Site details
Melidoni/Melidhoni: Sta Khalasmena Cave
| PK | C5777 |
| TITLE | Melidoni∕Melidhoni: Sta Khalasmena Cave |
| WGS84 | 35.388573° N, 24.103537° E |
| Accuracy | 200 m. |
| LAT/LON | 35.388573, 24.103537 |
| LON/LAT | 24.103537, 35.388573 |
| DMS | 35° 23' 18.8628" N | , | 24° 6' 12.7332" E |
| W3W | grumpily, resonating, sonar |
| UTM | 35 S, 236911, 3919989 |
| EGSA87 | 509254, 3915852 |
| Elevation m | 432 |
| Elevation feet | 1417.3 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Apokoronas |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Sherds
TYPE
1. Sherds. Hood [1965], 112 'Faure noted ...E.M., together with L.M. and one Subminoan, and Archaic ...'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Early Minoan: (3100 BC - 2200 BC)
a. Hood [1965]: 112, 'Faure noted ...E.M., ...'
2. Late Minoan: (1675 BC - 1075 BC)
a. Hood [1965]: 112, '..., together with L.M. ...'
3. Subminoan: (1060 BC - 900 BC)
a. Hood [1965]: 112, '... and one Subminoan, ...'
4. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Hood [1965]: 112, '..., and Archaic ... '
NOTE
1. Topoguide marks no cave in this area but this is the Geranes stream and Geranes valley.
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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; 4. 'Sta Khalasmena' Cave', pg. 112.
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