Site details

Anatoli: Elliniki Korifi

PK	C4489
TITLE	Anatoli: Elliniki Korifi
WGS84	35.031249° N, 25.639023° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	35.031249, 25.639023
LON/LAT	25.639023, 35.031249

DMS

35° 1' 52.4964" N

25° 38' 20.4828" E

W3W	nears, rustles, browsers
UTM	35 S, 375852, 3877355
EGSA87	649365, 3877447

Elevation m	379
Elevation feet	1243.4
Region	Crete
Subregion	Ierapetra

GENERAL SITE TYPE hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Nowicki [2000], 129    '... the entire area of Elliniki Korifi is covered with architectural remains and sherds.', 'The rock of Elliniki Korifi is the best example of a refuge site in Crete.'

SITE SIZE

- Nowicki [2000]  p. 129,  Size: 4000 sq. m.  Maximum. 'The top of Elliniki Korifi ... measures c. 80-100 by 20-40 m.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 129, '... or even late LM IIIB period ...', 'Dating: LM IIIB(?) ...'

2. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 129, 'A smaller group of surface material represents the LM IIIC period.'

NOTES

1. I (RHC) am not entirely certain that this is the correct Inselberg (of which there are several).

2. Site contributed by Professor Sarah Murray, University of Toronto, Canada.

rhc

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., '52. Anatoli Elliniki Korifi', pg. 129.