Site details

Elias to Nisi (EN 2)

PK	C5819
TITLE	Elias to Nisi (EN 2)
WGS84	35.128492° N, 25.750294° E
Accuracy	10 m.

LAT/LON	35.128492, 25.750294
LON/LAT	25.750294, 35.128492

DMS

35° 7' 42.5712" N

25° 45' 1.0584" E

W3W	dissects, studios, fridges
UTM	35 S, 386138, 3888007
EGSA87	659327, 3888406

Elevation m	6
Elevation feet	19.7
Region	Crete
Subregion	Ierapetra

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   AR[1999], 147    'Structural or house walls were also mapped at various loci within the area enclosed by the fortification.'
2.    Settlement.   Hayden et al. [1992], 338    'A Late Bronze and possibly EIA settlement in the cove...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Hayden et al. [1992]: 338, ' LM I LM III EIA'

2. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Hayden et al. [1992]: 338, ' LM I LM III EIA'

3. Early Iron Age: (1200 BC - 960 BC)
    a.    Hayden et al. [1992]: 338, ' LM I LM III EIA'

4. Late Minoan IIIC: (1200 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    AR[1999]: 147, '...that probably comprised part of the LM IIIC - G settlement contemporary with the fortification wall.'

5. Geometric: (900 BC - 700 BC)
    a.    AR[1999]: 147, '...that probably comprised part of the LM IIIC - G settlement contemporary with the fortification wall.'

NOTE

1. This area was mapped as part of the Istron Mapping Project. For its status in 1999 see p. 6 of this bulletin: http://www.instapstudycenter.net/PDFs/Newsletter/vol-3.pdf

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. AR[1999]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (46) 1999., 'Vrokastro; Elias to Nisi', pg. 146. Online here.

2. Hayden et al. [1992]: Hayden, Barbara J. and Jennifer A. Moody, Oliver Rackham. ‘The Vrokastro Survey Project, 1986-1989: Research Design and Preliminary Results’, Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (61:3), 293-353. 1992., 'EN 2', pg. 338. Online here.