PKey Report

PK	C5094
TITLE	Kavousi: Azoria
WGS84	35.11797° N, 25.866766° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	35.11797, 25.866766
LON/LAT	25.866766, 35.11797

DMS

35° 7' 4.692" N

25° 52' 0.3576" E

W3W	dreading, stinger, third
UTM	35 S, 396737, 3886713
EGSA87	669963, 3887431

Elevation m	357
Elevation feet	1171.3
Region	Crete
Subregion	Ierapetra

GENERAL SITE TYPE hab

TYPE

1. hab. AR[2003], 86 '...understand the form of the Ar Cretan city ...'

2.    hab.   Nowicki [2000], 100    '..., is covered with remains of ancient walls and pottery.'

SITE SIZE

- Nowicki [2000]  p. 100,  Size: 14000 sq. m.  Maximum: 'An oblong summit, about 200 m long and 50 to 70 m wide, ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)

    a.    AR[2003]: 87 '..., but preserving an LM IIIC surface under the 7th Ct floor packing in B1200.'

2. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)

    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 100 'Haggis identified LM IIIC-SM, ...'

3. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)

    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 100 '..., possibly PG, ...'

4. Subminoan: (1060 BC - 900 BC)

    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 100 'Haggis identified LM IIIC-SM, ...'

5. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)

    a.    AR[2003]: 87 '..., altered the topography of the area, destroying earlier LM IIIC-Geo buildings, ...'

6. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)

    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 100 '..., and LG-A phases...'

7. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)

    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 100 '..., and LG-A phases...'

NOTES

1.  Additional reading on Azoria: Philippa-Touchais Anna, Bouchon Richard, Decourt Jean-Claude, Helly Bruno, Prêtre Clarisse, Touchais Gilles. 'Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques en Grèce en 2003 et 2004'. In: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 128-129, livraison 2.2, 2004. pp. 1259-1634. Azoria on pp. 1599-1602 with a splendid map on p. 1600.

2.  In AR [2003] 86 see a fine sketch map of the south acropolis of the city.

3.  For more information on the domestic architecture of Azoria see Donald C. Haggis and Margaret S. Mook, 'The Archaic Houses at Azoria', chapter 31 of K.T. Glowacki and N. Vogeikoff-Brogan, eds., Stega: The Archaeology of Houses and Households in Ancient Crete, Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2011, pp. 367-380. Of special note are the site sketch maps on pp. 368 and 371 as well as individual house plans throughout. It is online here.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[2003]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (50) 2003., 'Azoria', pg. 86. Online here.

2. 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., '32. Kavousi Azoria', pg. 99.