Site details

Choumeri: Kephala

PK	C5368
TITLE	Choumeri: Kephala
WGS84	35.159349° N, 25.243911° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	35.159349, 25.243911
LON/LAT	25.243911, 35.159349

DMS

35° 9' 33.6564" N

25° 14' 38.0796" E

W3W	batons, giggly, provide
UTM	35 S, 340057, 3892126
EGSA87	613143, 3891134

Elevation m	414
Elevation feet	1358.3
Region	Crete
Subregion	Pedhiadha

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   Sjögren [2003], 122    'It is an unexcavated site with the walls of a building extending over an area of 24 x 16 m and associated scattered sherds ... '
2.    hab.   BCH [1978], 756    ' ... on a repéré en 1972 les vestiges d'un habitat archaïque.'
3.    hab.   Panagiotakis [2003], 388    'Ville', 'St. Alexiou a identifié une construction et relevé l'importance du site comme habitat au VIIe siècle av. J.-C.'
4.    Settlement.   AR[1978], 38    ' ... A. Lembessis reports the discovery of a settlement occupied during the 7th century B.C.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Minoan IIIA: (1420 BC - 1330 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 388, 'MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA-C, O, A, C, H, R'

2. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 388, 'MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA-C, O, A, C, H, R'

3. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 388, 'MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR IIIA-C, O, A, C, H, R'

4. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
    a.    BCH [1978]: 756, ' ... archaïque.'

5. Orientalizing: (700 BC - 630 BC)
    a.    Sjögren [2003]: 122, 'LO'
    b.    AR[1978]: 38, ' ... 7th century B.C.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. BCH [1978]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 102, 1978., 'Choumeri', pg. 756. Online here.

2. AR[1978]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (25) 1978., 'Choumeri (Pediada)', pg. 38. Online here.

3. Panagiotakis [2003]: Panagiotakis, Nikos. ‘L'évolution archéologique de la Pédiada (Crète centrale) : premier bilan d'une prospection’, Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique (127:2), 327-430. 2003., '18. Choumeri Kephala', pg. 388. Online here.

4. Sjögren [2003]: Sjögren, Lena. Cretan Locations; Discerning site variations in Iron Age and Archaic Crete (800 - 500 B.C.). BAR International Series, no 1185. BAR Publishing, Oxford, UK. 2003., 'C38. Khoumeri', pg. 122.