Site details
Kommos Nisos East
| PK | C7470 |
| TITLE | Kommos Nisos East |
| WGS84 | 35.004217° N, 24.761783° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.004217, 24.761783 |
| LON/LAT | 24.761783, 35.004217 |
| DMS | 35° 0' 15.1812" N | , | 24° 45' 42.4188" E |
| W3W | tooth, donations, clod |
| UTM | 35 S, 295751.57, 3875799.87 |
| EGSA87 | 569362, 3873487 |
| Elevation m | 127 |
| Elevation feet | 416.7 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Pyrgiotissa |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Hab
TYPE
1. Hab. Nowicki [2014], 243 ' ... indicates a habitation site of two or three houses spaciously distributed next to the highest elevation of the ridge, ...'2. Pottery. Nowicki [2014], 243 'Among diagnostic sherds were two bowl rims, a large thin strap handle, a small strap handle, and a probably base of a "cheese pot".'
SITE SIZE
- Nowicki [2014] p. 243, Size: 2400 sq. m. ' .... over an area of about 80 by 30 m, ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Final Neolithic II: (3200 - 2800)
a. Nowicki [2014]: 243, 'Pottery of the Red Ware Fabric Group shows characteristics of the FN II period, ... '
2. Early Minoan I: (3100 BC - 2650 BC)
a. Nowicki [2014]: 243, ' ... sherds of a better quality may date to EM I early.'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Nowicki [2014]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. Final Neolithic Crete and the Southeast Aegean. De Gruyter, United States, 2014., '171 Kommos Nisos East', pg. 243.
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