Site details

Episkopi: Hagios Apostolos

PK	C5868
TITLE	Episkopi: Hagios Apostolos
WGS84	35.253217° N, 25.234325° E
Accuracy	Unknown

LAT/LON	35.253217, 25.234325
LON/LAT	25.234325, 35.253217

DMS

35° 15' 11.5812" N

25° 14' 3.57" E

W3W	reclaims, starring, automate
UTM	35 S, 339369, 3902553
EGSA87	612141, 3901534

Elevation m	360
Elevation feet	1181.1
Region	Crete
Subregion	Pedhiadha

GENERAL SITE TYPE Chamber Tomb

TYPE

1.    Chamber Tomb.   Kanta [1980], 59    'A chamber tomb was discovered and partly destroyed during construction of a new road ...'

PERIOD (High Chronology)

1. Late Minoan IIIA: (1420 BC - 1330 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 59, 'One of the sarcophagi has a tub shape ..., and a decoration of papyrus flowers, a motif popular in the III A repertory of sarcophagi painting.'

2. Late Minoan IIIA2: (1390 BC - 1330 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 59, 'The Zafer Papoura sarcophagus could be LM III B in date, ..., but of course an LM III A 2 date is not impossible.'

3. Late Minoan IIIB: (1330 BC - 1200 BC)
    a.    Kanta [1980]: 59, 'The Zafer Papoura sarcophagus could be LM III B in date, ..., but of course an LM III A 2 date is not impossible.'

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., 'Location of Hagios Apostolos', pg. 59.