Smari: Acropolis
| PK | C5537 |
| TITLE | Smari: Acropolis |
| WGS84 | 35.24819° N, 25.329849° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.24819, 25.329849 |
| LON/LAT | 25.329849, 35.24819 |
| DMS | 35° 14' 53.484" N | , | 25° 19' 47.4564" E |
| W3W | damaging, treat, daring |
| UTM | 35 S, 348050, 3901845 |
| EGSA87 | 620839, 3901089 |
| Elevation m | 582 |
| Elevation feet | 1909.4 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Pedhiadha |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. hab. BCH [1996], 1328 'L'établissement découvert en 1977 au sommet de la colline du Prophète-Élie ...'2. hab. BCH [1982], 622 '...où l'on a commencé de dégager les restes d'une construction en forme de mégaron, ...'
3. hab. Nowicki [2000], 178 'MM occupation was noted for the site on the summit of Profitis Elias itself.'
4. hab. AR[2001], 110 ' ... the acropolis of Smari.'
5. hab. Sjögren [2003], 122 'Fortified houses (possible habitation site)'
6. Settlement. Eaby [2007], 131 'An LM IIIC - O (and possibly A) settlement has been found on the summit of Profitis Elias Hill at Troulli tis Koriphis, ... '
SITE SIZE
- Nowicki [2000] p. , Size: 5244 sq. m. By my (RHC) measurement of the area within the walls on the summit.
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Minoan: (2100 BC - 1675 BC)
a. BCH [1996]: 1328, '...de murs MM ...'
2. Middle Minoan I: (2100 BC - 1900 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 178, '...but later it was moved back to MMI.'
3. Middle Minoan IB: (1900 BC - 1850 BC)
a. AR[2001]: 110, ' '
4. Middle Minoan II: (1850 BC - 1750 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 178, 'The MM II sherds having characteristic white on red decoration, ...'
b. AR[2001]: 110, '..., a M destruction deposit was found dating to MM IB - II.'
5. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 178, '...pottery which may be generally dated within the LM IIIC-PG period ...', '... clear LM IIIC material...'
b. Eaby [2007]: 131, ' ..., as it contained LM IIIC - SM kylikes and badly preserved bones in a burnt level.'
6. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Nowicki [2000]: 178, '...pottery which may be generally dated within the LM IIIC-PG period ...', '...and even more Protogeometric, ...'
7. Subminoan: (1060 BC - 900 BC)
a. BCH [1982]: 622, 'La céramique associée à cet édifice d'aspect cultuel étant subminoenne et géométrique, ...'
b. Nowicki [2000]: 178, ..., SM, ...
c. Eaby [2007]: 131, ' ..., as it contained LM IIIC - SM kylikes and badly preserved bones in a burnt level.'
8. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
a. BCH [1996]: 1328, With respect to the peribolos: '...; il présente deux états, MM et géométrique,...'
b. BCH [1982]: 622, 'La céramique associée à cet édifice d'aspect cultuel étant subminoenne et géométrique, ...'
9. Early Geometric: (900 BC - 850 BC)
a. AR[2001]: 110, '...two superimposed stone thresholds dating to the LG - O and EG periods ...'
10. Late Geometric: (760 BC - 700 BC)
a. AR[2001]: 110, '...two superimposed stone thresholds dating to the LG - O and EG periods ...'
b. Sjögren [2003]: 122, 'It was in use during the eighth century, ...', '...the pottery indicates that it was in use through the LG and EO periods.'
11. Orientalizing: (700 BC - 630 BC)
a. AR[2001]: 110, '...two superimposed stone thresholds dating to the LG - O and EG periods ...'
b. Sjögren [2003]: 122, '...the pottery indicates that it was in use through the LG and EO periods.'
c. Eaby [2007]: 131, 'An LM IIIC - O ... settlement'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. BCH [1996]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 120. 1996., 'Smari.', pg. 1328.
Online here.
2. BCH [1982]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 106, 1982., 'Smari.', pg. 622.
Online here.
3. AR[2001]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (48) 2001., 'Smari.', pg. 110.
Online here.
4. 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., '89. Smari', pg. 131.
Online here.
5. 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., '77. Smari Profitis Elias', pg. 178.
6. 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., 'C34. Smari: Pr. Ilias ...', pg. 122.
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