Minoans used this small cavern as an ossuary for the secondary burial of human remains and grave goods, primarily during the Early and Middle Bronze Age. The geography and geology surrounding the cave is discussed along with the methodology of the excavation. A portion of the pottery and all of the small finds are presented with many illustrations"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "A Minoan burial cave in Crete."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Philip P. Betancourt, Costis Davaras, and Eleni Stravopodi; title: Geography and topography of Lasithi / Philip P. Betancourt; title: Geology, geomorphology, and micromorphology studies / Panagiotis Karkanas; title: Discovery of the cave / Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras; title: Excavations inside the cave / Philip P. Betancourt, Costis Davaras, Susan C. Ferrence, Louise C. Langford-Verstegen, Antonia Stamos, Maria Tsiboukaki, and Gayla M. Weng; title: Excavations outside the cave / Philip P. Betancourt; title: Later occupation of the area / Philip P. Betancourt and Natalia Poulou-Papadimitriou; title: Larnakes / Philip P. Betancourt; title: Figurines / Philip P. Betancourt and Susan C. Ferrence; title: Objects of copper and bronze / James D. Muhly; title: Objects of gold, silver, and lead / James D. Muhly; title: Seal rings / James D. Muhly; title: Seals / Philip P. Betancourt and Susan C. Ferrence; title: Sistra / Philip P. Betancourt and James D. Muhly; title: Stone vessels / Heidi M.C. Dierckx; title: Ground stone tools / Heidi M.C. Dierckx; title: Chipped stone tools / Heidi M.C. Dierckx; title: Miscellaneous objects / Philip P. Betancourt; title: Comments and discussion / Philip P. Betancourt.