Site details
Ligortynos: Kefala
| PK | C2601 |
| TITLE | Ligortynos: Kefala |
| WGS84 | 35.077134° N, 25.179991° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.077134, 25.179991 |
| LON/LAT | 25.179991, 35.077134 |
| DMS | 35° 4' 37.6824" N | , | 25° 10' 47.9676" E |
| W3W | whim, bricks, curtains |
| UTM | 35 S, 334068, 3883112 |
| EGSA87 | 607429, 3881945 |
| Elevation m | 414 |
| Elevation feet | 1358.3 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Monophatsion |
GENERAL SITE TYPE hab
TYPE
1. hab. Nowicki [2000], 185 'Thus already during the Geometric period the town may have measured about 50 to 60,000 sq. m.'SITE SIZE
- Nowicki [2000] p. 185, Size: 60000 sq. m. Maximum: 'Thus already during the Geometric period the town may have measured about 50 to 60,000 sq. m.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 185, 'A few LM IIIC pieces, including fragments of painter stirrup jars, were noted in the upper, western part of the hill.'
2. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 185, 'Pottery on the surface represents many periods, among which Geometric, Archaic, ...', 'Geometric pottery can be seen as far to the south as a dirt road or slightly below it.'
3. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 185, 'Pottery on the surface represents many periods, among which Geometric, Archaic, ...'
NOTE
1. Site contributed by Professor Sarah Murray, University of Toronto, Canada
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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., '84. Ligortynos Kefala', pg. 185.