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Astritzi: Kefala/Tritonia

PK	C4498
TITLE	Astritzi: Kefala∕Tritonia
WGS84	35.197828° N, 25.226505° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	35.197828, 25.226505
LON/LAT	25.226505, 35.197828

DMS

35° 11' 52.1808" N

25° 13' 35.418" E

W3W	jets, debates, doctoral
UTM	35 S, 338547, 3896422
EGSA87	611505, 3895382

Elevation m	442
Elevation feet	1450.1
Region	Crete
Subregion	Pedhiadha

GENERAL SITE TYPE hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Nowicki [2000], 179    'The ancient town was built on a plateau (called Kefala) ...'
2.    hab.   Panagiotakis [2003], 382    'Habitat étendu à l'époque minoenne, ...'
3.    hab.   Langohr [2009], 71    ' ... pour une longue période un habitat minoen ... '
4.    hab.   Sjögren [2003], 122    'Habitation site'
5.    hab.   Pendlebury [1965], 342    'Possibly the ancient Diatonion.'

SITE SIZE

- Nowicki [2000]  p. 179,  Size: 100000 sq. m.  'The ancient town must have extended over an area more than 250 by 400 m, but the Dark Age site was apparently smaller...'

- Sjögren [2003]  p. 122,  Size: 100000 sq. m.  'Remains were found in an area coverine c. 250 x 400 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Minoan I: (2100 BC - 1900 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 382, '[N, MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA1 - C, PG, G, O, A, C, H, ?, V]'
    b.    Langohr [2009]: 71, ' ... qui remonte au MM I.'

2. Middle Minoan II: (1850 BC - 1750 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 382, '[N, MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA1 - C, PG, G, O, A, C, H, ?, V]'

3. Middle Minoan III: (1750 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 382, '[N, MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA1 - C, PG, G, O, A, C, H, ?, V]'

4. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 382, '[N, MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA1 - C, PG, G, O, A, C, H, ?, V]'

5. Late Minoan IIIA1: (1420 BC - 1390 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 382, '[N, MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA1 - C, PG, G, O, A, C, H, ?, V]'
    b.    Langohr [2009]: 71, 'Les signes d'une occupation MR IIIA1 - IIIC y ont été observés ...'

6. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 382, '[N, MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA1 - C, PG, G, O, A, C, H, ?, V]'
    b.    Langohr [2009]: 71, 'Les signes d'une occupation MR IIIA1 - IIIC y ont été observés ...'

7. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 179, 'The upper (northern) part of the site, ..., yielded Dark Age evidence, including LM IIIC-PG and G potsherds.'
    b.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 382, '[N, MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA1 - C, PG, G, O, A, C, H, ?, V]'
    c.    Langohr [2009]: 71, 'Les signes d'une occupation MR IIIA1 - IIIC y ont été observés ...'

8. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 179, 'The upper (northern) part of the site, ..., yielded Dark Age evidence, including LM IIIC-PG and G potsherds.'
    b.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 382, '[N, MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA1 - C, PG, G, O, A, C, H, ?, V]'

9. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 179, '... and G potsherds.'
    b.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 382, '[N, MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA1 - C, PG, G, O, A, C, H, ?, V]'
    c.    Sjögren [2003]: 122, 'G, O, A', '... with scattered pottery from the early Iron Age and from the 7th century ...'

10. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 179, '..., A, ... '
    b.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 382, '[N, MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA1 - C, PG, G, O, A, C, H, ?, V]'
    c.    Sjögren [2003]: 122, 'G, O, A', '... with scattered pottery from the early Iron Age and from the 7th century ...'
    d.    Pendlebury [1965]: 340, Section Name: 'SITES WHERE ORIENTALIZING AND ARCHAIC REMAINS HAVE BEEN FOUND'

11. Orientalizing: (700 BC - 630 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 382, '[N, MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA1 - C, PG, G, O, A, C, H, ?, V]'
    b.    Sjögren [2003]: 122, 'G, O, A', 'An early Dedalic stone statue of a female, ..., was found in the modern village.'
    c.    Pendlebury [1965]: 340, Section Name: 'SITES WHERE ORIENTALIZING AND ARCHAIC REMAINS HAVE BEEN FOUND'

NOTE

1. Site contributed by Professor Sarah Murray, University of Toronto, Canada

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Langohr [2009]: Langohr, Charlotte. PERIPHEREIA: Étude régionale de la Crète aux Minoen Récent II-IIIB (1450-1200 av. J.-C.) 1 | La Crète centrale et occidentale, Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Belgium, 2009., '2.1.15. Astritsi; Habitat', pg. 71. Online here.

2. Mariani [1895]: Mariani, Lucio. ‘Antichità Cretesi’, Monumenti Antichi, Reale Accademia dei Lincei, (VI), pp. 153-348, 1895., '', pg. 235. Online here.

3. 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., '78. Astritzi Kefala/Tritonia', pg. 179.

4. Panagiotakis [2003]: Panagiotakis, Nikos. ‘L'évolution archéologique de la Pédiada (Crète centrale) : premier bilan d'une prospection’, Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique (127:2), 327-430. 2003., '11. Astritsi Kephala (Lykastos)', pg. 382. 'wolf town'
Online here.

5. Pendlebury [1965]: Pendlebury, John D.. The Archaeology of Crete. Norton, 1965., 'Astretsi', pg. 342.

6. Sjögren [2003]: Sjögren, Lena. Cretan Locations; Discerning site variations in Iron Age and Archaic Crete (800 - 500 B.C.). BAR International Series, no 1185. BAR Publishing, Oxford, UK. 2003., 'C35. Astritsi', pg. 122.

7. Taramelli [1899]: Taramelli, Antonio. ‘Ricerche Archeologiche Cretesi’, Monumenti Antichi [ix], pp. 285-446. 1899., '', pg. 349. Footnote 1.
Online here.