Along with the large number of sherds of imported and local pottery, the excavation research in Karabournaki has also brought to light many stone objects. From 1994 to 2016, approximately 350 stone objects have been recorded, coming from the excavated trenches the entire area of the ancient settlement on the top of the toumba. Although the study of these objects is at an early stage, their great variety and their possible uses are already apparent. In particular, stone tools, graters and millstones of large size for the processing of grains and seeds, molds for the manufacture of metal objects, animal-shaped figurines, stones with small holes (strains?), as well as many pebbles, which are likely to come from house floors. The stone objects also include large shale slabs which functioned as jar covers, often located in situ. The stone weaving weights, flywheels and spools that were discovered in the excavation form a separate category and are studied as a whole along with the corresponding clay ones. Although the dating of stone objects is less precise than that of pottery, these objects can be dated to the Archaic and Classical times, based on their excavation contexts. These objects are indicative of the activities that probably took place in Karabournaki (grain processing, weaving, production of metal objects) and reflect the multidimensional everyday life of the settlement’s inhabitants.
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