Str1052

Code name (Unique Key)

Str1052

Type of structural unit

Floor

List of related timber evidence

Hole
Imprint on mud-brick / clay / plaster / ash

Location code

Space code

General dimensions of the floor

Approximately 1,50x2,20, part of the supporting structure of the floor of Room I.3 which has dimensions 5,50x6,10.

Beams

Presence of main beams

Presence of dorosis

Yes

Connection of the floor with masonry

The structure was not connected to the walls, it was supported by timber posts at each corner of the room.

State of preservation when excavated

Medium

Current state of preservation

Missing/disappeared

Type of destruction

Earthquake
Volcanic eruption

Method of documentation

Bibliographical

General description of the floor

Floor with beams spanning 2,15x1,35 and a dorosis. It was probably supported by 4 timber posts, of which one has left visible evidence. The structure was part of a 3 part floor structure that supported the floor of Room I.3 with overall dimensions 5,50x6,10.

Bibliography

Palyvou C., Akrotiri Thera: An Architecture of Affluence 3,500 Years Old (Prehistory Monographs, 15), INSTAP Academic Press, Philadelphia 2005.

Παλυβού Κ., Aκρωτήρι Θήρας: Η αρχιτεκτονική της Δυτικής Οικίας, εκδ. Μέλισσα, 2019.

Παλυβού Κ., Aκρωτήρι Θήρας: η οικοδομική τέχνη, Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογική Εταιρεία, 1999.

Μαρινάτος Σ ., Excavations at Thera Ι-VII (1968-1974), Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογική Εταιρεία, Αθήνα.

Τσακανίκα-Θεοχάρη, Ελευθερία, Ο δομικός ρόλος του ξύλου στην τοιχοποιία των ανακτορικού τύπου κτιρίων της Μινωϊκής Κρήτης, (μη δημοσιευμένη διδακτορική διατριβή), ΕΜΠ, 2006.

Doumas C., Akrotiri: The Archaeological Site and the Museum of Prehistoric Thera. A Brief Guide, The Society for the Promotion of Studies on Prehistoric Thera, 2017.

Linked resources

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