Hall, Edith H.: Excavations in eastern Crete Sphoungaras (Philadelphia, 1912)

EXCAVATIONS IN EASTERN CRETE
SPHOUNGARAS

INTRODUCTION.

Between the town of Gournia (Tovpvia) and the sea-coast
to the north, stretches a valley which is flanked on the east by
a limestone ridge called Elatso Mouri ('EXdrcro MovpC). At a
distance of some 200 metres from the town the west face of this
ridge is broken by a line of cliffs (PI. X) below which the hill
slopes sharply away to the valley. It was along the upper

of Sphoungaras
041 found three
al appearance of
Duthwest—corre-
ra and Mochlos
ivations on these
ide as a probable
ments like those
e burial-place of

margin of this =~
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Early Minoan =~
this slope—a ;
sponds so closiE-
where cemeteri =",-
islands, Mr. R. f-1
site not only fo=~0
found by Mrs. et1
the town of Go =t
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tio n, and on M; e~
trenches near tl e—
gold ring of Fig. =-
Minoan pottery e—
verted pithos w e-
of a type associ e-^
Minoan I remai e-
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