Αρχαιολογική τοποθεσία

Type: Settlement
Geographical area: Crete → Lassithi → E edge of the Lassithi range

Chronological Period: From PG to PG
Date: From 10th c. BC to 10th c. BC.
Overall Phases of Use: -

Location: Inland & Hill
Rocky knoll of very high altitude (ca. 1100 m.) surrounded by cliffs. It overlooks a small plain.

Surveyed/Excavated Area Size: 180 x 70 = 12600 m² (1.26 ha)
Estimated Settlement Size: 10000 m² (1 ha)

Fortification: no

Settlement Organization:
Street System: no
Drainage: no
Water Resources: yes
Spring to the SW. More spings and a seasonal stream further away.
Public Spaces: no

Contributors: A. Kotsonas

Considerable architectural remains.

Records

  • 1985-: Extensive Survey by K. Nowicki ( Polish Academy of Sciences )

References: Primary

  • Nowicki, K., 2000. Defensible sites in Crete, c.1200-800 B.C. (LM IIIB/IIIC through Early Geometric), Liège: 125–127
  • Wallace, S., 1997-2000. Case studies of settlements change in Early Iron Age (c. 1200-700 BC): Economic models of cause and effect reassessed, Aegean Archaeology 4: 77–80

References: Secondary

Written Sources

  • None

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