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Armenoi: Cemetery

PKC5811
TITLEArmenoi: 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

W3Wgurgles, allergy, hacksaw
UTM35 S, 269354, 3911263
EGSA87 541922, 3908119

Elevation m366
Elevation feet 1200.8
RegionCrete
SubregionRethymnon





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.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C5811 is at 35.36438° N, 24.4569° E, a straight-line distance of 5 km and 174 m.