Site details
Axos
| PK | C2420 |
| TITLE | Axos |
| WGS84 | 35.307343° N, 24.844435° E |
| Accuracy | 20 m. |
| LAT/LON | 35.307343, 24.844435 |
| LON/LAT | 24.844435, 35.307343 |
| DMS | 35° 18' 26.4348" N | , | 24° 50' 39.966" E |
| W3W | bribery, economic, snack |
| UTM | 35 S, 304024, 3909258 |
| EGSA87 | 576619, 3907165 |
| Elevation m | 582 |
| Elevation feet | 1909.4 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Mylopotamos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE hab
TYPE
1. hab. Nowicki [2000], 192 'Here, the surface is covered with a great number of potsherds, stone tools and stone architectural elements.'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 192, '...the alabastron illustrated by Taramelli can be dated to the LM IIIC period ...'
2. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 192, '...some of the potsherds recorded on the summit represent the LM IIIC-PG period.'
3. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 192, 'The excavation produced Archaic-Classical finds among which were many bronze objects.'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. 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., '90. Axos', pg. 192.