Site details

Sellia Kastri

PK	C4506
TITLE	Sellia Kastri
WGS84	35.189983° N, 24.349952° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	35.189983, 24.349952
LON/LAT	24.349952, 35.189983

DMS

35° 11' 23.9388" N

24° 20' 59.8272" E

W3W	numbering, sprites, trustees
UTM	35 S, 258709.87, 3897328.88
EGSA87	531711, 3893879

Elevation m	384
Elevation feet	1259.8
Region	Crete
Subregion	Hagios Vasileios

GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds

TYPE

1.    Lithics.   Nowicki [2014], 219    'Several obsidian flakes and blades, black chert and quartz flakes, and cobblestone tools were also recorded.'
2.    Pottery.   Nowicki [2014], 219    'Pottery dates to several different periods ... ', 'LM IIIC pottery dominates in the central and western part of the site.'
3.    Settlement.   Nowicki [2014], 219    'The FN II site on the top of Kastri was an extensive defensible coastal site ... '
4.    Sherds.   Nowicki [2000], 209    'The only LM IIIC pieces (4 or 5 fragments) were recorded close to the north-west edge of the summit, ...'

SITE SIZE

- Nowicki [2014]  p. 219,  Size: 10125 sq. m.  That is, about one hectare (using 225 m x 45 m): ' ... about 200 - 250 m, and is about 40 - 50 m wide (ca. 7000 - 8000 m²).'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Final Neolithic II: (3200 - 2800)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 219, 'Pottery dates to several different periods among which are FN II, MM and LM IIIC.'

2. Middle Minoan: (2100 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 209, 'Some sherds may be dated to the MM phase.'
    b.    Nowicki [2014]: 219, 'Pottery dates to several different periods among which are FN II, MM and LM IIIC.'

3. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2000]: 209, '... LM IIIC pieces ...'
    b.    Nowicki [2014]: 219, 'Pottery dates to several different periods among which are FN II, MM and LM IIIC.'

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., '101. Sellia Kastri', pg. 209. Nowicki [2000] 209 says 'The very limited distribution and scarcity of the LM IIIC material suggest either a temporary or very restricted occupation.'

2. Nowicki [2014]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. Final Neolithic Crete and the Southeast Aegean. De Gruyter, United States, 2014., '142 Sellia Kastri', pg. 219. Online here.