Site details
Kastro: Cem
| PK | C5096 |
| TITLE | Kastro: Cem |
| WGS84 | 35.10508° N, 25.874716° E |
| Accuracy | Unknown |
| LAT/LON | 35.10508, 25.874716 |
| LON/LAT | 25.874716, 35.10508 |
| DMS | 35° 6' 18.288" N | , | 25° 52' 28.9776" E |
| W3W | tempt, parsnips, outvoted |
| UTM | 35 S, 397445, 3885275 |
| EGSA87 | 670714, 3886015 |
| Elevation m | 670 |
| Elevation feet | 2198.2 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Ierapetra |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Tholos
TYPE
1. Tholos. Boyd [1901], 144 '..., and we were rewarded by the sight of a "beehive" tomb, whole and of excellent construction...'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Boyd [1901]: 146, 'In these finds, the Geometric style is fully developed...'
NOTE
1. Ms. Boyd, p. 143, describes its location as '... about half a mile southeast of the Kastro on "Rusty Ridge" (Skouriadzmenos, RHC)...' But Eaby [2007] p. 55, G. Skouriasmenos ("Rusty Ridge") describes it as 'Approximately 1 km southeast of the Kastro settlement...'. I have followed Eaby.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Boyd [1901]: Boyd, Harriet A.. ‘Excavations at Kavousi, Crete, in 1900’, American Journal of Archaeology (5:2), pp. 125-157, 1901., '', pg. 144.
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