Boila is situated within the National Park of Vikos-Aoos and lies right at the mouth
of the Voidomatis lower gorge. The site is a narrow rockshelter covering an area
of 80 m2 and has a N-NW orientarion. Its present elevation above the river channel
is 11 m.
Boila has preserved a stratigraphic sequence belonging to the Late
Upper Palaeolithic period (16kyr-10kyr). The radiometric dates by C14 are so
far as follows: 13.810+130 BP, 12.480+120BP, 10.560+110 BP. The archaeological
remains suggest that the site was being used after the Last Glacial Maximum by
specialized mobile hunter-gatherers on a seasonal basis. The site holds a special
strategic role for the exploitation of both a high altitude ecological niche (Tymphi
mountain range) and the topographically milder landscape of the Konitsa
plain.
Excavations started in 1993 and are continued to the present. The
prolific archaeological assemblages include lithic industries, faunal remains,
hearth complexes as well as indications of spatial patterning of the archaeological
material.
The Boila project is one of the few palaeolithic excavations currently
under way in Greece. It is the first entirely Greek project of its kind and has
a strong multisciplinary character. The study of the archaeological record contributes
decisively to our understanding of the Upper Palaeolithic of Greece and allows
comparisons with other palaeolithic sites within the wider Balkan and Meditteranean
region.
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