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Gazi/Ghazi

PKC5846
TITLEGazi∕Ghazi
WGS84 35.325098° N, 25.069298° E
Accuracy Unknown

LAT/LON 35.325098, 25.069298
LON/LAT 25.069298, 35.325098

DMS 35° 19' 30.3528" N,25° 4' 9.4728" E

W3Wtelephoned, minibar, skimmer
UTM35 S, 324509, 3910806
EGSA87 597041, 3909332

Elevation m39
Elevation feet 128
RegionCrete
SubregionMalevyzion





GENERAL SITE TYPE  Sanctuary

TYPE

1.    Sanctuary.   Kanta [1980], 20    'The LM sanctuary of Gazi, excavated in 1936 ...'


PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 20, '...bands and octopus tentacles in white paint, a feature appearing in III B deposits, ...'

NOTES

1.  For the famous "Poppy Goddess" of Gazi see this

2.  Position based on W. Sheppard Baird's online list: Archaeological Sites of the Aegean Minoans

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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., '15. Gazi', pg. 20.

Nearest shoreline

The closest shoreline to C5846 is at 35.33842° N, 25.07139° E, a straight-line distance of 1 km and 491 m.