Odigitria
| PK | C4115 |
| TITLE | Odigitria |
| WGS84 | 34.975344° N, 24.799963° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 34.975344, 24.799963 |
| LON/LAT | 24.799963, 34.975344 |
| DMS | 34° 58' 31.2384" N | , | 24° 47' 59.8668" E |
| W3W | restored, several, atlases |
| UTM | 35 S, 299166, 3872520 |
| EGSA87 | 572872, 3870312 |
| Elevation m | 237 |
| Elevation feet | 777.6 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Kainourion |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Cem. BCH [1982], 625 '...a fouillé, en 1981, un complexe funéraire minoen comprenant cinq chambres, ...'2. Settlement. Kanta [1980], 94 '..., a small LM III settlement was tested by C. Davaras.'
3. Tholos. Myers et al. [1992], 213 'The recently excavated tholos tombs of Odigitria are comparable in wealth to those of Platanos.'
4. Tomb. Goodison and Guarita [2005], 171 'The Mesara-type tombs are circular stone-built structures a number of which show traces of an original corbelled 'tholos' roof.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Early Minoan I: (3100 BC - 2650 BC)
a. Myers et al. [1992]: 213, 'EM I-II Small tholos tomb (Tomb A: ...)'
b. Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 192, 'Dating: ?Final Neol, EMI-MMIB (Re-use of site in LMI).', '(EMI-II main period of use, ... '
2. Early Minoan II: (2650 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Myers et al. [1992]: 213, 'EM I-II Small tholos tomb (Tomb A: ...)'
b. BCH [1982]: 625, 'Dans le chambres on distingue deux phases architecturales, repectivement MA II et MM I.'
c. Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 192, 'Dating: ?Final Neol, EMI-MMIB (Re-use of site in LMI).', '(EMI-II main period of use, ... '
3. Early Minoan III: (2200 BC - 2100 BC)
a. Myers et al. [1992]: 213, 'EM III - MMIA Three rooms (A,B,C) to east of Tomb B; ...'
b. Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 192, 'Dating: ?Final Neol, EMI-MMIB (Re-use of site in LMI).'
4. Middle Minoan IA: (2100 BC - 1900 BC)
a. Myers et al. [1992]: 213, 'EM III - MMIA Three rooms (A,B,C) to east of Tomb B; ...'
b. Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 192, 'Dating: ?Final Neol, EMI-MMIB (Re-use of site in LMI).'
5. Middle Minoan I: (2100 BC - 1900 BC)
a. BCH [1982]: 625, 'Dans le chambres on distingue deux phases architecturales, repectivement MA II et MM I.'
6. Middle Minoan IB: (1900 BC - 1850 BC)
a. Goodison and Guarita [2005]: 192, 'Dating: ?Final Neol, EMI-MMIB (Re-use of site in LMI).'
7. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Myers et al. [1992]: 213, 'LM I Probable pit burial.'
b. Kanta [1980]: 94, 'Part of the material belonged to LM I.'
8. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 94, 'It seems that an LM III B date would be appropriate for some sherds.'
NOTE
1. Site contributed by Professor S. Murray, University of Toronto.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. BCH [1982]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 106, 1982., 'Hodighitria', pg. 625.
Online here.
2. Goodison and Guarita [2005]: Goodison, Lucy and Carlos Guarita. ‘A New Catalogue of the Mesara-Type Tombs’, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici [47], pp. 171-212, 2005, '52. Moni Odiyitria A', pg. 192.
Online here.
3. 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., '11. Vathy Odigitrias', pg. 94.
4. 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., '30 Odigitria', pg. 213.