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Alitzani/Archondiko: Pétras

PK	C5521
TITLE	Alitzani∕Archondiko: Pétras
WGS84	35.16384121° N, 25.25685896° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	35.16384121, 25.25685896
LON/LAT	25.25685896, 35.16384121

DMS

35° 9' 49.8284" N

25° 15' 24.6923" E

W3W	handbag, tensions, spout
UTM	35 S, 341245, 3892604
EGSA87	614316, 3891647

Elevation m	440
Elevation feet	1443.6
Region	Crete
Subregion	Pedhiadha

GENERAL SITE TYPE hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Panagiotakis [2003], 376    Habitat étendu...
2.    Tomb.   Eaby [2007], 114    'A Geometric pithos burial with inhumation was reported at Petra near the village.'
3.    Tomb.   Panagiotakis [2003], 376    'Platon a mentionné une sépulture d'époque géométrique, mais aucun matériel de cette époque n'a été reconnu.'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Middle Minoan I: (2100 BC - 1900 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 376, '... MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR III...'

2. Middle Minoan II: (1850 BC - 1750 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 376, '... MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR III...'

3. Middle Minoan III: (1750 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 376, '... MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR III...'

4. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 376, '... MM I-II, MM III-MR I, MR III...'

5. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 376, 'MM I - II, MM III - MR I, MR III '

6. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    Eaby [2007]: 114, 'A Geometric pithos burial with inhumation ...'
    b.    Panagiotakis [2003]: 376, '...une sépulture d'époque géométrique, ...'

NOTE

1. A hab and a tomb are combined here. Panagiotakis mentions both but does not give them separate positions.

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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., '74. Alitzani', pg. 114. Online here.

2. 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., '3. Alitzani/Archondiko: Pétras', pg. 376. Online here.