Kourtes: Cem
| PK | C5921 |
| TITLE | Kourtes: Cem |
| WGS84 | 35.104996° N, 24.890524° E |
| Accuracy | 20 m. |
| LAT/LON | 35.104996, 24.890524 |
| LON/LAT | 24.890524, 35.104996 |
| DMS | 35° 6' 17.9856" N | , | 24° 53' 25.8864" E |
| W3W | blindfold, rationality, bunker |
| UTM | 35 S, 307738, 3886723 |
| EGSA87 | 581010, 3884761 |
| Elevation m | 465 |
| Elevation feet | 1525.6 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Kainourion |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Cem. Nowicki [2000], 187 '...very restricted digging in the area of a cemetery which had earlier been plundered by illegal excavators.'2. Cem. Halbherr [1901], 289 'The necropolis of Courtes presents the type of a period of transition.'
3. Cem. Halbherr [1901], 295 '..., the cemetery seems of great extent, ...'
4. Cem. Kanta [1980], 88 '..., a tholos tomb cemetery was explored by Halbherr and Taramelli, who observed traces of a settlement on the southern slope of the hill.'
5. Cem. Eaby [2007], 97 'In 1893 Halbherr and Taramelli investigated three primarily PG (SM-G and possiblly LM IIIC) tombs at this site, ...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Halbherr [1901]: 289, 'As well in the form of the tombs as in the form of several of its vases, Mycenaean characteristics are present.'
2. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 187, '... and Kanta reported a spouted cup and other fragments dated to LM IIIB and IIIB/C, ...'
b. Kanta [1980]: 88, 'Either way they demonstrate that the area was inhabited in III B or III B/C period.'
3. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 187, '...Taramelli suggested even earlier date for some of the tombs at least, i.e. LM III (C)?'
b. Kanta [1980]: 88, 'Either way they demonstrate that the area was inhabited in III B or III B/C period.'
c. Eaby [2007]: 97, '... three primarily PG (SM-G and possibly LM IIIC) tombs...'
4. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 187, '...(i.e. in current terms to SM and PG),...', 'Pendlebury mentioned a PG cemetery here, ...'
b. Kanta [1980]: 88, '..., produced a number of Protogeometric and Geometric vases.'
c. Eaby [2007]: 97, '... three primarily PG (SM-G and possibly LM IIIC) tombs...'
5. Subminoan: (1060 BC - 900 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 187, '...(i.e. in current terms to SM and PG),...'
b. Eaby [2007]: 97, '... three primarily PG (SM-G and possibly LM IIIC) tombs...'
6. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 187, '...with the Protogeometric and Geometric evidence predominating.'
b. Kanta [1980]: 88, '..., produced a number of Protogeometric and Geometric vases.'
c. Eaby [2007]: 97, '... three primarily PG (SM-G and possibly LM IIIC) tombs...'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. 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., '59. Kourtes', pg. 97.
Online here.
2. Halbherr [1901]: Halbherr, Federico. . ‘Cretan Expedition XI. Three Cretan Necropoleis: Report on the Researches at Erganos, Panaghia, and Courtes', ’, American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1901), pp. 259-293. 1901., 'III. The Necropolis of Courtes', pg. 287.
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., '1. Kourtes', pg. 88.
4. 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., '86. Kourtes Kefala', pg. 187.