Site details

Braïmiana

PK	C5691
TITLE	Braïmiana
WGS84	35.024569° N, 25.70176° E
Accuracy	Unknown

LAT/LON	35.024569, 25.70176
LON/LAT	25.70176, 35.024569

DMS

35° 1' 28.4484" N

25° 42' 6.336" E

W3W	plinth, unselfishly, dwellings
UTM	35 S, 381565, 3876538
EGSA87	655101, 3876802

Elevation m	45
Elevation feet	147.6
Region	Crete
Subregion	Ierapetra

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem

TYPE

1.    Tholos.   Kanta [1980], 161    'Small built tholos tombs, ...'
2.    Tholos.   JHS[1932], 255    '..., at Braimiana near Hierapetra small tholos-tombs ...'
3.    Tholos.   Eaby [2007], 48    'Small SM/PG built tholoi were found at Braimiana, ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 161, '..., whose date is given as Subminoan to Protogeometric, ...'
    b.    JHS[1932]: 255, '...small tholos tombs of the Protogeometric age.'
    c.    Eaby [2007]: 48, 'Small SM/PG built tholoi were found at Braimiana, ...'

2. Subminoan: (1060 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 161, '..., whose date is given as Subminoan to Protogeometric, ...'
    b.    Eaby [2007]: 48, 'Small SM/PG built tholoi were found at Braimiana, ...'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. JHS[1932]: Journal of Hellenic Studies, (52), 1932, '', pg. 255. Online here.

2. Eaby [2007]: Eaby, Melissa Suzanne. Mortuary Variability in Early Iron Age Cretan Burials. Dissertation for Ph.D. submitted to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2007., '19. Braimiana', pg. 48. 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., '7. Braimiana', pg. 161.