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Phourni: Mycenaean Cem
| PK | C1692 |
| TITLE | Phourni: Mycenaean Cem |
| WGS84 | 35.245897° N, 25.15916° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.245897, 25.15916 |
| LON/LAT | 25.15916, 35.245897 |
| DMS | 35° 14' 45.2292" N | , | 25° 9' 32.976" E |
| W3W | conformist, babysitters, comprehend |
| UTM | 35 S, 332515, 3901866 |
| EGSA87 | 605312, 3900640 |
| Elevation m | 437 |
| Elevation feet | 1433.7 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Temenos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Cem. Kanta [1980], 33 'A rectangular burial enclosure was found at Fourni... It contained seven rectangular shafts with chest-shaped sarcophagi.'2. Grave Circle. Myers et al. [1992], 54 'The north part has a grave circle (Building 11) that would seem more at home on the Greek mainland.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan IIIA: (1420 BC - 1330 BC)
a. Myers et al. [1992]: 57, 'LM IIIA: .... Building 11: burial enclosure at north end of cemetery its west section preserved, containing seven burial cists; gravestones.'
2. Late Minoan IIIA2: (1390 BC - 1330 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 33, To judge by their description, the enclosure dates from the time before the final destruction of the Knossos palace at the beginning of LM III A 2.'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Kanta [1980]: Kanta, Athanasia. The Late Minoan III Period in Crete; A Survey of Sites, Pottery and their Distribution. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg. Sweden. 1980., 'The burial enclosure', pg. 33.
2. Myers et al. [1992]: Myers, J. Wilson and Eleanor Emlen Myers, Gerald Cadogan. The Aerial Atlas of Ancient Crete. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles. United States of America. 1992., '3. Archanes - Phourni', pg. 54.