Site details
Kastellas Xerokampias
| PK | C7542 |
| TITLE | Kastellas Xerokampias |
| WGS84 | 35.072633° N, 26.228267° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.072633, 26.228267 |
| LON/LAT | 26.228267, 35.072633 |
| DMS | 35° 4' 21.4788" N | , | 26° 13' 41.7612" E |
| W3W | darkish, horseshoe, aggravated |
| UTM | 35 S, 429639.64, 3881370.13 |
| EGSA87 | 703022, 3883080 |
| Elevation m | 120 |
| Elevation feet | 393.7 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Siteia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Lithics. Nowicki [2014], 118 'Chipped stone is occasional, with a few obsidian flakes/blades, and grey and red chert pieces.'2. Pottery. Nowicki [2014], 118 'Pottery is of the Red Ware Fabric Group.'
3. Settlement. Nowicki [2014], 117 ' ...: the settlement controlled two entrances to the gorge ... '
4. Walls. Nowicki [2014], 117 ' ... the numerous remains of prehistoric walls can be seen ... '
SITE SIZE
- Nowicki [2014] p. 117, Size: 1000 sq. m. ' .... can be seen over an area ca. 50 by 20 m.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Final Neolithic: (3600 - 2800)
a. Nowicki [2014]: 116, 'A small FN - EM I (EM II?) site was reported ... '
2. Early Minoan I: (3100 BC - 2650 BC)
a. Nowicki [2014]: 116, 'A small FN - EM I (EM II?) site was reported ... '
3. Early Minoan II: (2650 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Nowicki [2014]: 116, 'A small FN - EM I (EM II?) site was reported ... '
NOTE
1. See the very useful ground plan in Nowicki [2014] 118, Fig. 86.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Nowicki [2014]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. Final Neolithic Crete and the Southeast Aegean. De Gruyter, United States, 2014., '38 Kastellas Xerokampias', pg. 116.
Online here.