Site details

Xerokampos Amatou

PK	C7459
TITLE	Xerokampos Amatou
WGS84	35.027356° N, 26.210803° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	35.027356, 26.210803
LON/LAT	26.210803, 35.027356

DMS

35° 1' 38.4816" N

26° 12' 38.8908" E

W3W	imposition, ideals, tribally
UTM	35 S, 428007.66, 3876361.34
EGSA87	701541, 3878022

Elevation m	24
Elevation feet	78.7
Region	Crete
Subregion	Siteia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    Lithics.   Nowicki [2014], 126    'densely covered with FN II - EM I, EM II - III and MM I sherds and numerous obsidian flakes, and blades.'
2.    Sherds.   Nowicki [2014], 126    'densely covered with FN II - EM I, EM II - III and MM I sherds and ... '

SITE SIZE

- Nowicki [2014]  p. 126,  Size: 8000 sq. m.  'The hypothetical extent of the FN II - EM I early settlement is estimated at about 8000 to 10,000 m², ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Early Minoan I: (3100 BC - 2650 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 126, 'densely covered with FN II - EM I, EM II - III and MM I sherds and ... '

2. Early Minoan II: (2650 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 126, 'densely covered with FN II - EM I, EM II - III and MM I sherds and ... '

3. Early Minoan III: (2200 BC - 2100 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 126, 'densely covered with FN II - EM I, EM II - III and MM I sherds and ... '

4. Middle Minoan I: (2100 BC - 1900 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 126, 'densely covered with FN II - EM I, EM II - III and MM I sherds and ... '

NOTE

1. This is a complex site. See the detailed map in Nowicki [2014] 127, Fig. 95.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Nowicki [2014]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. Final Neolithic Crete and the Southeast Aegean. De Gruyter, United States, 2014., '44 Xerokampos Amatou (Kastellakia)', pg. 126. Online here.