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Knossos: Isopata Royal Tomb
| PK | C5539 |
| TITLE | Knossos: Isopata Royal Tomb |
| WGS84 | 35.321266° N, 25.155536° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.321266, 25.155536 |
| LON/LAT | 25.155536, 35.321266 |
| DMS | 35° 19' 16.5576" N | , | 25° 9' 19.9296" E |
| W3W | today, tweaked, cheered |
| UTM | 35 S, 332340, 3910232 |
| EGSA87 | 604885, 3908995 |
| Elevation m | 95 |
| Elevation feet | 311.7 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Temenos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Tomb. Hood and Smyth [1981], 34 'The construction of the tomb was at first dated by Evans to M. M. III on the basis of signs (mason's marks) ...'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan II: (1470 BC - 1420 BC)
a. Hood and Smyth [1981]: 34, '..., but later (PM iv 774) to L. M. II to which period the earliest traces of burials recovered are assignable.'
2. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Hood and Smyth [1981]: 34, 'The tomb was re-used for burials in L. M. III C like the KEFALA THOLOS TOMB 17.'
3. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Hood and Smyth [1981]: 34, 'A few Geometric sherds were recovered 'rather in the upper levels' of the tomb...'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Hood and Smyth [1981]: Hood, Sinclair and David Smyth. ‘Archaeological Survey of the Knossos Area’, The British School at Athens. Supplementary Volumes, No. 14, Archaeological Survey of the Knossos Area, pp. i-x & 1-69, 1981, ' 2(1). Isopata Royal Tomb', pg. 34.
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