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18 EXPLORATIONS IN MOCHLOS
the south wall of No. Ill forming the north wall of No. I. Still
farther beyond lies Tomb II, marked by the huge upright slab which
forms its western wall. The tomb chamber occupies the space
between this slab and the cliff. Along the west front of these tombs
runs the narrow path by which they were reached. The drop from
here to the sea was very abrupt; it appears, in the photograph, as
a gradual slope because of the earth and stones which were thrown
out in clearing the chambers. In the background across the very
narrow channel appears the mainland of Crete with the warehouses
of the modern port.
Tomb I
r
As may be seen in Figure 3, this tomb has a double doorway and
an interior partition wall dividing it into two narrow chambers.
Both doors were closed by large slabs, and the walls are faced in
the same fashion. The left-hand chamber measures 3 m. in depth
and 1.10 m. in width; the second chamber is 2 m. deep and 60 cm.
in width. The wall at the inner or east end stands 1.60 m. in height.
Nothing was found in the left-hand compartment. The other
was filled with the remains of many bodies. There were parts of at
least thirty skulls mixed with a confused mass of other bones. This
burial deposit was 1 m. deep, and above it was a filling of earth and
small stones 20 cm. in depth. In the earth of this artificial filling,
lying on the surface of the white clay which contained the early
interments, was found a chalcedony seal stone of M. M. Ill date
which is shown in Figure 6, No. I, s. In and above this filling were
fragments of M. M. Ill pottery, but no signs of a burial of that
period, nor was there any evidence that would point to an attempt
to plunder the early deposit.^
The objects found in this tomb are as follows:
I. a (fig. 4). Dish or cover of black burnished ware (height
13.5 cm., diameter 17.8 cm.). This is an example of a class of vessels
which frequently occurred in the cemetery. It is very doubtful
whether they are really covers or merely the prototype of the Middle
Minoan "fruit stand" like that from Palaikastro.1 Of the many
recovered,—often two or three from one grave,—none was ever
found with a vase to which it could possibly have belonged. Now,
since it is improbable that covers were placed in a burial de-
posit without their vases, another explanation is imperative. Among
the E. M. I vases in Figure 48, we find a very small dish (No. 34)
• B. S. A., Vol. IX, p. 308, Fig. 8.
the south wall of No. Ill forming the north wall of No. I. Still
farther beyond lies Tomb II, marked by the huge upright slab which
forms its western wall. The tomb chamber occupies the space
between this slab and the cliff. Along the west front of these tombs
runs the narrow path by which they were reached. The drop from
here to the sea was very abrupt; it appears, in the photograph, as
a gradual slope because of the earth and stones which were thrown
out in clearing the chambers. In the background across the very
narrow channel appears the mainland of Crete with the warehouses
of the modern port.
Tomb I
r
As may be seen in Figure 3, this tomb has a double doorway and
an interior partition wall dividing it into two narrow chambers.
Both doors were closed by large slabs, and the walls are faced in
the same fashion. The left-hand chamber measures 3 m. in depth
and 1.10 m. in width; the second chamber is 2 m. deep and 60 cm.
in width. The wall at the inner or east end stands 1.60 m. in height.
Nothing was found in the left-hand compartment. The other
was filled with the remains of many bodies. There were parts of at
least thirty skulls mixed with a confused mass of other bones. This
burial deposit was 1 m. deep, and above it was a filling of earth and
small stones 20 cm. in depth. In the earth of this artificial filling,
lying on the surface of the white clay which contained the early
interments, was found a chalcedony seal stone of M. M. Ill date
which is shown in Figure 6, No. I, s. In and above this filling were
fragments of M. M. Ill pottery, but no signs of a burial of that
period, nor was there any evidence that would point to an attempt
to plunder the early deposit.^
The objects found in this tomb are as follows:
I. a (fig. 4). Dish or cover of black burnished ware (height
13.5 cm., diameter 17.8 cm.). This is an example of a class of vessels
which frequently occurred in the cemetery. It is very doubtful
whether they are really covers or merely the prototype of the Middle
Minoan "fruit stand" like that from Palaikastro.1 Of the many
recovered,—often two or three from one grave,—none was ever
found with a vase to which it could possibly have belonged. Now,
since it is improbable that covers were placed in a burial de-
posit without their vases, another explanation is imperative. Among
the E. M. I vases in Figure 48, we find a very small dish (No. 34)
• B. S. A., Vol. IX, p. 308, Fig. 8.