Site details

Skandeia: Cem

PK	C1960
TITLE	Skandeia: Cem
WGS84	36.22387° N, 23.058386° E
Accuracy	20 m.

LAT/LON	36.22387, 23.058386
LON/LAT	23.058386, 36.22387

DMS

36° 13' 25.932" N

23° 3' 30.1896" E

W3W	cements, computer, boarded
UTM	34 S, 685004, 4010744
EGSA87	415225, 4008902

Elevation m	13
Elevation feet	42.7
Region	Kythera

GENERAL SITE TYPE Chamber Tomb

TYPE

1.    Chamber Tomb.   Laconia II, 152    'In 1957 men widening the track from Avlemon to Mitata discovered a chamber tomb about 150 metres north of Kastri...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Minoan II: (1850 BC - 1750 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, '...the tombs had been in use from M.M. II to L.M. II.'

2. Middle Minoan IIB: (1775 BC - 1750 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, 'Of particular interest are a M.M. IIB-IIIA 'Kamares' type Cup...'

3. Middle Minoan III: (1750 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, 'Three coarse ware painted jugs (M.M. III)...', '...a M.M. III One-handled Jug...'

4. Middle Minoan IIIA: (1750 BC - 1700 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, 'Of particular interest are a M.M. IIB-IIIA 'Kamares' type Cup...'

5. Middle Minoan IIIB: (1700 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, '...two Rhytons (M.M. IIIB - L.M. IA)...'

6. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, 'Miss Benton identified one (rock chamber, RHC) as L.M. I, ...'

7. Late Minoan IA: (1675 BC - 1625 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, '...two Rhytons (M.M. IIIB - L.M. IA)...'

8. Late Helladic II: (1635 BC - 1410 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, 'On the top are L.H./L.M. II-III sherds, ...'

9. Late Minoan IB: (1625 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, '...and two L.M. IB Marine Style sherds...'

10. Late Minoan II: (1470 BC - 1420 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, 'On the top are L.H./L.M. II-III sherds, ...', '...the tombs had been in use from M.M. II to L.M. II.'

11. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, 'On the top are L.H./L.M. II-III sherds, ...'

12. Late Minoan IIIA: (1420 BC - 1330 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, '...occupation of the site was continuous from M.M. II to L.H./L.M. IIIB.'

13. LH III: (1410 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, 'On the top are L.H./L.M. II-III sherds, ...'

14. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
    a.    Laconia II: 152, '...occupation of the site was continuous from M.M. II to L.H./L.M. IIIB.'

NOTE

1. In Waterhouse and Simpson [1961] (Laconia II) see the useful sketch map (Fig. 18) on p. 153.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Laconia II: Waterhouse, Helen and R. Hope Simpson. ‘Prehistoric Laconia: Part II’, The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol. 56, pp. 114-175, 1961, 'Kastri and Palaiopolis', pg. 152. Online here.