Petra tou Limniti and VouniAlfred Westholm

Petra II(Regarding the distribution of the layers see the section drawing) The main mass consisted of an extremely finely distributed (like dark potato flour!) dark-brown earth in which lay all kinds of refuse such as animal bones, remains of toolmaking and the like. In this dark-brown earth were interspersed horizontal levels of black very dark earth (dark black layers) in which even insignificant charcoal remains could be traced. The dark black earth is of the same consistency as the brown earth. The cultural accumulation in the pit appears to have taken place gradually and to have remained undisturbed during the later periods. Gradually however the pit has been filled, and over these deposits extends a large dark black layer over the whole of the northern and eastern parts of the area. Further a brown cultural layer, and the next period in the Petra development marks Petra settlement's development is marked by a a clearly distinguishable stamped earth floor, whose original … continues