Mycenaean Atlas Project

Distance to the Coast

Nearest-shore distances for the selected Atlas sites, shown spatially and as a statistical distribution.

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Sites returned 52
Mean distance 2,200 m
Median distance 917 m
Observed range 82–13,980 m

Sites and nearest shoreline

Each ochre connection runs from an Atlas site to the shoreline point used for its recorded coast distance.

Site Nearest shore point Measured connection
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Frequency of shore distances

Histogram of recorded nearest-shore distances for the returned sites.

Sites in distance order

Observed distances from low to high, with the exponential rank fit retained from the earlier report.

f(x) = e^(0.086 × x + 4.706) · r = 0.98264

Site-to-shore measurements

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52 sites
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1 C2816 Vryses: Georgios Settlement 35.48478 23.89378 3,915.37 35.51960 23.90071
2 C5106 Nerokourou hab 35.47848 24.04254 2,347.89 35.49222 24.06230
3 C5722 Kera Spilaiotissa Hab 35.48542 23.89367 3,846.56 35.51960 23.90071
4 C5723 Vryses: Pithos Burial Cem 35.49445 23.89033 2,945.14 35.51960 23.90071
5 C5724 Perivolia Cave or Mamelukes Hole hab 35.46900 23.99199 4,678.86 35.51115 23.99329
6 C5725 Maleme: Cem Tholos 35.52347 23.83264 798.57 35.52861 23.83883
7 C5726 Kerameia: Cave of Platyvola Sherds 35.42539 24.06557 7,623.72 35.48901 24.06720
8 C5727 Vatolakkos Pottery 35.46317 23.88677 6,388.33 35.51960 23.90071
9 C5728 Nerospilia Cave Sherds 35.60048 24.11887 116.90 35.60151 24.11860
10 C5729 Cave of Our Lady of the Bear (Spileo Arkoudas) Cave 35.58900 24.14389 605.01 35.59422 24.14585
11 C5730 Cave of Lera Cave 35.59000 24.10215 376.96 35.59008 24.09797
12 C5731 Koumaro Spilio Sherds 35.57908 24.14315 1,577.10 35.59206 24.15028
13 C5732 Nea Roumata: Khosti Pottery 35.39726 23.85356 13,980.34 35.52214 23.87394
14 C5733 Theriso: Kato Sarakina Cave Sherds 35.42891 23.99087 9,128.83 35.51115 23.99329
15 C5734 Akrotiri: Hagia Triadha Pottery 35.56031 24.13518 3,777.41 35.59206 24.15028
16 C5735 Haghios Ioannis Tomb Tomb 35.50776 24.02847 901.13 35.51587 24.02787
17 C5736 Khania: Courthouse Cem 35.50887 24.03054 799.66 35.51598 24.02906
18 C5737 Chania: Odos Manou Chamber Tomb 35.50836 24.03162 876.63 35.51598 24.02906
19 C5738 Chania: Old Hospital Chamber Tomb 35.51500 24.03349 222.73 35.51670 24.03217
20 C5739 Hagia Kyriaki: Cem Cem 35.52237 24.04702 81.68 35.52311 24.04706
21 C5740 Church of SS. Peter and Paul Cem 35.50780 24.03048 916.26 35.51598 24.02906
22 C5741 Chania: Plateia Ayias Aikaterinis Settlement 35.51801 24.01873 137.79 35.51789 24.01813
23 C5750 Timios Stavros: Cem Cem 35.50037 23.89806 2,147.53 35.51960 23.90071
24 C5751 Ayios Paulos: Fones Cave Sherds 35.57292 24.10922 2,136.12 35.58974 24.09772
25 C5761 Pirgos Psilonerou Artifacts 35.51923 23.86224 1,105.22 35.52214 23.87394
26 C5762 Stalos: Vouno Sherds 35.51066 23.94061 543.58 35.51506 23.94324
27 C5763 Galatas: Psathi Settlement 35.51305 23.95754 84.20 35.51381 23.95763
28 C5764 Koufo/Koufos Pottery 35.46648 23.89940 5,896.49 35.51960 23.90071
29 C5765 Khavgiaris Cave Cave 35.59007 24.11067 1,023.53 35.59894 24.10755
30 C5766 Saint John the Hermit Cave (Katholikou) Cave 35.59029 24.14590 435.68 35.59422 24.14585
31 C5767 Chania: Katre Hab 35.51631 24.01873 100.56 35.51670 24.01773
32 C5768 Chania: Dimokratias and Kalitsounaki Cem 35.51169 24.02798 464.37 35.51587 24.02787
33 C5770 Ayia Marina: Gerospilio Cave Cave 35.51530 23.93301 498.42 35.51952 23.93487
34 C5771 Chania: 11 Malinou Street Chamber Tomb 35.50686 24.02603 1,007.57 35.51588 24.02728
35 C5772 Chania: Igoumenou Street Chamber Tomb 35.50772 24.02968 918.09 35.51590 24.02821
36 C5773 Chania: LMIII Building Building 35.51648 24.02116 218.38 35.51844 24.02130
37 C5774 Chania: Daskaloiannis Hab 35.51623 24.02127 245.14 35.51844 24.02130
38 C5782 Kastello of Varypetro Cem 35.45779 23.98001 6,016.59 35.51183 23.97462
39 C5783 Platania: Anthropotrypa Cave Sherds 35.49756 23.93231 2,173.65 35.51552 23.94191
40 C5784 Sternes: Amigdhalokephalo Hab 35.50412 24.13632 643.25 35.49877 24.13358
41 C5898 Chania: Military Camp: Cem Chamber Tomb 35.50602 24.02781 1,092.52 35.51587 24.02777
42 C5899 Chania: Koubé Quarter Chamber Tomb 35.50427 24.02802 1,287.03 35.51587 24.02777
43 C5900 Chania: Rue Kritovoulidou Chamber Tomb 35.50645 24.02546 1,059.69 35.51588 24.02728
44 C5901 Chania: Orphanage Pottery 35.50774 24.02384 954.03 35.51600 24.02680
45 C5902 Chania: Rue Sphakion Chamber Tomb 35.51101 24.02386 611.78 35.51607 24.02653
46 C5903 Chania: West of Municipal Gardens Tomb 35.51266 24.02313 481.04 35.51638 24.02587
47 C5904 Chania: Park of Peace and Friendship Chamber Tomb 35.51203 24.02589 445.05 35.51592 24.02711
48 C5905 Chania: Rue Palama Cem 35.51276 24.02679 349.14 35.51588 24.02728
49 C5906 Chania: Olympia Theater Cem 35.51164 24.02733 469.88 35.51587 24.02737
50 C6026 Galatas: Cem Chamber Tomb 35.51169 23.95427 126.24 35.51275 23.95478
51 C6237 Mount Sklokas Sanctuary Peak Sanctuary 35.54981 24.17335 1,833.80 35.55193 24.19349
52 C7727 Tholos Tomb: Nea Roumata Tholos 35.39696 23.85769 13,969.10 35.52214 23.87394