The Cave of Vythakas at Dyros, Mani: A Promising Case
K. Merdenesianos
The
cave Vythakas is located at Pyrgos Dyrou in the western Mani, Peloponnese. The
entrance of the cave is a gorge five meters deep and four to five meters wide.
The bottom of this small gorge is covered by huge stones, earth and other
transferred material that forms a hillock two to three meters high. Thus, the
real depth of the gorge, when going down, is diminished from seven to five
meters, approximately. Immediately after one has descented he stands in front of
two sloping and opposite in direction corridors, leading NW and south,
respectively. The south corridor gives acces to the main cave, where the
following objects have been surveyed and photographed:
-Sherds of
various sizes.
-Bronze coins (diameter 1 cm) that due to their heavy oxidation didnot exhibit
any indication of origin.
-Metal arrow heads.
-Bone rings, probably from a necklace.
-Bone fragments located in various spots but mainly in the lower level of the
cave. A stone wall of unknown as yet date and function was discovered and
photographed.
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