Lapithos, Vrysi tou BarbaErik Sjöqvist

The so-called skeletons 3 & 4 are the scattered remains of an animal skeleton (dog or sheep). The numbers thus become 1. in the north niche, 2. below the same, 3. in the south niche. Skeleton no. 2 has in its immediate vicinity itself and partly mixed among the human bones, remains of the animal skeleton. The skeletons are taken out and packed, the tomb is cleared again. Otherwise nothing remarkable.

28/10Chamber β is considerably larger and richer than α. It too has held up well, and only minor roof collapses have occurred locally. No damp or silted clay fill, except at the middle of the back wall, where the rock bears clear traces of water damage. The clearing is begun. After the vessels have been duly drawn in, the following are taken out of the western part of the chamber