| PK | C2615 |
| TITLE | Vrachasi: Anavlochos |
| WGS84 | 35.281417° N, 25.560662° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.281417, 25.560662 |
| LON/LAT | 25.560662, 35.281417 |
| DMS | 35° 16' 53.1012" N | , | 25° 33' 38.3832" E |
| W3W | carpenters, glovebox, flexibility |
| UTM | 35 S, 369105, 3905202 |
| EGSA87 | 641781, 3905080 |
| Elevation m | 490 |
| Elevation feet | 1607.6 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Mirabello |
TYPE
1. Buildings. Judson [2018], 66 'These excavations have uncovered a number of houses, ... '
2. hab. Nowicki [2000], 172 '...Dark Age town on Anavlochos, ...'
3. Metal. Judson [2018], 66 'The remains of a probable iron smelting area were also excavated (Zographaki et al.).'
4. Settlement. Judson [2018], 66 'A large EIA settlement site ... '
5. Sherds. Nowicki [2000], 172 '..., that the earliest LM IIIC settlement was founded on the northern peak of Anavlochos ...'
6. Sherds. BCH [1929], 528 '..., on a recueilli, dans des terres peut-être tombées de plus haut, une série de terres-cuites d'époque géometrique et archaïque (viiie et viie s. environ).'
SITE SIZE
- Nowicki [2000] p. 172, Size: 6000 sq. m. Maximum: 'The extent of the LM IIIC settlement is difficult to draw ... but the pottery appears over an area of at least 100 by 50 to 60 m.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 173, 'The earliest (Dark Age) pottery represents the early LM IIIC phase ...'
b. Nowicki [2000]: 172, 'The north-eastern terraces, however, yielded a much higher proportion of LM IIIC pottery, ...'
c. Judson [2018]: 66, ' ... houses, dating to LM IIIC and LG-early Ar.'
2. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 173, 'Tripod legs...as well as fragments with incised hatchings and bands of finger impressions, can be generally dated to the LM IIIC - PG periods.'
b. Judson [2018]: 66, ' ... there was some PG pottery found in the fill of LG terraces during excavations in 2012.'
3. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 172, '...mixed with later; Geometric and Archaic material.'
b. BCH [1929]: 528, '... une série de terres-cuites d'époque géometrique et archaïque (viiie et viie s. environ).'
4. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
a. Judson [2018]: 66, ' ... houses, dating to LM IIIC and LG ... ',' ... in the fill of LG terraces during excavations in 2012.'
5. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 172, '...mixed with later; Geometric and Archaic material.'
b. BCH [1929]: 528, '... une série de terres-cuites d'époque géometrique et archaïque (viiie et viie s. environ).'
c. Judson [2018]: 66, ' ... houses, dating to LM IIIC and LG-early Ar.'
1. Eaby [2007]: Eaby, Melissa Suzanne. Mortuary Variability in Early Iron Age Cretan Burials. Dissertation for Ph.D. submitted to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2007., '15. Vrachasi', pg. 41.
Online here.
2. Judson [2018]: Judson, Catharine Elizabeth. Protogeometric and Geometric Crete. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 'A59. Site name/toponym(s): Anavlochos', pg. 66.
Online here.
3. Nowicki [2000]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. Defensible Sites in Crete; c. 1200 - 800 B.C. (LM IIIB/IIIC through Early Geometric). Aegaeum (Annales d'archéologie égéenne de l'Université de Liège et UT-PASP), 21., '72. Vrachasi Anavlochos', pg. 171.
4. Pendlebury [1965]: Pendlebury, John D.. The Archaeology of Crete. Norton, 1965., 'VRACHASI', pg. 316.