Site details

Vrysinas

PK	C5197
TITLE	Vrysinas
WGS84	35.311793° N, 24.496822° E
Accuracy	10 m.

LAT/LON	35.311793, 24.496822
LON/LAT	24.496822, 35.311793

DMS

35° 18' 42.4548" N

24° 29' 48.5592" E

W3W	showrooms, infirmary, dank
UTM	35 S, 272426, 3910495
EGSA87	545015, 3907445

Elevation m	830
Elevation feet	2723.1
Region	Crete
Subregion	Rethymnon

GENERAL SITE TYPE Peak Sanctuary

TYPE

1.    Peak Sanctuary.   BCH [1963], 508    '...sanctuaire de sommet, ...'
2.    Shrine.   AR[2006], 114    Characterized as 'peak shrine' in this report

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Minoan II: (1850 BC - 1750 BC)
    a.    AR[2006]: 115, 'Preliminary study of the material suggest that the pottery dates from the MM II and III periods down to LM IA.'

2. Middle Minoan III: (1750 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    AR[2006]: 115, 'The bulk of it belongs to MM III.'

3. Late Minoan IA: (1675 BC - 1625 BC)
    a.    AR[2006]: 115, 'Preliminary study of the material suggest that the pottery dates from the MM II and III periods down to LM IA.'

4. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    BCH [1963]: 506, '... du MR3 à l'epoque géométrique.'

5. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    AR[2006]: 114, 'During the course of this survey, material dating from LM IIIC was located very close to the sanctuary.'

6. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    BCH [1963]: 506, '... du MR3 à l'epoque géométrique.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[2006]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (53) 2006., 'Hagio Pnevma, Vrysinas', pg. 114. Online here.

2. BCH [1963]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 87, 1963., '9°', pg. 504. Online here.