Site details
Vrokastro: Karakovilia: VK 2
| PK | C5669 |
| TITLE | Vrokastro: Karakovilia: VK 2 |
| WGS84 | 35.118367° N, 25.7456° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.118367, 25.7456 |
| LON/LAT | 25.7456, 35.118367 |
| DMS | 35° 7' 6.1212" N | , | 25° 44' 44.16" E |
| W3W | ambles, recite, compositions |
| UTM | 35 S, 385696, 3886890 |
| EGSA87 | 658919, 3887275 |
| Elevation m | 265 |
| Elevation feet | 869.4 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Ierapetra |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Cem. Hayden et al. [1992], 348 'Area of ossuaries, built tombs, and possibly house walls ...'2. Tholos. Eaby [2007], 42 'On the ridge just south (~200 m) of the summit were found one large (~3 x 2 m) rectangular tholos (Tomb I) ...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Early Iron Age: (1200 BC - 960 BC)
a. Hayden et al. [1992]: 348, 'EIA', '... this is an area with more walls and tombs near pottery and possible figurine fragments.'
2. Protogeometric: (1100 BC - 900 BC)
a. Eaby [2007]: 43, ' This tomb is larger (~3 x 2 m), of more regular construction, and richer than the other tholoi at the site, and it likely dates to SM-PG.'
3. Subminoan: (1060 BC - 900 BC)
a. Eaby [2007]: 43, ' This tomb is larger (~3 x 2 m), of more regular construction, and richer than the other tholoi at the site, and it likely dates to SM-PG.'
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., 'C. Karakovilia (VK 2; 3; and possibly 11 and 14)', pg. 42.
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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., 'VK 2; Vrokastro: Karakovilia', pg. 348.
Online here.