Site details

Palaikastro Plakalona Kalamafka

PK	C4259
TITLE	Palaikastro Plakalona Kalamafka
WGS84	35.181746° N, 26.267855° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	35.181746, 26.267855
LON/LAT	26.267855, 35.181746

DMS

35° 10' 54.2856" N

26° 16' 4.278" E

W3W	miming, spruced, birdcage
UTM	35 S, 433338, 3893444
EGSA87	706357, 3895265

Elevation m	150
Elevation feet	492.1
Region	Crete
Subregion	Siteia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Artifacts

TYPE

1.    Artifacts.   Nowicki [2014], 91    ' ... by more FN II potsherds, including a "cheese pot" fragment, and saddle querns, ... '
2.    hab.   Nowicki [2000], 53    'Here on the steep north-eastern slopes and small terraces around the summit are the remains of buildings and many potsherds ...'
3.    Pottery.   Nowicki [2014], 91    'Several fragments of Red Ware Fabric Group pottery, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Final Neolithic II: (3200 - 2800)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 91, ' ... indicate FN II activity at this site.'

2. Early Minoan: (3100 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 53, 'A number of potsherds recorded on the surface of the rocky hill of Kalamafka date back to much earlier periods, namely EM to MM.'
    b.    Nowicki [2014]: 91, ' ... was also used during the EM and MM periods.'

3. Early Minoan I: (3100 BC - 2650 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 91, ' ... belongs to a type very characteristic for the FN - EM I periods ... '

4. Middle Minoan: (2100 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 53, 'A number of potsherds recorded on the surface of the rocky hill of Kalamafka date back to much earlier periods, namely EM to MM.'
    b.    Nowicki [2014]: 91, ' ... was also used during the EM and MM periods.'

5. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 52, '..., but a few fragments show a fabric and surface treatment similar to very late LM IIIB examples.'

6. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 53, 'Most of the pottery dates to the LM IIIC period, ...', 'Rims and bases of deep bowls are very common and seem to represent the early stage of LM IIIC ...'

7. LH IIIC: (1190 BC - 1060 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 91, ' ... was an important settlement of LM IIIC early date, and was also used during the EM and MM periods.'

NOTE

1. Contributed by Professor S. Murray, University of Toronto.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Nowicki [2014]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. Final Neolithic Crete and the Southeast Aegean. De Gruyter, United States, 2014., '11 Plakalona Kalamafka', pg. 91. Online here.

2. 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., '6. Palaikastro Plakalona Kalamafka', pg. 52.