tages which it afforded the poorer classes, I did not hesitate to accede to the request. It was also added, that a board of health for the poorer class would be annexed to it. Matters went on to their satisfaction, and, without my knowledge, possibly imagining that it would be agreeable to me, they appended to their circular what, I must confess, has a charlatanic appearance, but without my consent or knowledge. The only intimation I received of its existence was on paying a visit to on one of my most respectable patients, who informed me that he received a circular of an extraordinary character, and in an envelope, on which was written, "puff direct." I immediately communicated with the directors, and was informed that they did not send it to the party mentioned. Apprehending that some interference existed, they made all inquiries, and at length discovered

Pottery from Sparta and Amyclae dating to the tenth and ninth centuries BC is discussed, the label ‘Dark Age’ rather than ‘Protogeometric’ being used because it belongs to a western Greek Koine which differs slightly from pottery traditionally considered protogeometric. All diagnostic pieces from the major collections are considered, and those important for providing evidence on shape or decoration are catalogued. Clay and shapes are described, together with decoration.

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.. AbstractThe Naukratis Project concerns work in the Western Nile Delta, in an area bounded by El-Barnugi in the north and Kom el-Hisn in the south. This area contains the ancient city of Naukratis (Kom Ge'if), which, according to Herodotos, was the first and only city in which the early Greek merchants were allowed to settle, as well as other sites with reported histories of occupation from Pharaonic through late Roman times. Unfortunately, little is known about these sites and their state of preservation. The Naukratis Project, therefore, involves: 1) a program of excavation at Naukratis backed by an interdisciplinary support staff. The primary objectives are the establishment of a stratigraphic sequence against which the results of earlier excavations at the site can be evaluated, and the creation of a typology for the ceramic material; 2) a survey of all ancient sites in the environs of Naukratis in order to assess the character of the visible remains, the state of site preservation, and the extent of modern encroachment caused by cultivation and settlement.As long ago as 1937, R.M. Cook recognized the need for more work at Naukratis and in its environs when he wrote: "The future lies with the archaeologists. ... A careful survey of the Delta, if it is possible, might decide whether there were other Greek settlements besides Naukratis and Tell Defenneh, and if so, when they flourished. Perhaps more work could be done at Naukratis; certainly more could be done on the finds from Naukratis. But Egypt is remote for Hellenic specialists, and Egyptologists not unnaturally neglect Greek intrusions in the late Saite period."' It was with a view towards fulfilling at least some of Cook's suggestions that the Naukratis Project was formed; it consists not only of excavations at Naukratis itself, but also of a survey in its environs (ill. 1), specifically in a 30 km. area to the north and west of the ancient city, an area bounded by the site of El-

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.. The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. T HE EARLY IRON AGE REMAINS at Vronda (Thunder Hill), a low ridge (421-427 m. above sea level) above the modern village of Kavousi in East Crete, have been known since Harriet Boyd (Hawes) excavated there in 1900.1 Led to the site by walls on the surface of the hill, Boyd uncovered a house and walls on the summit and a cemetery of eight small tholos tombs. Although the tombs and their contents were given preliminary publication by Boyd,2 the house and walls received only a brief description. Boyd excavated a space of 20 x 15 m. on the summit of the hill, uncovering a large house with a forecourt, the plan of which was too poorly preserved to be drawn. One room contained a hoard of iron tools, including a pick, an ax head, a complete sword in seven pieces, and numerous fragments.3 Below the summit on the southeast side of the hill she excavated an "excellent stretch of 1 H. Boyd, "Excavations at Kavousi, Crete, in 1900," AJA, 2nd ser., 5, 1901 (pp. 125-157), esp. pp. 131-136 ( Boyd, "Kavousi"). Other works frequently cited are abbreviated as follows: Brock cJ. K. Brock, Fortetsa, Early Greek Tombs near Knossos (BSA Supplementary Paper No. 2), Cambridge 1957 CMS II, i = N. Platon, Corpus der minoischen und mykenischen Siegel, II, Iraklion, Archdologisches Museum, i, Der Siegel der Vorpalastzeit, Berlin 1969 CMS II, v =I. Pini, Corpus der minoischen und mykenischen Siegel, II, Iraklion, Archdologisches Museum, v, Die Siegelabdrucke von Phdstos, Berlin 1970 Coldstream, "Knossos" = J. N. Coldstream, "Knossos 1951-1961: Protogeometric and Geometric Pottery from the Town," BSA 67, 1972, pp. 63-98 GGP -J. N. KAVOUSI, 1983-1984: THE SETTLEMENT AT VRONDA 357wall," 1.20 m. high and 13.0 m. long, and uphill from this a storeroom which contained parts of three large pithoi with molded serpentine patterns.4 Boyd dated these remains to a transitional period between the Bronze and Iron Ages, which she called "Submycenaean".5 No other specific information about the site was published.As part of their study of the Kavousi architecture and artifacts, the authors obtained permission to clean the settlement at Vronda.6 In the summers of 1983 and 1984 they were able to clean and plot a portion of the visible remains on the hill.7 In 1983 work concentrated on the southeast side of the hill, focusing on cleaning the storeroom identified by Boyd as lying between the House on the Summit (Building A) and the large wall on the east (Figs. 1, 3). Five rooms (Building B) were uncovered, along with a courtyard to t...

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