Site details

Pachlitsani Agriada

PK	C7710
TITLE	Pachlitsani Agriada
WGS84	35.11169° N, 25.863992° E
Accuracy	10 m.

LAT/LON	35.11169, 25.863992
LON/LAT	25.863992, 35.11169

DMS

35° 6' 42.084" N

25° 51' 50.3712" E

W3W	firefight, cafes, likenesses
UTM	35 S, 396476.13, 3886019.51
EGSA87	669723, 3886730

Elevation m	417
Elevation feet	1368.1
Region	Crete
Subregion	Ierapetra

GENERAL SITE TYPE Cult

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Mazarakis-Ainian [1997], 212    'On it (a bench, rhc) were standing a cylindrical idol, a female figurine and a vase. The rest of the idols ... ', 'A cylindrical clay base and the feet of a female figure may belong to a cult statue of the divinity.'
2.    Building.   Mazarakis-Ainian [1997], 212    ' ... a small chapel ... '
3.    Sanctuary.   Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015],     'Type: Sanctuary'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 212, ' ..., for it follows the LM III tradition.'

2. Early Iron Age: (1200 BC - 960 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 212, ' ... a small chapel dated in the beginning of the EIA.'

3. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 212, 'The earliest figurine may be PG, ... '
    b.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From PG to EA; ... '

4. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 212, 'The rest of the idols are dated in the Geometric and Archaic periods. Most scholars accept that the cult was installed in the PG period, ... '

5. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: 212, 'The rest of the idols are dated in the Geometric and Archaic periods.'

6. Early Archaic: (700 BC - 600 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From PG to EA; Date: From 9th c. BC to 7th c. BC.'

7. Classical: (480 BC - 323 BC)
    a.    Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Overall Phases of Use: From PG to Cl'

NOTES

1. A sketch of this structure is in Mazarakis-Ainian [1997] fig. 435.

2. The location of this small cult building is 'near Kavousi'. The Aristeia Project (Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]) gives an aerial photograph and the description: "Location: Inland; The site lies in a gorge on the W foot of Kavousi Kastro." Taken together, these testimonies fix the location.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Mazarakis-Ainian [1997]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander. From Ruler's Dwellings to Temples; Architecture, Religion and Society in Early Iron Age Greece (1100-700 B.C.). Paul Åströms Förlag. Jonsered, Sweden. 1997., 'One should also bear in mind the existence of the rural shrine at Pachlitsani Agriada ... ', pg. 212.

2. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander . Η Κοινωνική Αρχαιολογία του Ελληνικού Κόσμου κατά την Πρώιμη Εποχή του Σιδήρου και την Πρώιμη Αρχαϊκή περίοδο (The Aristeia Project: The Social Archeology of the Greek World during the Early Iron Age and the Early Archaic period), 'Kavousi Pachlitzani Agriada', Online here.