‘The funerary complexes of Kamilari and Ayia Triada in the Protopalatial Period: competition or integration?’

Since it is generally assumed that in the Protopalatial period many Mesara tholos tombs continue to be used following the same ritual behaviours attested in the late Prepalatial phases, and especially in MM IA, in this paper I will show that the material manifestations of these burial and cult places varied regionally and chronologically. In particular, I will focus on two of the most important funerary complexes of the Western Mesara in use in the Protopalatial period, namely Kamilari and Ayia Triada.