Knossos: Stratigraphical Museum Excavations, 1978–82. Part II

Abstract

This report continues directly from Part I(AR IQ80-81, 73-92), describing the sequence of occupation from Late Minoan II to Sub-Minoan/Early Protogeometric. For these periods it takes account of the whole excavation from 1978 to 1982. Again any conclusions are still preliminary; the excavation vase catalogue stands at 1,200, but large quantities of sherd material are to be studied and work on faunal and palaeobotanical remains is in progress. Part III of the preliminary report will cover the Geometric to Roman periods, together with a supplementary account of Middle Minoan I to Late Minoan I discoveries made since Part I appeared. The plan tracings used here are again the work of the School's Honorary Surveyor, Mr D. Smyth. Pottery drawings are by Mrs A. Thomas, Mrs J. Bees and Mr W. Schenck. I am most grateful to Mr M. R. Popham for beneficial advice, information and discussion of the first group of Sub-Minoan vases described. The trench layout of the excavation, to which references are made, appears at Fig. 1.