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Loading map.I27 Lefki Kaldtamou (#3)
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Tiles: Mod
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Collection Strategy
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Location and Description

On the Kaldtamou ridge, SW of the village of Ambelofyto, five locations where prehistoric tumuli have previously been reported (UMME, collectively noted under #14; see also PHSP1: 239 [43]) were reinvestigated by PRAP.

On the Kaldtamou ridge, 2 km. SW of the outskirts of Ambelofyto is a large rock pile (ca. 8 m. L. x 2 m. W x 2 m. H.) in which numerous fragments of pottery and tile are incorporated[095.31]. The pile lies at the edge of a terrace covered by grass and may incorporate stone from a collapsed structure[095.32]. Farther W (30 m.) at the edge of the same terrace lies another pile of stone, with a little ancient pottery and tile in it. A third stone pile (at least 3.5 m. H.) lies in the backyard of a small field house, 30 m. SW of the site; no ancient pottery or tile was found in it. In 1995, fragments of combed ware, coarse wares and a pithos rim were observed, as were two fragments of millstones, one of andesite, the other of a different volcanic material[095.31]. The andesitic fragment is 7 cm. thick; its maximum preserved size is 12 x 10 cm.

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Artifact Summary

The ceramic finds from these tombs (I23-I27) are extremely mixed chronologically, from Classical to Modern, with one or two earlier pieces. It is impossible to provide any secure dates for many of the tiles.

References
UMME, collectively noted under #14; see also PHSP1: 239 [43]
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