| PK | C5319 |
| TITLE | Kamares Cave |
| WGS84 | 35.177347° N, 24.827558° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.177347, 24.827558 |
| LON/LAT | 24.827558, 35.177347 |
| DMS | 35° 10' 38.4492" N | , | 24° 49' 39.2088" E |
| W3W | combust, albatrosses, bends |
| UTM | 35 S, 302174, 3894872 |
| EGSA87 | 575205, 3892735 |
| Elevation m | 1701 |
| Elevation feet | 5580.7 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Pyrgiotissa |
TYPE
1. Sanctuary. BSA [1912], 1 'The Kamares cave on Mount Ida has been known ... as a prehistoric sanctuary, ...'
2. Sherds. Kanta [1980], 112 '...there is a number of drawings of sherds from the Kamares cave, ...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Early Minoan: (3100 BC - 2200 BC)
a. BSA [1912]: 13, '..., is clearly Early Minoan, probably Early Minoan III.'
2. Middle Minoan: (2100 BC - 1675 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 112, '...are in the Kamares style of the MM period.'
3. Middle Minoan I: (2100 BC - 1900 BC)
a. BSA [1912]: 12, '...; some Middle Minoan I ...'
4. Middle Minoan II: (1850 BC - 1750 BC)
a. BSA [1912]: 12, 'The examples from the cave belong to late in Middle Minoan II, ...'
5. Middle Minoan III: (1750 BC - 1675 BC)
a. BSA [1912]: 9, 'Nowhere else was anything found later than Middle Minoan III.'
6. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
a. BSA [1912]: 9, '..., were found the Late Minoan I sherds and the top of a bügelkanne ...'
7. Late Minoan II: (1470 BC - 1420 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 112, '..., and some which are probably LM II.'
8. Late Minoan IIIA1: (1420 BC - 1390 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 112, '...among the MM sherds are some sherds with fine LM III A 1 decoration, ...'
1. BSA [1912]: Annual of the British School at Athens, Athens, Greece, (19) 1912, 'I. - The Excavation', pg. 12.
'See a plan of the cave, Pl. II.'
Online here.
2. Kanta [1980]: Kanta, Athanasia. The Late Minoan III Period in Crete; A Survey of Sites, Pottery and their Distribution. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg. Sweden. 1980., 'The cave', pg. 112.