Site details
Korifi tou Kefali: Hab
| PK | C5083 |
| TITLE | Korifi tou Kefali: Hab |
| WGS84 | 35.088805° N, 25.437173° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.088805, 25.437173 |
| LON/LAT | 25.437173, 35.088805 |
| DMS | 35° 5' 19.698" N | , | 25° 26' 13.8228" E |
| W3W | overcomes, unacceptable, fear |
| UTM | 35 S, 357538, 3884008 |
| EGSA87 | 630859, 3883547 |
| Elevation m | 1072 |
| Elevation feet | 3517.1 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Pedhiadha |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Settlement. Nowicki [2000], 145 '...the Upper Settlement, located on the summit of Korifi Tou Kefali...'SITE SIZE
- Nowicki [2000] p. 145, Size: 7000 sq. m. Approximately. '...covering c. 80 by 30-40 m (2,500-3,000 sq. m). It is possible that houses were also constructed on the very steep northern slope (c. 4,000 sq. m).'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 144, 'One of the largest defensible sites of LM IIIC date is situated at the eastern end of the deep valley which opens east of Embaros...'
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., '61. Katofygi Erganos Kefali', pg. 143.