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Rizokarpaso-Latsia: Department tomb excavation, 1971
1971 · Rizokarpaso-Latsia
D. Christou's 1971 excavation of a half-looted tomb, CS. 1817, at Latchia near Rizokarpaso, with two superposed burials and Bichrome II and White Painted II pottery, terracotta figurines and gold earrings.
Map of Cyprus
Where the work took place
- Ground above 200, 500, 1,000 m
Site
- 1Rizokarpaso-Latsia (approx.)
The project
In 1971 D. Christou excavated a half-looted tomb, CS. 1817, at the locality Latchia, north-east of Rizokarpaso1. It held two superposed burials; the upper had been disturbed and the lower remained intact1. With the lower burial were amphoriskoi and plates in Bichrome II and White Painted II wares, three terracotta birds with spread wings on conical bases, terracotta helmeted soldiers, a pair of gold boat-shaped earrings filled with glass paste, and a bronze spiral ring covered with thin gold foil1. V. Karageorghis suggests that the soldier figurines may have formed part of toys1.
Directors and team
Directed by
- Demos Christou1971
Institutions
Seasons
1 season- 1971
Half-looted tomb with two superposed burials; the lower was intact: Bichrome II and White Painted II amphoriskoi and plates, three winged-bird terracotta figurines on conical bases, helmeted soldier figurines, gold boat-shaped earrings filled with glass paste, a gold-covered bronze spiral ring.
What was found
Periods
Features and finds
double burial.
Publications
1 itemChronique des fouilles (Bulletin de correspondance hellénique)
References
- 1.V. Karageorghis, 1972, Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1971, Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 96.
Sources
Mentioned in
6 mentionsTomb records · 2
- Rizokarpaso-Latsia, Christou Tomb 10
1971
Georgiadou 2017
- Rizokarpaso-Latsia, Christou, unnumbered tomb at Latchia, 1971
1971
Karageorghis 1972
Sites · 1
- Rizokarpaso-Latsia
1971
Karageorghis 1972, pp. 8–14
- Documents · 1listed under Publications
- People · 1listed under Directors and team
- Institutions · 1listed under Institutions
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