Site details

Diaskari

PK	C5857
TITLE	Diaskari
WGS84	35.037334° N, 25.990066° E
Accuracy	500 m.

LAT/LON	35.037334, 25.990066
LON/LAT	25.990066, 35.037334

DMS

35° 2' 14.4024" N

25° 59' 24.2376" E

W3W	sightseeing, jive, scientist
UTM	35 S, 407882, 3877649
EGSA87	681379, 3878705

Elevation m	11
Elevation feet	36.1
Region	Crete
Subregion	Siteia

GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement

TYPE

1.    hab.   BCH [1978], 752    '..., au lieu-dit Diaskari, on a repéré les traces d'un habitat MR III étendu.'
2.    settlement.   Nowicki [1994], 245    'In this group we should mention Diaskari, which is in a similar geographical position on the southern coast to Palaikastro Roussolakkos on the north coast.'
3.    settlement.   AR[1978], 41    '..., at Diaskari, traces of a LM III settlement came to light and a small test excavation was made by Davaras (ADelt 28, Chr 590-1).'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Minoan III: (1420 BC - 1075 BC)
    a.    BCH [1978]: 752, '...habitat MR III étendu.'
    b.    AR[1978]: 41, 'Traces of a LM III settlement ...'

2. Late Minoan IIIA: (1420 BC - 1330 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [1994]: 245, Implied. 'Some settlements or towns connected with maritime trade may have even developed by LM III A and early III B.'

3. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Nowicki [1994]: 245, Implied. 'Some settlements or towns connected with maritime trade may have even developed by LM III A and early III B.'

NOTES

1. See BCH for 1996 (120:3) p. 1322 under 'Diaskari Sitias' for the approval of an hotel at this site.

2. For additional Arch. Delt. (29) 1973/4, 590 f.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. BCH [1978]: Bulletin de correspondance hellénique. Volume 102, 1978., 'Makryghialos.', pg. 752. Online here.

2. AR[1978]: Archaeological Reports, The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. (25) 1978., 'District of Siteia', pg. 41. Online here.

3. Nowicki [1994]: Nowicki, Krzysztof. ‘A Dark Age Refuge Centre near Pefki, East Crete’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (89), pp. 235-268, 1994, '', pg. 245. Online here.