The Greek-Swedish-Danish excavations at Kastelli, Khania 2010: a preliminary report

During six weeks from 19 July to 27 August the Greek–Swedish–Danish Excavations continued work in the Ag.Aikaterini Square on the Kastelli Hill. The area underinvestigation was situated within 524‑536/722‑731 of thesite plan and included further investigations in previouslyexcavated trenches from 1965, 1969, 2005, and 2008. Themain aim of the excavation was to investigate Building 2 ofthe LM IIIA:2 and LM IIIB:1 periods, which had provedextremely productive in previous excavations. Here LinearB tablets had been found in situ in 1990 (Room E,Fig. 1), and a complete inscribed stirrup jar was discoveredin 2005 (Room B) which indicates that its contentswere of royal property (Fig. 1)