Site details
Christos: Skistra
| PK | C5080 |
| TITLE | Christos: Skistra |
| WGS84 | 35.08447° N, 25.573688° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.08447, 25.573688 |
| LON/LAT | 25.573688, 35.08447 |
| DMS | 35° 5' 4.092" N | , | 25° 34' 25.2768" E |
| W3W | twinned, toxic, unfortunate |
| UTM | 35 S, 369976, 3883341 |
| EGSA87 | 643312, 3883254 |
| Elevation m | 688 |
| Elevation feet | 2257.2 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Ierapetra |
GENERAL SITE TYPE hab
TYPE
1. hab. Nowicki [2000], 135 'The exact location of this ancient town is unknown.'SITE SIZE
- Nowicki [2000] p. 135, Size: 2520 sq. m. 'On the summit (40 x 15 to 20 m)', My calculation is 20 x 17.5.
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 135, 'LM IIIC sherds, ..., were noted on the eastern slope below the knoll, close to the Ag. Paraskevi spring.', 'It is possible that Skistra was ocupied already in the LM IIIC period, ...'
2. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 135, '...; the earliest are a few PG-G fragments.'
3. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 135, '...; the earliest are a few PG-G fragments.'
4. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 135, 'Most of the pottery dates to the ... and Archaic periods; ...'
NOTE
1. Nowicki [2000] warns that the exact site is unknown. This is a speculation.
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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., '55. Christos Skistra', pg. 134.