Site details
Melidhoni: Skolakas Cave
| PK | C5776 |
| TITLE | Melidhoni: Skolakas Cave |
| WGS84 | 35.386853° N, 24.131028° E |
| Accuracy | 200 m. |
| LAT/LON | 35.386853, 24.131028 |
| LON/LAT | 24.131028, 35.386853 |
| DMS | 35° 23' 12.6708" N | , | 24° 7' 51.7008" E |
| W3W | whim, sorted, deploy |
| UTM | 35 S, 239404, 3919725 |
| EGSA87 | 511751, 3915664 |
| Elevation m | 258 |
| Elevation feet | 846.5 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Apokoronas |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds
TYPE
1. Sherds. Hood [1965], 112 'Faure reports ...; and abundant L.M. IIIB and Subminoan sherds, ...'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Hood [1965]: 112, '... abundant L.M. IIIB ...'
2. Subminoan: (1060 BC - 900 BC)
a. Hood [1965]: 112, '...and Subminoan sherds, ...'
NOTE
1. There are several caves in the 'territory of the village of Pemonia'. I placed the mark following Topoguide but this may not be the correct one.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Hood [1965]: Hood, M.S.F.. ‘Minoan Sites in the Far West of Crete’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (60), pp. 99-113, 1965., 'D. 4. Melidhoni; 3. 'Skolakas'', pg. 112.
Online here.