Site details
Mesorrachi North
| PK | C7511 |
| TITLE | Mesorrachi North |
| WGS84 | 35.218833° N, 26.0664° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.218833, 26.0664 |
| LON/LAT | 26.0664, 35.218833 |
| DMS | 35° 13' 7.7988" N | , | 26° 3' 59.04" E |
| W3W | depictions, maddening, blabbed |
| UTM | 35 S, 415033.62, 3897710.49 |
| EGSA87 | 687925, 3898979 |
| Elevation m | 93 |
| Elevation feet | 305.1 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Siteia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Lithics. Nowicki [2014], 241 'Two obsidian flakes and two obsidian blades were recorded, ... '2. Sherds. Nowicki [2014], 241 'Among these early sherds were four rim and base fragments of a "cheese pot" type vessel. '
3. Tholos. Nowicki [2014], 242 'The construction suggests a possible tholos tomb of EM I date.'
4. Wall. Nowicki [2014], 241 'Nevertheless, walls built of large boulders can be seen in the better preserved eastern part of the site.'
SITE SIZE
- Nowicki [2014] p. 241, Size: 4800 sq. m. ' ... a rocky platform about 80 by 60 m in size, ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Final Neolithic II: (3200 - 2800)
a. Nowicki [2014]: 241, 'FN II and EM I sherds can be seen ... '
2. Early Minoan I: (3100 BC - 2650 BC)
a. Nowicki [2014]: 241, 'FN II and EM I sherds can be seen ... '
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Nowicki [2014]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. Final Neolithic Crete and the Southeast Aegean. De Gruyter, United States, 2014., '169 Mesorrachi North', pg. 241.
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