Site details
Ayia Triadha
| PK | C1695 |
| TITLE | Ayia Triadha |
| WGS84 | 35.059162° N, 24.792941° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.059162, 24.792941 |
| LON/LAT | 24.792941, 35.059162 |
| DMS | 35° 3' 32.9832" N | , | 24° 47' 34.5876" E |
| W3W | midwinter, hemisphere, strums |
| UTM | 35 S, 298730, 3881831 |
| EGSA87 | 572157, 3879603 |
| Elevation m | 40 |
| Elevation feet | 131.2 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Pyrgiotissa |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Artifacts. Ksipharas [2004], 1112. hab. Myers et al. [1992], 70
3. Settlement. Kanta [1980], 102 '...settlement...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 103, '...the LM I destruction of the site.'
2. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 102, 'It is certain that the "Megaron" was LM III in date, because it was built above the LM I destruction levels.'
3. Late Minoan IIIA1: (1420 BC - 1390 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 103, 'The LM III A 1 is represented in all stages...'
4. Late Minoan IIIA2: (1390 BC - 1330 BC)
a. Myers et al. [1992]: 76, 'LM IIIA2 - IIIB Carefully laid out monumental building phase in LM IIIA2, ...'
b. Kanta [1980]: 103, '...a motif which cannot be dated later than LM III A 2...'
5. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Myers et al. [1992]: 76, 'LM IIIA2 - IIIB Carefully laid out monumental building phase in LM IIIA2, ...'
b. Kanta [1980]: 102, 'Most of the figurines are LM III B and later.', 'The LM III B is represented by a series of sherds ...'
6. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Myers et al. [1992]: 76, 'LM IIIC - PG Open-air cult with votive deposit...'
b. Kanta [1980]: 103, 'Several fragmments, either of horns or animals, as their motifs suggest, are later LM III C...'
7. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Myers et al. [1992]: 76, 'LM IIIC - PG Open-air cult with votive deposit...'
b. Ksipharas [2004]: 111,
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Kanta [1980]: Kanta, Athanasia. The Late Minoan III Period in Crete; A Survey of Sites, Pottery and their Distribution. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg. Sweden. 1980., '3. Hagia Triadha', pg. 102.
2. Ksipharas [2004]: Ksipharas, N.. Habitations of Protogeometric and Geometric Crete; the transition from Minoan in Greek Society. Rethymno, Crete. 2004., '', pg. 111.
3. Myers et al. [1992]: Myers, J. Wilson and Eleanor Emlen Myers, Gerald Cadogan. The Aerial Atlas of Ancient Crete. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles. United States of America. 1992., '7 Ayia Triada', pg. 70.