Site details

Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos)

PK	C7551
TITLE	Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos)
WGS84	35.17735° N, 24.399533° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	35.17735, 24.399533
LON/LAT	24.399533, 35.17735

DMS

35° 10' 38.46" N

24° 23' 58.3188" E

W3W	guided, exfoliating, ulterior
UTM	35 S, 263188.66, 3895808.08
EGSA87	536231, 3892495

Elevation m	194
Elevation feet	636.5
Region	Crete
Subregion	Hagios Vasileios

GENERAL SITE TYPE Pottery

TYPE

1.    Lithics.   Nowicki [2014], 211    'Chipped stone dates most probably to the FN II and early EM I periods.', 'Several black chert pieces ... '
2.    Peak Sanctuary.   Nowicki [2014], 211    ' ... and probably indicate the position of "a peak sanctuary" type of site.'
3.    Pottery.   Nowicki [2014], 211    'The entire summit, ..., is covered by pottery of various dates, ... '
4.    Sherds.   Nowicki [2014], 211    ' ..., with FN II and early EM I sherds being the most numerous.'

SITE SIZE

- Nowicki [2014]  p. 211,  Size: 5000 sq. m.  'The entire summit, ca. 120 by 30 - 50 m (ca. 5000 m²) ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Final Neolithic II: (3200 - 2800)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 211, 'Chipped stone dates most probably to the FN II and early EM I periods.'

2. Early Minoan I: (3100 BC - 2650 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 211, 'Chipped stone dates most probably to the FN II and early EM I periods.'

3. Middle Minoan: (2100 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 211, 'MM pottery and pebbles are concentrated along the north and northeastern edge of the ridge ... '

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Nowicki [2014]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. Final Neolithic Crete and the Southeast Aegean. De Gruyter, United States, 2014., '136 Plakias Korifi (Paligremnos)', pg. 211. Online here.