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Palaikastro Lidia Kefala South

PKC7471
TITLEPalaikastro Lidia Kefala South
WGS84 35.187133° N, 26.23165° E
Accuracy Exact

LAT/LON 35.187133, 26.23165
LON/LAT 26.23165, 35.187133

DMS 35° 11' 13.6788" N,26° 13' 53.94" E

W3Wcontract, remainder, roadshow
UTM35 S, 430046.08, 3894066.02
EGSA87 703046, 3895788

Elevation m184
Elevation feet 603.7
RegionCrete
SubregionSiteia





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Settlement

TYPE

1.    Building.   Nowicki [2014], 242    ' ... indicate a position of "a central building", square or rectangular in shape, and carefully constructed of medium size limestone blocks.'
2.    Settlement.   Nowicki [2014], 242    'It seems that the site represents either a hamlet consisting of three or four houses or a defensive construction ... '
3.    Wall.   Nowicki [2014], 242    'The site may have been enclosed with a wall, remains of which can be traced on the southern and western sides.'


SITE SIZE

- Nowicki [2014]  p. 242,  Size: 1600 sq. m.  'The southern site is about 40 by 40 m in size ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Final Neolithic II: (3200 - 2800)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 242, 'All three elevations are occupied by archaeological sites, two of FN II - EM I and one of MM date.'

2. Early Minoan I: (3100 BC - 2650 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 242, 'All three elevations are occupied by archaeological sites, two of FN II - EM I and one of MM date.'

3. Middle Minoan: (2100 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 242, 'All three elevations are occupied by archaeological sites, two of FN II - EM I and one of MM date.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  Nowicki [2014]:  Nowicki, Krzysztof. Final Neolithic Crete and the Southeast Aegean. De Gruyter, United States, 2014., '170 Palaikastro Lidia Kefala South', pg. 242. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C7471 is at 35.20736° N, 26.26939° E, a straight-line distance of 4 km and 93 m.