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Vrokastro: Xivouni: KK 2

PKC5828
TITLEVrokastro: Xivouni: KK 2
WGS84 35.111919° N, 25.710854° E
Accuracy 50 m.

LAT/LON 35.111919, 25.710854
LON/LAT 25.710854, 35.111919

DMS 35° 6' 42.9084" N,25° 42' 39.0744" E

W3Wsuperhuman, bamboos, rebellious
UTM35 S, 382520, 3886215
EGSA87 655765, 3886505

Elevation m99
Elevation feet 324.8
RegionCrete
SubregionIerapetra





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Sherds

TYPE

1.    Sherds.   Hayden et al. [1992], 340    '..., with BA sherds (LM I?/III) on the north and northeast slopes ...


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Minoan I: (1675 BC - 1470 BC)
    a.    Hayden et al. [1992]: 340, 'LM I? ...'

2. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    Hayden et al. [1992]: 341, 'This is an important, though much damaged, LM III site.'

NOTE

1.  Hayden et al. call attention to the possibility of a habitation on top of Xivouni (F4404) because of the walls on the S side of the crest.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1.  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., 'KK 2', pg. 340. Online here.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C5828 is at 35.12931° N, 25.72768° E, a straight-line distance of 2 km and 461 m.