Site details

Priniatikos Pyrgos (PP 1)

PK	C5664
TITLE	Priniatikos Pyrgos (PP 1)
WGS84	35.12812° N, 25.731306° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	35.12812, 25.731306
LON/LAT	25.731306, 35.12812

DMS

35° 7' 41.232" N

25° 43' 52.7016" E

W3W	edicts, expires, intervals
UTM	35 S, 384407, 3887988
EGSA87	657598, 3888334

Elevation m	1
Elevation feet	3.3
Region	Crete
Subregion	Ierapetra

GENERAL SITE TYPE hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Hayden et al. [1992], 344    '..., Minoan rubble walls with mud plaster or brick or both extend several meters into the sea.'
2.    hab.   Hayden et al. [2006],     'This suggests that it may have been the primary harbor along the west-central coast of the Gulf of Mirabello for thousands of years.'
3.    Harbor.   Hayden et al. [2006],     'Initial work involved the use of remote sensing to determine the extent of the harbor settlement.'
4.    Sherds.   Nowicki [2014], 173    ' ..., many sherds of the Calcite-Tempered Fabric Group (or Marble Ware) were seen on the surface of the promontory.'

SITE SIZE

- Nowicki [2014]  p. 172,  Size: 3600 sq. m.  'Thus the site's extent has been confirmed over an area at least 60 by 60 m in size, ... '

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Final Neolithic II: (3200 - 2800)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 172, 'FN II sherds (including "cheese pot" fragments), together with more numerous EM I pottery, ... '

2. Early Minoan: (3100 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Hayden et al. [1992]: 344, 'EM MM LM I LM III EIA C...', 'Pottery includes EM I (Agios Onouphrios) through LM I, ...'
    b.    Hayden et al. [2006]: , ' ..., much of the pottery found in fill overlying H3000 comes from the Early Minoan period.'

3. Early Minoan I: (3100 BC - 2650 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [2014]: 172, 'FN II sherds (including "cheese pot" fragments), together with more numerous EM I pottery, ... '

4. Early Minoan IIB: (2450 BC - 2200 BC)
    a.    Hayden et al. [2006]: , 'This ceramic type is the hallmark of the Early Minoan IIB period ...'

5. Middle Minoan: (2100 BC - 1675 BC)
    a.    Hayden et al. [1992]: 344, 'EM MM LM I LM III EIA C...', 'Pottery includes EM I (Agios Onouphrios) through LM I, ...'

6. Neopalatial: (1700 BC - 1600 BC)
    a.    Hayden et al. [2006]: , 'This type of Minoan kiln dates to the Neopalatial period - the early part of the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1700 - 1550 BC), ... '

7. Late Minoan: (1675 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Hayden et al. [2006]: , 'The exact chronology of the kiln has not been established, but in terms of shape and size, one close parallel comes from the nearby Minoan harbor town of Mochlos, in the eastern Gulf of Mirabello. The Mochlos kiln belongs to the Late Minoan period (ca. 1750 - 1550 BC).'

8. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Hayden et al. [1992]: 344, 'EM MM LM I LM III EIA C...', 'Pottery includes EM I (Agios Onouphrios) through LM I, ...'

9. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Hayden et al. [1992]: 344, 'EM MM LM I LM III EIA C...', '..., possibly a few pieces of LM III ...'

10. Early Iron Age: (1200 BC - 960 BC)
    a.    Hayden et al. [1992]: 344, 'EM MM LM I LM III EIA C...', '...possibly a few pieces of LM III and EIA, ...'

NOTE

1. There is a project web page at www.priniatikos-pyrgos.eu

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Hayden et al. [2006]: Hayden, Barbara J.. ‘Priniatikos Pyrgos’, Expedition Magazine (48:3) n. pag., Penn Museum, 2006., 'A Primary Harbor Settlement and Emporium in Eastern Crete', Online here.

2. Hayden et al. [1992]: Hayden, Barbara J. and Jennifer A. Moody, Oliver Rackham. ‘The Vrokastro Survey Project, 1986-1989: Research Design and Preliminary Results’, Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (61:3), 293-353. 1992., ' PP 1 Priniatikos Pyrgos: promontory', pg. 344. Online here.

3. Nowicki [2014]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. Final Neolithic Crete and the Southeast Aegean. De Gruyter, United States, 2014., '93 Priniatikos Pyrgos.', pg. 172. Online here.