Site details
Zenia: Kastrokefala
| PK | C5141 |
| TITLE | Zenia: Kastrokefala |
| WGS84 | 35.205431° N, 25.584204° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.205431, 25.584204 |
| LON/LAT | 25.584204, 35.205431 |
| DMS | 35° 12' 19.5516" N | , | 25° 35' 3.1344" E |
| W3W | spacemen, tractor, sometimes |
| UTM | 35 S, 371126, 3896743 |
| EGSA87 | 644057, 3896686 |
| Elevation m | 773 |
| Elevation feet | 2536.1 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Mirabello |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. hab. Nowicki [2000], 114 'The eastern summit is called Kastrokefala ... This area was built-over and well preserved remains of ancient houses are visible in the centre of the summit and along its western edge ...'2. settlement. Eaby [2007], 47 '... northeast of the LM IIIC (and possibly SM) settlement at Zenia Kastrokephala, ...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 115, 'The pottery includes the fabrics and shapes typical for the Northern Lasithi group of LM IIIC sites ...'
b. Eaby [2007]: 47, '...the LM IIIC (and possibly SM) settlement ...'
2. Subminoan: (1060 BC - 900 BC)
a. Eaby [2007]: 47, '...the LM IIIC (and possibly SM) settlement ...'
NOTE
1. Site contributed by Professor Sarah Murray, University of Toronto, Canada
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Eaby [2007]: Eaby, Melissa Suzanne. Mortuary Variability in Early Iron Age Cretan Burials. Dissertation for Ph.D. submitted to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2007., '17. Zenia', pg. 47.
'... northeast of the LM IIIC (and possibly SM) settlement at Zenia Kastrokephala, ...'
Online here.
2. 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., '43. Zenia Kastrokephala', pg. 114.