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THE VAULTED TOMBS OF MESARA
tholos tomb In the following year, 1908, I rediscovered another tholos by the village
^thTanI" °^ Kalathiana, or rather the remaining half of it, for this tomb had been plundered
and in part destroyed by the villagers in 1854. I also excavated some houses
of the Minoan settlement by the tomb.
The excavation of these tombs and the transfer of their contents to the
museum ought to have been followed by their scientific publication, but there
were great difficulties in the way, arising from the vast quantity of the objects
and the lack of technical facilities in Crete and Greece, and also from the many
problems and doubtful points that kept springing up. Thus the matter was put
off. In 1912 a new obstacle arose with the beginning of the Balkan Wars,
and in 1914, just as the publication was being got ready, the great European
War broke out and put it out of reach for years.
tombs at In 1914 were discovered the large and most important tombs of Platanos
platanos cjose to tjae village of that name, about four kilometres (2| miles) south-west of
Gortyna. They were excavated in 1914 and 1915.
marathoke- The last discovery of tholos tombs in Mesara occurred in 1917 at a site
phalon caiied Marathokephalon, between the villages of Morone and Panagia. These
have been published.1 Then in 1918 was found and excavated the large Early
pyrgos Minoan tomb at Pyrgos, thirteen kilometres (eight miles) east of Candia. This
has also been published.2
The following chapters contain the publication of the Mesara tombs (except
those of Marathokephalon) in the order in which they were excavated.
1 'ApxaL<>koyiKbi> AcXtIov, tojuos 4 (1918), TrapdpTi]fia, vc\. 15-23, ('AOrjvai, 1921.)
2 Ibid., o-eA. 136-140.
THE VAULTED TOMBS OF MESARA
tholos tomb In the following year, 1908, I rediscovered another tholos by the village
^thTanI" °^ Kalathiana, or rather the remaining half of it, for this tomb had been plundered
and in part destroyed by the villagers in 1854. I also excavated some houses
of the Minoan settlement by the tomb.
The excavation of these tombs and the transfer of their contents to the
museum ought to have been followed by their scientific publication, but there
were great difficulties in the way, arising from the vast quantity of the objects
and the lack of technical facilities in Crete and Greece, and also from the many
problems and doubtful points that kept springing up. Thus the matter was put
off. In 1912 a new obstacle arose with the beginning of the Balkan Wars,
and in 1914, just as the publication was being got ready, the great European
War broke out and put it out of reach for years.
tombs at In 1914 were discovered the large and most important tombs of Platanos
platanos cjose to tjae village of that name, about four kilometres (2| miles) south-west of
Gortyna. They were excavated in 1914 and 1915.
marathoke- The last discovery of tholos tombs in Mesara occurred in 1917 at a site
phalon caiied Marathokephalon, between the villages of Morone and Panagia. These
have been published.1 Then in 1918 was found and excavated the large Early
pyrgos Minoan tomb at Pyrgos, thirteen kilometres (eight miles) east of Candia. This
has also been published.2
The following chapters contain the publication of the Mesara tombs (except
those of Marathokephalon) in the order in which they were excavated.
1 'ApxaL<>koyiKbi> AcXtIov, tojuos 4 (1918), TrapdpTi]fia, vc\. 15-23, ('AOrjvai, 1921.)
2 Ibid., o-eA. 136-140.