Site details
Chania: Plateia Ayias Aikaterinis
| PK | C5741 |
| TITLE | Chania: Plateia Ayias Aikaterinis |
| WGS84 | 35.518005° N, 24.018728° E |
| Accuracy | 10 m. |
| LAT/LON | 35.518005, 24.018728 |
| LON/LAT | 24.018728, 35.518005 |
| DMS | 35° 31' 4.818" N | , | 24° 1' 7.4208" E |
| W3W | emerald, roosts, soulful |
| UTM | 35 S, 229640, 3934579 |
| EGSA87 | 501549, 3930202 |
| Elevation m | 11 |
| Elevation feet | 36.1 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Kydhonia |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Settlement. Kanta [1980], 217 'The settlement of Kastelli is one of the most important in Crete ...'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan II: (1470 BC - 1420 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 218, 'The presence of LM II pottery ..., offers an interesting indication of the LM III A history of the site...'
2. Late Minoan IIIA1: (1420 BC - 1390 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 218, 'A number of vases and sherds represent LM III A 1.'
3. Late Minoan IIIA2: (1390 BC - 1330 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 219, 'Other vases and sherds were III A 2 in date.'
4. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 219, 'The settlement of Kastelli seems to have reached its culmination in pottery products, ..., during LM III B.'
5. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 221, 'All excavations seasons have revealed LM III C levels or unstratified sherds. Material from this period ranges from a very early III B/C transitional to a well advanced stage ...'
NOTE
1. See Kanta [1980] 217-223 for more details of the Kastelli excavations.
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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., '1. Chania; Kastelli', pg. 217.