| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Discovery-Unit ID | 505 |
| Class | Standard |
| Date | 1999-07-07 |
| Topo-Map | 63671 |
| Toponym | Xylokeriza |
| Northing | 4193821.0 |
| Easting | 671858.0 |
| Elevation | 132.0 |
| Area | 5909.0 |
| Description | Gorge aligning to the East of DU, South of 501-504. |
| MBG-Length | 211.0 |
| MBG-Width | 49.0 |
| Toponymn (Linked) | Xylokeriza |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Discovery-Unit ID | 505 |
| Geomorph Unit | 1028 |
| Land Cover, Coniferous-Forest | False |
| Land Cover, Evergreen-Forest | False |
| Land Cover, Maquis | False |
| Land Cover, Phrygana | True |
| Land Cover, Deciduous | True |
| Land Cover, Pseudo-Steppe | False |
| Land Cover, Chasmophyte | True |
| Land Cover, Coastal | False |
| Land Cover, Other | False |
| Land Cover, Weeds | False |
| Land Cover, Grain | False |
| Land Cover, Grain-Stubble | False |
| Land Cover, Kalamboki | False |
| Land Cover, Small-Leafed-Crops | False |
| Land Cover, Broad-Leafed-Crops | False |
| Land Cover, Other-Crops | False |
| Land Cover, Grapes | False |
| Land Cover, Almonds | False |
| Land Cover, Apricot | False |
| Land Cover, Citrus | False |
| Land Cover, Olives | False |
| Olive Circumference Minimum | 0.0 |
| Olive Circumference Maximum | 0.0 |
| Land Cover, Other-Orchard | False |
| Land Cover Comments | Mixed flora grew in the ravine, largely low lying bushes, though large stones prevented any major growth. Visibility very low due to large boulders and heavy folliage. |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Soil-Plowed | False |
| Soil-Compaction | Compacted |
| Sherd-Crusting | None |
| Clast | Rock-Organic |
| Clast-Size | Boulder-Cobble |
| Disturbance | Moderate |
| Irrigation | None |
| Percent-Visible | 10.0 |
| Land use, Residential | False |
| Land use, Agricultural | False |
| Land use, Res-Agr | False |
| Land use, Recreational | False |
| Land use, Comm-Serv | False |
| Land use, Transportation | False |
| Land use, Quarry | False |
| Land use, Dump | True |
| Land use, Other | False |
| Land use, None | False |
| Land use, Comments | Northern edge of ravine used as a dump - otherwise unused except for grazing (though not regular). |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Discovery-Unit ID | 505 |
| Architectural, Cave-Rockshelter | Indeterminate date feature |
| Architectural, Fieldwall | Indeterminate date feature |
| Other (Features) | Indeterminate date feature |
| Special Purpose, Dump | Modern feature |
| Comments (Features) | The North edge of the gorge serves as a modern dump mainly concentrated on the East slope of the gorge located right next to the modern road. The lower courses (2 courses high x 2 courses wide (.8 m. with rubble fill)) of a stone wall abutting a cavernous opening in the East wall of the ravine. The wall projected 4 m. to the West and ran 9 m. North to South. The interior of the cavern showed signs of carbon deposit [cut off] |
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References
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
Xylokeriza |
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Subject
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
Landscape archaeology
Vocabulary: Library of Congress Subject Headings Open Context References: Landscape archaeology |
Suggested Citation
David K. Pettegrew, Timothy E Gregory, Daniel J Pullen, Richard Rothaus, Thomas F Tartaron. (2021) "DU 505 from Europe/Greece/Corinthia/EKAS Region/Xylokeriza". In The Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey. David K. Pettegrew, Timothy E Gregory, Daniel J Pullen, Richard Rothaus, Thomas F Tartaron (Ed). Released: 2021-06-04. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/bd7d37e0-0c7a-4a0e-b2f9-6228a19ea5b3> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2862v154
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