C5738 Chania: Old Hospital
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Chania: Old Hospital

PKC5738
TITLEChania: Old Hospital
WGS84 35.515004° N, 24.033486° E
Accuracy 20 m.

LAT/LON 35.515004, 24.033486
LON/LAT 24.033486, 35.515004

DMS 35° 30' 54.0144" N,24° 2' 0.5496" E

W3Wlandmark, woods, forces
UTM35 S, 230968, 3934205
EGSA87 502888, 3929869

Elevation m34
Elevation feet 111.5
RegionCrete
SubregionKydhonia





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Chamber Tomb

TYPE

1.    Chamber Tomb.   Kanta [1980], 227    'A chamber tomb was accidentally discovered at the site of the state hospital in 1965...'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 227, '..., the tomb was in use during the LM III B period.'

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  Kanta [1980]:  Kanta, Athanasia. The Late Minoan III Period in Crete; A Survey of Sites, Pottery and their Distribution. Paul Åströms Förlag, Göteborg. Sweden. 1980., '', pg. 227.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C5738 is at 35.5167° N, 24.03217° E, a straight-line distance of 222.7 m.