Site details
Roka
| PK | C5102 |
| TITLE | Roka |
| WGS84 | 35.475971° N, 23.733526° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.475971, 23.733526 |
| LON/LAT | 23.733526, 35.475971 |
| DMS | 35° 28' 33.4956" N | , | 23° 44' 0.6936" E |
| W3W | apelike, glided, blanked |
| UTM | 34 S, 748017, 3929264 |
| EGSA87 | 475677, 3925572 |
| Elevation m | 270 |
| Elevation feet | 885.8 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Kissamos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Settlement. Nowicki [2000], 217 '...an extensive Dark Age settlement in Roka ...'SITE SIZE
- Nowicki [2000] p. 216, Size: 16000 sq. m. Maximum. The upper settlement (p. 216) is 80 x 50 (approx); the lower settlement (p. 217) is 120 x 100.
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 217, '...characteristic for late LM IIIB or very early LM IIIC examples.'
2. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 217, '...an abundance of LM IIIC pottery in the lower settlement, ...'
3. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 217, '..., PG?, ...', 'PG and G evidence is also well represented on the surface of the same slope.'
4. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 217, '..., G?, ...', 'PG and G evidence is also well represented on the surface of the same slope.'
5. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 216, '..., A, ...'
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., '105. Roka (Rokka)', pg. 216.