Kaloriziki, Tombs (extracted from McFadden's notebooks)

KALORIZIKI, TRENCH 6 TOMB 1

NB I (McF), pp.26 ff.

5-11 April 1952

Dug Trench 6 down to rock-hewn floor of Tomb 1 and down to fallen roof of tomb chamber. See Film 166-20-22 inclusive. Removed jug on top of collapsed roof (see Tomb 1 Finds, No.1). The stratification from surface down to fallen roof in chamber consisted of fill of intrusive pit - sandy soil, bits of chavara but no large ones - some dark soil but only near surface - 4 to 5 wheelbarrow loads of rough stones averaging from foot to bucket size, one near surface with greatest dimension of 1.12 m. Two handfuls of sherds only from intrusive pit over chamber, including frag. of figurine in sherd bag. No other finds. This bag contains finds from level of bedrock over tomb to level of burial. Am labelling this bag 2. Bag 1 contains about three handfuls of sherds from surface down to bedrock level where rock has not been hewn for tomb. Only sherds.

Removed from dromos surface down to floor about two handfuls of sherds. The soil in dromos consisted of sandy soil, small bits of chavara mixed with some surface soil. Appears to date from last 50 years or so. Not an ancient fill. Very few stones. Undoubtedly some of the fill may be ancient, as it is difficult to distinguish between the fill of an intrusive pit and an ancient fill where the soil is as sandy as it is here.

There were two burials in the chamber. The remains of Burial 1 were picked up and placed in the SW corner of the chamber and most of the pottery was removed and placed along the south wall. The pottery near the south wall is all at a distinctly higher level than the level of Burial 2, and also higher than the pottery nearer Burial 2, which is consistently at a considerably lower level here. There appears to have been a bank of soil rising from the level of Burial 2 toward the S. and SW corner. Of the seven Bucchero pots, six are at a low level and comparatively near Burial 2. Also comparatively near the burial are pots nos. and these also are at a low level and can be safely assigned to Burial 2. They are practically lying up against the Bucchero ware. Bowls nos. to the SE of the burial are also at a low level and near the burial but not with the Bucchero. They probably also belong although it is possible that they may have been left behind when the rest of Burial 1 pottery was thrown out to make room for Burial 2. I see now, however, that these are like no. which is with the Bucchero pot no. . I see now that one Bucchero is with the pottery I consider to be thrown out. This requires some study.

Nos.1-13, it will be noted, are all comparatively near Burial