Site details
Ayia Sophia: Minoan Villa
| PK | C5611 |
| TITLE | Ayia Sophia: Minoan Villa |
| WGS84 | 35.169422° N, 24.699202° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.169422, 24.699202 |
| LON/LAT | 24.699202, 35.169422 |
| DMS | 35° 10' 9.9192" N | , | 24° 41' 57.1272" E |
| W3W | surges, icing, tagged |
| UTM | 35 S, 290463, 3894256 |
| EGSA87 | 563523, 3891767 |
| Elevation m | 263 |
| Elevation feet | 862.9 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Amari |
GENERAL SITE TYPE hab
TYPE
1. hab. Hood et al. [1964], 78 '...traces of a Minoan villa.'SITE SIZE
- Hood et al. [1964] p. 78, Size: 800 sq. m. 'The traces of walls built with large stones embrace an area of about 40 m. from west to east by 15-20 m. from north to south.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Minoan: (2100 BC - 1675 BC)
a. Hood et al. [1964]: 78, 'The pottery we saw appeared to be M.M., ...'
2. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Hood et al. [1964]: 78, '..., with one or two fragments which might be L.M. I.'
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Hood et al. [1964]: Hood, Sinclair and Peter Warren, Gerald Cadogan . ‘Travels in Crete, 1962’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (59), pp. 50-99, 1964., '31. Ayios Ioanis; (3) 'Kartsali'', pg. 78.
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