End of Week One

The main goal of this field season is to try and clarify the stratigraphy of the Neolithic layers found in the East Chamber in the cave. Thanks to last season's efforts, we now have a clearer picture of the nature of EBA (mortuary) deposits in the same location. We have continued the excavation of Trenches 8 and 9, which have been temporarily closed after the removal of EB layers. To connect the situation in the different small trenches we have excavated so far, we decided to excavate 2 previously untouched areas to create one large and, hopefully, more telling profile.