Site details
Armenoi: Cemetery
| PK | C5811 |
| TITLE | Armenoi: Cemetery |
| WGS84 | 35.318005° N, 24.462838° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.318005, 24.462838 |
| LON/LAT | 24.462838, 35.318005 |
| DMS | 35° 19' 4.818" N | , | 24° 27' 46.2168" E |
| W3W | gurgles, allergy, hacksaw |
| UTM | 35 S, 269354, 3911263 |
| EGSA87 | 541922, 3908119 |
| Elevation m | 366 |
| Elevation feet | 1200.8 |
| Region | Crete |
| Subregion | Rethymnon |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Cem
TYPE
1. Cem. Kanta [1980], 213 '...the discovery of a large LM III cemetery, one of the most important in Crete ...'2. Cem. Myers et al. [1992], 63 '...the large Late Minoan IIIA and IIIB cemetery at Armeni in the foothills south-southwest of Rethymno ...'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Minoan IIIA: (1420 BC - 1330 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 214, 'It is certain that an important and enterprising settlement was active at Armenoi at least during LM III A and LM III B ...'
b. Myers et al. [1992]: 63, 'LM IIIA - IIIB cemetery.'
2. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Kanta [1980]: 214, 'It is certain that an important and enterprising settlement was active at Armenoi at least during LM III A and LM III B ...'
b. Myers et al. [1992]: 63, 'LM IIIA - IIIB cemetery.'
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., '4. Armenoi', pg. 213.
2. Myers et al. [1992]: Myers, J. Wilson and Eleanor Emlen Myers, Gerald Cadogan. The Aerial Atlas of Ancient Crete. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles. United States of America. 1992., '5 Armeni', pg. 63.