Site details
Pefki: Stavromenos
| PK | C4471 |
| TITLE | Pefki: Stavromenos |
| WGS84 | 35.077397° N, 25.987962° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.077397, 25.987962 |
| LON/LAT | 25.987962, 35.077397 |
| DMS | 35° 4' 38.6292" N | , | 25° 59' 16.6632" E |
| W3W | devour, lower, bookie |
| UTM | 35 S, 407735, 3882094 |
| EGSA87 | 681098, 3883145 |
| Elevation m | 561 |
| Elevation feet | 1840.6 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Siteia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Settlement. Nowicki [2000], 66 '... the nucleus of the refuge area of the ancient settlement occupied the very top of the hill.'SITE SIZE
- Nowicki [2000] p. 66, Size: 2400 sq. m. 'Because of the steep gradient of the slopes and the complex relief of the terracing is is hard to estimate the size of this upper part of the site; it covered approximately 80 m (S-N) and 30 m (E-W).'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 66, '..., may be dated to the early phase of the Dark Age, i.e., LM IIIC period.'
2. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 67, '...an incised spiral which is probably of PG date, ...'
3. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 67, '..., G?'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Nowicki [2000]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. Defensible Sites in Crete; c. 1200 - 800 B.C. (LM IIIB/IIIC through Early Geometric). Aegaeum (Annales d'archéologie égéenne de l'Université de Liège et UT-PASP), 21., '14. Pefki Stavromenos', pg. 64.