3. The Excavation of the Cemetery (Zone 1)

1. The House Tombs at Sissi This chapter constitutes a preliminary account of the excavation of the cemetery of the settlement (zone 1), situated on the north slope of the hill, close to the sea. Surface reconnaissance indicates that the entire northern slope is covered by small rectangular structures that were probably used for burial. Sissi, just like other coastal settlements in North-east Crete, has yielded evidence for the use of house-tombs, a term used to describe the small rectangular..