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| POSI Number | TP182 |
|---|---|
| GU number | GU2653 |
| Intensive Survey Zone | Xyliatos |
| Village | Xyliatos |
| Locality | Alestos |
| Easting | 502357.00 |
| Northing | 3876808.00 |
| Elevation (m) | 594.00 |
| References | [Link to Bibliography] |
| Source | GPS |
| Sheet Map 1:5000 | 29-XXVI |
| Team Leader | AGR |
| Summary | Small exploratory cut into the bedrock on E side of Alestos. |
| Topography | SE facing slope at 22 degrees, bare rock. |
| Vegetation | Spiny Burnet, Heath. Young pine, Cistus, Wild grasses, Hawthorn, Asphodel. |
| Access | Dirt track leading from the road between Ayios Yeoryios road and TS10 |
| Description Environment | The small exploratory cut is located on the SE facing slope of Alestos on a slope of 22 degrees. It is almost completely made up of bare rock with cobble-sized rocks on the slope. The lichens have weathered the rock providing nutrients for the support of wild grasses, cistus, heath etc. |
| Pottery | None |
| Tile | None |
| Chipped Stone | None |
| Ground Stone | None |
| Slag | None |
| Architecture | Some |
| Visibility (%) | 80 |
| Description POSI | Rectangular cut, 90 cm x 110 cm, clearly abandoned very early on. Some boulder- and cobble-sized rocks below represent a small amount of soil from this cut. Some fill covers the floor of the cut. The floor of the cut is 9.5 m upslope and NW of TP181 |
| Condition | No obvious collapse |
| Settlement | No |
| Church | No |
| Building | No |
| Bridge | No |
| Check Dam | No |
| Threshing Floor | No |
| Tomb | No |
| Kiln | No |
| Other Structure | No |
| Rock | No |
| Mine/Adit | No |
| Botany | No |
| Extraction | Yes |
| Road | No |
| Pottery | No |
| Lithics | No |
| View | No |
| Geomorphology | No |
| Prehistoric | No |
| Iron Age | No |
| Hellenistic/Roman | No |
| Medieval/Ottoman | No |
| Modern | No |
| Slag | No |
| Shrine | No |
| Entered By | RAB |
| Entered Date | 21/7/2003 00:00:00 |
| Recorded By | CWA |
| Recorded Date | 20/7/2003 00:00:00 |