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Chrysokamino-Chomatas: Hab

PK	C5684
TITLE	Chrysokamino–Chomatas: Hab
WGS84	35.132962° N, 25.839541° E
Accuracy	Exact

LAT/LON	35.132962, 25.839541
LON/LAT	25.839541, 35.132962

DMS

35° 7' 58.6632" N

25° 50' 22.3476" E

W3W	correspond, manual, gamed
UTM	35 S, 394275, 3888404
EGSA87	667451, 3889048

Elevation m	111
Elevation feet	364.2
Region	Crete
Subregion	Ierapetra

GENERAL SITE TYPE hab

TYPE

1.    hab.   Langohr [2009], 93    ' ... la culture matérielle du site de Chrysokamino ... '
2.    hab.   Blackman [1996], 113    '"The excavation uncovered a metallurgy workshop engaged in the smelting of copper. It consists of a small hut of perishable materials, ..."'
3.    hab.   Floyd [2006], 205    'The habitation site at Chrysokamino is located on the hill of Chomatas near the coast of northeastern Crete, ...'
4.    hab.   Floyd and Betancourt [2010], 465    'During the summers of 1995 and 1997, a small Minoan habitation site was excavated ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Early Minoan III: (2200 BC - 2100 BC)
    a.    Blackman [1996]: 113, 'EM III sherds were found on the floor. Three soil floors were found, one over the other, all from EM III.'

2. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Floyd and Betancourt [2010]: 469, 'By the LM I period ... phyllite fabrics were predominant.'
    b.    Blackman [1996]: 114, '..., with sherds from LM I - LM IIIA:2 being most numerous.'

3. Late Minoan IB: (1625 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Floyd [2006]: 209, 'The LM IB architectural remains are confined to the western portion of the site ...'

4. Late Minoan II: (1470 BC - 1420 BC)
    a.    Blackman [1996]: 114, '..., with sherds from LM I - LM IIIA:2 being most numerous.'

5. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Floyd and Betancourt [2010]: 467, 'The LM III pottery is, by far, the most abundant material.'
    b.    Floyd and Betancourt [2010]: 469, '...objects in clay, stone, bone, shell, and metal, as well as botanical and faunal remains, most of which could be dated to the LM III phase.'
    c.    Blackman [1996]: 114, 'Finds from LM III included sherds, stone hand tools, several querns, a lead piece, a sealstone, clay and stone loomweights ... '

6. Late Minoan IIIA: (1420 BC - 1330 BC)
    a.    Floyd [2006]: 211, '..., the first recognizable LM IIIA phase can be isolated, represented by the east-west wall within Room 3, which contained LM IIIA sherds in its construction material.'
    b.    Floyd [2006]: 211, 'Most of the pottery from this latest phase was LM IIIA in date ...'
    c.    Floyd and Betancourt [2010]: 469, 'The Mirabello Fabric category did, however, reoccur in notable quantities during the following period, LM IIIA - IIIB - Early, ...'

7. Late Minoan IIIA1: (1420 BC - 1390 BC)
    a.    Blackman [1996]: 114, '..., with sherds from LM I - LM IIIA:2 being most numerous.'

8. Late Minoan IIIA2: (1390 BC - 1330 BC)
    a.    Langohr [2009]: 93, ' ... la culture matérielle du site de Chrysokamino aux MR IIIA2-IIIB ... '
    b.    Blackman [1996]: 114, 'It appears to be a modestly build farmhouse probably constructed in the LM IIIA:2 period ...'
    c.    Blackman [1996]: 114, '..., with sherds from LM I - LM IIIA:2 being most numerous.'

9. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Floyd and Betancourt [2010]: 469, 'The Mirabello Fabric category did, however, reoccur in notable quantities during the following period, LM IIIA - IIIB - Early, ...'
    b.    Langohr [2009]: 93, ' ... la culture matérielle du site de Chrysokamino aux MR IIIA2-IIIB ... '
    c.    Blackman [1996]: 114, '...but possibly continuing in use until LM IIIB-C.'

10. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Blackman [1996]: 114, '...but possibly continuing in use until LM IIIB-C.'

NOTES

1. See a good floor plan in Floyd [2006] pp. 206-207.

2. Some additional readings:

Floyd, Cheryl R. and Philip P. Betancourt, 'The Excavation of Chrysokamino Chomatas: A Preliminary Report' Hesperia; The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (79:4) 2010, pp. 465-498. Online here.
'The Chrysokamino Metallurgy Workshop and Its Territory', Hesperia Supplements (36), 2006. The American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Online here.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Blackman [1996]: Blackman, David. ‘Archaeology in Greece 1996-97’, Archaeological Reports (43), pp. 1-125, 1996., 'Chrysokamino', pg. 113. Online here.

2. Floyd [2006]: Floyd, Cheryl R.. ‘A Summary of the Habitation Site at Chrysokamino-Chomatas’, Hesperia Supplements (36). The Chrysokamino Metallurgy Workshop and its Territory, pp. 205-213, 2006., '', pg. 205. Online here.

3. Floyd and Betancourt [2010]: Floyd, Cheryl R. and Philip P. Bentancourt. ‘The Excavation of Chrysokamino Chomatas: A Preliminary Report’, Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, (79:4), pp. 465-498, 2010., 'The Site', pg. 465. Online here.

4. Langohr [2009]: Langohr, Charlotte. PERIPHEREIA: Étude régionale de la Crète aux Minoen Récent II-IIIB (1450-1200 av. J.-C.) 1 | La Crète centrale et occidentale, Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Belgium, 2009., '2.3.5. Kavousi', pg. 92. Online here.