Site details
Adrianos: Fortetsa (Area D)
| PK | C4484 |
| TITLE | Adrianos: Fortetsa (Area D) |
| WGS84 | 35.204512° N, 25.619765° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.204512, 25.619765 |
| LON/LAT | 25.619765, 35.204512 |
| DMS | 35° 12' 16.2432" N | , | 25° 37' 11.154" E |
| W3W | enterprises, traders, windows |
| UTM | 35 S, 374361, 3896596 |
| EGSA87 | 647296, 3896636 |
| Elevation m | 530 |
| Elevation feet | 1738.8 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Mirabello |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Settlement. Nowicki [2000], 117 '...for the extensive settlement of the same date which extended over the lower slopes south of the rocky ridge (Area D).'SITE SIZE
- Nowicki [2000] p. 117, Size: 20600 sq. m. 'A total size of the LM IIIC settlement may be estimated as between 15,000 and 20,000 sq. m plus about 600 sq. m on the top of Fortetsa.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 118, '...the earliest material is as early as LM IIIC ...'
2. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 118, 'Faure dated the sherds from Fortetsa to the SM and PG periods ...'
3. Subminoan: (1060 BC - 900 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 118, 'Faure dated the sherds from Fortetsa to the SM and PG periods ...'
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., '44. Adrianos (Arkoudas) Fortetsa', pg. 117.